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In his recent e-declaration Ukrainian member of parliament Alexei Mushak revealed possession of 465 BTC (around $310,000) of savings among other things.

Recent statements from the National Bank of Ukraine signify the regulator’s intent to use blockchain technology in their Cashless Economy project.

Blockchain technology is the only option to solve Ukraine’s fundamental problems, including corruption, reforms, and non-transparency of elections, expert Mike Chobanyan told ForkLog. About two weeks ago, Chobanyan became a chairman at the public council for state financial monitoring service of Ukraine. Founder of Kuna Bitcoin Agency and local cryptocurrency exchange, which had raised in […]

A campaign aimed at popularization of cryptocurrencies kicked off in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on February 10. Any customer of local natural goods store, which accepts Bitcoin already, and customers of a local cafe, who had made a purchase for more than 100 hryvnias ($3.86 at the time of writing), will get a symbolic one-dollar-worth bitcoin […]

Freelance labor exchange Freelancehunt.com became Ukraine’s first platform to announce settlements between customers and contractors in Bitcoin. Earlier the exchange carried out a research to find preferrable payment method for Ukrainian customers, which turned out to be online banking provided by PrivatBank. 25% of customers use its services, with Visa preferred by 17%, MasterCard and […]