Ukraine Set to Recognize Cryptocurrencies as a Financial InstrumentUkraine moved closer to regulating Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as financial instruments after head of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (SSMCS) Timur Khromaev said the corresponding bill could be submitted for the Parliament’s consideration by the end of 2018 or early next year.
Ukraine Electoral Commission Trials NEM Blockchain for Voting ProcessUkraine’s Electoral Commission is examining the possibilities of NEM blockchain, which could potentially facilitate and improve the procedure of local and national elections.
Billionaire Teddy Sagi Invests in Ukrainian Blockchain Startup Distributed LabBillionaire and owner of London’s Camden Market Teddy Sagi has invested in Ukrainian blockchain startup Distributed Lab, CEO Vladimir Dubinin has confirmed.
Ukrainian Hackers Stole $50 Million in Bitcoins Using ‘Poison’ Google AdsA Ukrainian hacker group dubbed Coinhoarder has stolen more than $50 million in cryptocurrency from users of Blockchain.info, one of the most popular providers of digital currency wallets, according to a report published Wednesday by Cisco’s Talos cybersecurity team.
EXMO: Pavel Lerner is Safe, No Physical Harm InflictedBitcoin exchange EXMO has released an official statement on the abduction of Pavel Lerner, the platform’s leading analyst. According to EXMO representatives, at the moment Pavel Lerner is safe.
Leading Analyst of EXMO Cryptocurrency Exchange Kidnapped in KyivPavel Lerner, leading analyst at cryptocurrency exchange Exmo, was kidnapped in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, December 26.
Scare Tactics and Unlawful Seizure: Ukraine’s Security Service Cracks Down on Popular Crypto MediaAt 8 a.m., December 15, agents of Ukraine’s Security Service (SSU) along with two civilian witnesses to the search entered Anatoly Kaplan’s, founder and CEO of ForkLog online magazine, rented apartment in Odessa and conducted a search of the premises.
Ukraine’s Financial Regulators Support Introduction of Regulatory Framework for CryptocurrenciesUkraine’s National Bank, the National Commission for Securities and Stock Market, and the National Commission on Finance Services Market Regulation have supported the initiative to legalize cryptocurrencies in Ukraine.