Ukraine

Whales

Crypto ‘Whale Watching’ Could Become a Thing at Ukrainian Town Council Meetings

Anna BaydakovaApr 7, 2021

Ukrainian civil servants together own about 46,351 bitcoin, one-third of which is held by a single city council member, researchers found.

Stellar

Ukraine Government Picks Stellar Development Foundation to Help Build National Digital Currency

Ian AllisonJan 4, 2021

The Stellar Development Foundation's work with Ukraine's government to digitize the hryvnia will officially launch this month.

Ukraine

Ukrainian Officials Backtrack on Crypto Wealth Claims as Feds Promise Probe: Report

Anna BaydakovaApr 9, 2021

Ukrainian public officials now say they actually don't own billions in crypto after the anti-corruption agency weighed in.

Mining

Ukraine Oligarch’s Troubled US Steel Plant Has Been Quietly Mining Bitcoin: Report

Anna BaydakovaDec 14, 2020

The Kentucky-based CC Metals & Alloys steel plant owned by Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky is mining bitcoin as other activities have stopped, according to a report.

Ukraine

Meet the 19-Year-Old Ukrainian Lawmaker With Millions in Monero

Anna BaydakovaDec 11, 2020

A 19-year-old Rostislav Solod is a Ukrainian politician and a monero whale dreaming of launching his own token

Ukraine

Monero

Ukrainian Politician Discloses Owning $24M in Privacy Coin Monero

Anna Baydakova

The city council member in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, bought 185,000 XMR in 2015 when the cryptocurrency's price was well below $1.

Ukraine

Ukraine’s Draft Crypto Bill Passes First Parliamentary Hearing

Anna Baydakova

Ukraine's parliament has approved the first version of a draft cryptocurrency bill, bringing regulation of the industry a step closer.

dark market

Eastern Europe Actively Using Crypto for Illicit Purposes: Chainalysis

Anna Baydakova

A significant amount of cryptocurrency activities in the Eastern Europe is related to the dark market and ransomware, according to a Chainalysis report.

Ukraine

Ukraine Leads Global Crypto Adoption, Chainalysis Says in New Report

Anna BaydakovaDanny Nelson

Ukraine, Russia and Venezuela are the top three countries by crypto adoption in the world, according to Chainalysis.

Bitsonar

Crypto Firm Bitsonar Had Signs of a ‘Deliberate Fraud’, Ex-Employee Claims in FBI Report

Anna Baydakova

Former Bitsonar employee Yaroslav Shtadchenko has filed an FBI complaint accusing the crypto investment firm of operating like a pyramid scheme.

Crime

Bitsonar Whistleblower Says Law Enforcement Faked His Murder in Attempt to Protect Him

Anna Baydakova

A whistleblower from defunct crypto firm Bitsonar has reappeared after going missing for three days, saying law enforcement faked his kidnapping and death.

Crime

Whistleblower Kidnapped in Ukraine After Accusing Crypto Firm of Exit Scam

Anna Baydakova

The harrowing incident highlights the proliferation of risky investment schemes and dubious operators in the crypto industry, but also blockchain technology’s potential to help track missing funds.