Tag Archives: Ukraine

With the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine, cryptocurrencies have taken a few roles, being sent as donations to aid the attacked nation but also in speculations that Russian oligarchs used such assets to bypass sanctions. However, community insiders continue to refute these allegations, and the latest to do so was FTX’s founder – Sam Bankman-Fried. SBF’s Frustration It’s been almost a month since Russia launched its “special military operation” against its Eastern...

Russia’s central bank granted the country’s largest lender Sberbank a license to issue and exchange digital assets. The latest move opens new avenues for the nation’s economy hammered by western sanctions. The Approval According to the official statement, local companies will be able to issue their own digital assets to lure market investments, purchase digital assets through Sber’s system, or make other such transactions under the new license. The lender also stated that it...

Dominic Williams, the founder of Dfinity Foundation, proposed a way that blockchain and smart contracts can potentially help by getting millions of Russians to watch an entire informational video(s) about the ongoing war. The exec stated that the proposal is made in a personal capacity rather than as an employee of the decentralized blockchain project. The Proposal Even as Russia faces a massive economic meltdown, the shelling in Ukraine has hit residential areas of cities...

Earlier this week, the President of the Chechen Republic – Ramzan Kadyrov – advised Elon Musk not to measure his strength against Vladimir Putin. Kadyrov went further, ironically calling Tesla’s CEO – Elona (the female version of his name). As it goes with the nature of the crypto community, scammers created over 30 tokens containing the name Elona in just a few days. Pre-History of the Twitter Dispute The world’s richest man – Elon Musk – displayed his support towards...

Ukraine’s president has officially signed the virtual asset bill to legalize cryptocurrencies for income, exchange, and business, as approved by parliament last month. This comes after weeks of financial support from the crypto community for help in fending off Russia’s invasion. According to a statement from the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the new law creates conditions for a legal virtual asset market in the country. It will be regulated by the National...

Kraken – a popular cryptocurrency exchange based in San Francisco, CA – has announced it will donate approximately $10 million in bitcoin to citizens of Ukraine affected by the recent Russian invasion. Kraken Is Giving Crypto to Ukrainian Customers A few weeks ago, Russia invaded its eastern European neighbor, and the battle has seemingly led to countless civilian deaths. Not long ago, the world watched in horror as Russian troops allegedly bombed the maternity ward of a...

The Japanese authorities reportedly urged local cryptocurrency platforms to stop facilitating digital asset transactions subject to sanctions against Russia and Belarus. The Asian nation is among the superpowers that imposed financial penalties on the largest country by landmass. Previously, Japan froze the assets of nearly 50 Russian and Belarusian oligarchs alleged to be part of Putin’s inner circle. Japan’s Way to Oppose the War Russia’s “special military operation” in...

Dapp discovery and analysis platform DappRadar has released a detailed report covering how the war between Russia and Ukraine has impacted the crypto industry. It argues that blockchain-based solutions could “play an important role” as the war continues, especially in light of global sanctions and asset freezes against Russia. The Macroeconomic Picture The report begins by assessing both Russia’s and Ukraine’s economic roles in the world. While Russia is one of the world’s...

Vitalik Buterin on Wednesday whetted his support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion. He said similar wars may be raging on in other parts of the world but that doesn’t mean people should stop caring about the Ukrainians or vice-versa. Buterin in Support of Ukraine In a tweet Wednesday morning, Ethereum’s co-founder said: “Ukrainians are far from the only ones suffering from war. Also people in Yemen, Ethiopia… just as human as Ukrainians and you are. This is NOT a valid...

Continuing his quest to spread political and economic sanctions against Russia as much as possible, the Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, asked Tether to halt servicing Russians. Mykhailo Fedorov, the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, asked tether to halt servicing Russian users. Today, the entire democratic world has united against Russia to punish the bloody invaders economically. I call on Tether (and Paolo Ardoino – CTO) to stop any transactions with the...