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ForkLog 6 14.09.2021

Ukraine detains suspects over Bitcoin extortion of about $263,000

Ukrainian law enforcement authorities have identified suspects believed to be behind an extortion of nearly 7 million hryvnias (about $263,000 at the time of writing) in cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 14 13.09.2021

Three SBU officers face charges over kidnapping of a businessman and extortion of 7 BTC

The State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine has established the involvement of three cyber department officers of the Security Service (SBU) in the kidnapping of a cryptocurrency trader and the theft of money from him.

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ForkLog 8 10.09.2021

Not Regulated and Not Prohibited: Ukraine Explains Mining Status

The Law on Virtual Assets does not affect the mining sector. Accounting issues, including the mining of cryptocurrencies, will be laid out in a specialized bill amending the Tax Code. This was conveyed to ForkLog by Konstantin Yarmolenko, head of the advisory group of the inter-factional association of MPs Blockchain4Ukraine.

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ForkLog 16 09.09.2021

Ukraine Recognises Cryptocurrencies: A Detailed Analysis of the Law on Virtual Assets

The Ukrainian Parliament has passed the Law on Virtual Assets, regulating cryptocurrency operations. ForkLog spoke with the bill’s authors, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, and independent lawyers.

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ForkLog 14 08.09.2021

Ukraine passes law on virtual assets

On 8 September, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the second reading and in full the draft law 'On Virtual Assets', regulating cryptocurrency operations in the country.

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ForkLog 7 07.09.2021

Ukrainian official could not confirm ownership of declared 77 BTC

Head of the State Regulatory Service (GRS) of Ukraine, Alexey Kucher, could not confirm ownership of the bitcoins he listed in the declaration. This was reported by the National Agency on the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC).

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ForkLog 7 06.09.2021

In Ukraine, a ‘fraudulent call centre’ laundered stolen funds through cryptocurrencies

Kharkiv law-enforcement authorities disrupted the activities of a group of criminals who gained access to victims' accounts by posing as employees of the state treasury and banks.

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ForkLog 7 06.09.2021

Zelensky underscores the importance of launching a legal market for virtual assets in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a meeting with Silicon Valley investors, said that the launch of a legal market for virtual assets is one of the vectors of development for the country's digital economy.

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ForkLog 8 01.09.2021

Chainalysis: Finiko pyramid investors from Eastern Europe lost more than $1.5 billion

The Finiko financial pyramid collected over $1.5 billion in bitcoin from investors in Eastern Europe. The majority of this sum originated from Russia and Ukraine.

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ForkLog 4 27.08.2021

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation and Ukroboronprom to advance artificial intelligence

The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the state-owned concern Ukroboronprom signed a memorandum of intent to pool efforts to develop the digital economy, innovation and artificial intelligence in Ukraine.

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ForkLog 17 19.08.2021

Chainalysis: US and China have lost leadership in cryptocurrency adoption

The 2020 Global Crypto Adoption Index rose by 880%, driven largely by residents of developing countries seeking to safeguard savings from currency devaluations.

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ForkLog 9 16.08.2021

Ukraine’s digital transformation minister signals salaries paid in digital hryvnia

Employees of Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation could be among the first to receive salaries in the central bank's digital currency, according to Mikhail Fedorov.

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