Tagged: ukraine

July 3, 2020 @ 8:17 am By Olivia Halsall  |  

Electronic Payment Solutions Ltd. (ELPASO) was founded in 2017 by a group of IT geeks, corporate bankers and entrepreneurs is a digital platform for those “who wish to go international in their daily needs like international cross-border payments and currency exchange”, according to its website…. Read More

December 8, 2019 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ukraine’s government has reportedly approved the nation’s final draft of a new money laundering law that applies to virtual assets (or cryptocurrencies) and virtual asset service providers (VASPs), according to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidelines. The Rada, the country’s legislative body, released a… Read More

October 31, 2019 @ 4:45 am By Cali Haan  |  

Three of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world are seeking licenses and banking partners to set up in the Ukraine, Andriy Kolodiuk, Chair of the supervisory board of the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA), told the Kyiv Post this week. He… Read More

October 1, 2019 @ 12:22 am By Cali Haan  |  

Alexander Bornyakov, a soon-to-be deputy in the Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Ministry, says the Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Digital Transformation, Mikhail Fedorov, plans to cooperate with the country’s Finance Ministry to develop a legal framework for cryptocurrency in coming months. Cryptocurrencies circulate now in Ukraine under grey… Read More

August 22, 2019 @ 10:09 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The Security Service of Ukraine has found unauthorized cryptomining set ups in facilities South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant facilities Internet UA reports. One system was found in “Office 104” and another in dormitory facilities housing members of the Ukrainian National Guard, who are tasked with protecting… Read More

March 29, 2019 @ 5:30 am By Cali Haan  |  

Cyberpolice in Ukraine say they have arrested a 32-year-old Bukovina resident accused of using “cryptojacking” software against a million individuals without their consent. Police allege the man deployed the software surreptitiously to the computers of individuals visiting websites run by the man. The sites reportedly… Read More

January 28, 2019 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

While there seems to be a newly minted crypto exchange or marketplace minted every week, today we learn about on that is shutting down. In a “Dear Users” post, Liqui announced that its “Crypto Exchange journey” had come to an end. Due to insufficient liquidity… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, London-based fintech Opal Transfer announced it is launching a new money transfer service between Ukraine and Poland. Incorporated in 2003, Opal Transfer specializes in foreign exchange money transfers to and from Eastern Europe, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Czech Republic. The… Read More

December 29, 2017 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Exmo, a top cryptocurrency exchange, has had its CEO Pavel Lerner kidnapped, according to a report in the BBC. The article states that Lerner was leaving his office in Kiev, Ukraine on December 26th when he was “dragged into a black Mercedes-Benz by men wearing balaclavas.”… Read More

October 23, 2017 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

It is a truism that nothing is 100% safe from being hacked. While Blockchain, or Distributed Ledger Technology, widely claims to be hack proof, there are always ways to break into transactional processes.  One example is there CoinDash saw its Initial Coin Offering was hacked… Read More

September 19, 2017 @ 12:24 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Propy, the global property store and decentralized title registry, has raised $15 million from 6,597 participants in its PRO token sale to put the international real estate market on the blockchain. Prior to the start of the public sale, Propy and CEO Natalia Karayaneva secured $2 million in… Read More

February 7, 2017 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service WorldRemit announced on Tuesday it teamed up with payment system CONTACT to launch instant money transfers in Ukraine, Armenia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. According to WorldRemit, customers from more than 50 countries can use its app or website to send instant, secure money transfers to… Read More

December 19, 2016 @ 4:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Ukrainian government announced on Sunday that it will nationalize the country’s leading lender PrivatBank. In a statement given on Sunday evening, the government promised a stable transition and the smooth functioning of the bank. The Finance Ministry will take over PrivatBank, controlled by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky. Finance Minister… Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 5:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Claims of Russian Interference and Death Threats as Campaign is Re-Launched on Areal web site. Just a few days after Kickstarter pulled the plug on the bizarre crowdfunding campaign for West Games’ Areal, the video gaming studio reveals even more drama has been involved in… Read More

March 22, 2014 @ 12:33 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

It may not be taking place online, but a crowdfunding campaign is seeking cash to support the Ukranian Defense Ministry and, by proxy, the Ukranian Army. Donations are being taken in part via cell phone, and supporters are being encouraged to text “565.” The text… Read More

March 16, 2014 @ 12:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

IndieVoices is a crowdfunding site that wants to help finance independent media around the world – primarily in locations where free speech and independent journalism struggle to exist.  As much of the western world takes for granted their rights, privileges and access to news and… Read More

March 10, 2014 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

______________ Hromadske TV, an independent online news broadcasting service in the Ukraine is raising funds on IndieVoices today.  In a timely crowdfunding effort, Hromadske is attempting to raise $45,000 to provide information in a professional, ethical manner.  Created in 2013 by a group of disillusioned… Read More

April 22, 2013 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

UInvest, an international investment management company founded in 2007 in Ukraine, Eastern Europe with offices in Ukraine and the United States recently reached a new milestone. For the past six years it has been connecting investors with small- and medium-sized businesses and has facilitated investment… Read More

March 31, 2013 @ 12:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Uinvest, an international investment company based in the Ukraine is has announced that the company has entered into a consulting partnership with the investment banking firm WestPark Capital (WPC), that will be UInvest’s primary U.S.-based investment industry advisor.  As part of the agreement WPC, as… Read More