Ukraine is getting closer to providing a legal status for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) with a new draft bill published on Monday. On May 18, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine published a new draft bill “On Virtual Assets” that aims to determine the legal status of crypto assets, rule of their circulation and issuance in the country. The current version of the bill is not final and is open for discussion by the crypto community until June 5, 2020. Crypto industry in Ukraine is still in “grey zone” According to one of the co-authors of the new draft …

A blockchain-based system for holding online auctions will be launched in Odessa region, Ukraine, in February 2016. The system will allow leasing and selling state property in a decentralized and transparent manner. Such a solution could help fight corruption in this sphere. The current system of state property in Ukraine is centralized. So when this property is sold or leased, only a certain amount of people that control the system get the benefit of it. Thanks to the Blockchain, state property would go online and would be sold or leased without the ability of any particular person to control or …

Bitcoin regulation looks imminent in Ukraine, with the release of its own BitLicense draft. Initial reception has been described as “surprisingly positive” by the country’s Central Bank and financial sector. BitLicense: Ukraine Michael Chobanian, founder of the Kuna Bitcoin Agency and the Bitcoin Embassy in Ukraine, presented a report titled “Project for the Development of Bitcoin in Ukraine.” He submitted it at the extended session of the commission on the issue of individual payments board before the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) held on May 27. Citing Bitcoin’s potential, as well as investor interest within the country, Chobanian proposed to …