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Ukrainian Digital Minister Mykhailo Fedorov (center) in Davos, Switzerland
Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister: I'll Take Salary in CBDC
Mikhail Fedorov says he wants to make his country the world's leading jurisdiction for virtual currency after a successful wartime fundraising campaign.
Ukrainian Digital Minister Mykhailo Fedorov (center) in Davos, Switzerland

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Crypto Presence at Davos 2023
Global Blockchain Business Council CEO Sandra Ro joins First Mover to discuss the presence of crypto at The World Economic Forum's annual meeting and the council's 2023 predictions on digital assets Plus insights on navigating the crypto winter amid layoff announcements from major companies like Coinbase and Crypto com And the role crypto plays in [...]
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Web3 Is Being Used to Preserve History Threatened by Wars
Theresa Kennedy, founder of Black History DAO, says with blockchain technology, data can be stored in many different places, making it harder for it to be destroyed.
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Preserving History With Blockchain Technology
While 2022 rattled the crypto industry, many have still found impactful ways to leverage blockchain technology. Michael Chobanian of Ukraine's Kuna exchange and Theresa Kennedy of the Black History DAO discuss how Web3 can help communities preserve their history.
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Differences Between Retail and Wholesale CBDCs
"Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine...there's a real pickup in interest in wholesale central bank digital currency," said Josh Lipsky, senior director of The Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center, discussing his CBDC outlook for 2023. Plus, he explains the differences between retail and wholesale CBDCs.
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United Nations Taps Stellar Blockchain to Aid War-Impacted Ukrainians
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is working with Stellar Development Foundation to send USDC stablecoins across the Stellar blockchain to Ukrainians impacted by the ongoing Russian invasion. "The Hash" panel discusses the crypto for social good use case in times of conflict.
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Crypto 2023: It's Sanctions Season
With state governments increasing financial sanctions in 2022, crypto services might become as cautious about "risky" users as banks have been traditionally, says Anna Baydakova.
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Guns, Ammo and Crypto: How A Ukraine Minister May Have Forever Altered Wars
The government of Ukraine has raised an unprecedented $178 million in crypto for its defense. That’s why Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
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Ucrania analiza usar una CBDC que pueda facilitar el trading de criptomonedas
El Banco Nacional de Ucrania aseguró que está estudiando los pagos minoristas, la circulación de activos virtuales y las transacciones al extranjero como posibles casos de uso de la futura grivna electrónica.
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Ukraine Considering CBDC That Can Facilitate Crypto Trading
The National Bank of Ukraine says it is looking at retail payments, virtual asset circulation and cross-border transactions as possible use cases for an electronic hryvnia.
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