57 Ukrainian deputies and officials declared bitcoins
Among the holders of the cryptocurrency, three deputies of the Verkhovna Rada
Over the past two years 57 Ukrainian deputies of different levels and civil servants have declared bitcoins. It is reported Opendatabot, platform for open data.
In particular, among the holders of the cryptocurrency, three deputies of the Verkhovna Rada.
It is noted that since the Bank is not recognize bitcoin as a virtual currency, the lack of legal regulation increases the risk of financial abuse and corruption.
“Right now, Bitcoin has no specific legal status in Ukraine, any normative-legal regulation. There are only two explanations of the NBU, which in 2014 recognized bitcoin as a money surrogate, and in 2017, the national Bank of Ukraine does not recognize Bitcoin as a virtual currency, a substitute for money, intangible value, virtual product, etc.,” said Executive Director of the NGO “anti-corruption headquarters” Sergey Mitcalc.