Company:Kuna

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Kuna (Ukrainian: Куна) is the first Ukrainian and CIS cryptocurrency exchange.[1][2][3] Amidst 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kuna became the biggest fundraising platform in Ukraine, having managed to accumulate over $100 million.[4] In February 2022, Kuna.io partnered with the Ministry of Digital Transformation and created a special dedicated Crypto Fund for Ukraine which accumulated over $100 million donations during the first 2 months of war with Russia.[5][6] The Kuna crypto fundaraising phenomenon

was highlighted by TechCrunch,[7] The Washington Post ,[8] Wired,[9] Forbes ,[10] The Wall Street Journal ,[11] Fortune,[12] Atlantic Council[13] and other media.

References

  1. "How Ukraine is spending crypto donations". 2 March 2022. https://social.techcrunch.com/2022/03/02/how-ukraine-is-spending-crypto-donations/. 
  2. "Михайло Чобанян: МВС допомагало з піаром Kuna, а Нацбанк забезпечував попит" (in uk). http://minfin.com.ua/ua/2021/12/16/77183333/. 
  3. Pimentel, Benjamin (2022-03-17). "Ukraine crypto leader: 'Blockchain will help rebuild my country'". https://www.protocol.com/fintech/michael-chobanian-congress-crypto. 
  4. Emerson, Sarah. "A New Bill Aims To Prevent Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs From Hiding Their Assets Using Cryptocurrency". https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahemerson/ukraine-russia-cryptocurrency-sanctions-bill. 
  5. "Bitcoin to the rescue: Cryptocurrencies' role in Ukraine". https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/19/bitcoin-to-the-rescue-cryptocurrencies-role-in-ukraine. 
  6. "Ukraine asked for donations in crypto. Then things got weird.". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/03/ukraine-cryptocurrency-donations/. 
  7. "How Ukraine is spending crypto donations". 2 March 2022. https://social.techcrunch.com/2022/03/02/how-ukraine-is-spending-crypto-donations/. 
  8. "Ukraine asked for donations in crypto. Then things got weird.". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/03/ukraine-cryptocurrency-donations/. 
  9. Volpicelli, Gian M.. "War Is Calling Crypto's 'Neutrality' Into Question". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. https://www.wired.com/story/crypto-russia-ukraine-sanctions/. Retrieved 2022-05-19. 
  10. Ponciano, Jonathan. "Crypto Donations To Ukraine Top $52 Million As Funds Pour In From Bitcoin, Ether, PolkaDot And NFTs". https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2022/03/02/crypto-donations-to-ukraine-top-52-million-as-funds-pour-in-from-bitcoin-ether-polkadot-and-nfts/. 
  11. Vigna, Paul (2022-03-03). "How Bitcoin and a Crypto Exchange Became Part of Ukraine's War Effort". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-bitcoin-and-a-crypto-exchange-became-part-of-ukraines-war-effort-11646320697. 
  12. "Crypto's complicated role in Ukraine: 'literally saving lives' and helping oligarchs". https://fortune.com/2022/04/08/crypto-ukraine-saving-lives-helping-oligarchs-sanctions-binance/. 
  13. "Can crypto deliver aid amid war? Ukraine holds the answer.". 2022-04-04. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/can-crypto-deliver-aid-amid-war-ukraine-holds-the-answer/. 

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