Ukraine sanctions Belarusian cryptocurrency platform
October 12, Pozirk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sanctioned the White Bird crypto platform, registered in Belarus two years ago at the Belarusian High-Tech Park, says the edict, based on a recent decision by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council.
The Ukrainian foreign ministry was instructed to notify other countries of the sanctions and discuss the possibility of imposing similar restrictive measures, the document said.
Kyiv regularly sanctions Belarusian companies, primarily those linked to the defense sector.
In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine, in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin, allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplying arms to Moscow.
Belarus’ High-Tech Park registers first two crypto banks
September 29, Pozirk. Belarus’ High-Tech Park (HTP) registered its first two crypto banks, following a supervisory board meeting yesterday, the HTP website reported without providing further details. Board member Dźmitryj Kalečyc described the emergence of crypto banks as “a positive …
