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] WSJ,[11] Fortune,[12] Atlantic Council[13] and other media.

References

  1. ^ "How Ukraine is spending crypto donations". TechCrunch. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  2. ^ "Михайло Чобанян: МВС допомагало з піаром Kuna, а Нацбанк забезпечував попит". minfin.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  3. ^ Pimentel, Benjamin (2022-03-17). "Ukraine crypto leader: 'Blockchain will help rebuild my country'". Protocol. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  4. ^ Emerson, Sarah. "A New Bill Aims To Prevent Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs From Hiding Their Assets Using Cryptocurrency". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  5. ^ "Bitcoin to the rescue: Cryptocurrencies' role in Ukraine". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  6. ^ "Ukraine asked for donations in crypto. Then things got weird". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  7. ^ "How Ukraine is spending crypto donations". TechCrunch. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  8. ^ "Ukraine asked for donations in crypto. Then things got weird". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  9. ^ Volpicelli, Gian M. "War Is Calling Crypto's 'Neutrality' Into Question". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  10. ^ Ponciano, Jonathan. "Crypto Donations To Ukraine Top $52 Million As Funds Pour In From Bitcoin, Ether, PolkaDot And NFTs". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  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. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  12. ^ "Crypto's complicated role in Ukraine: 'literally saving lives' and helping oligarchs". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  13. ^ "Can crypto deliver aid amid war? Ukraine holds the answer". Atlantic Council. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

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