.binance has hired former government employees in Russia and Ukraine as it looks to bolster its team in eastern Europe. By baidakova
, Ukraine passed a law allowing its central bank, the National Bank of Ukraine, to issue a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. The country’s parliament recently passed a bill regulating cryptocurrency-related activities and businesses in Ukraine, however, President Volodymyr ZelenskyAlongside Goncharova in Russia, Binance hired Vladimir Smerkis, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and consultant, as a director.
Smerkis told CoinDesk that companies he previously founded and consulted has been actively participating in Binance’s hackathons and competitions. Now he will be working on “making Binance’s presence in Russia stronger and help legitimization and mass adoption of blockchain in the country,” as well as attracting local developers to Binance’s own blockchain, Binance Smart Chain, and other initiatives.
Smerkis added that the company is talking to Russian regulators to clarify the country’s stance toward crypto. Russia cryptocurrencies as a kind of taxable property in July 2020, however formal regulation of crypto is yet to be adopted.The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a
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