More than 2.1 thousand declarations with cryptocurrencies were filed by Ukrainian officials in 2024. This is 2.2 times more than before the full-scale campaign. Representatives of the National Police of Ukraine are particularly active in declaring cryptocurrencies. Tether (USDT), Bitcoin (BTC, XBT), and Ethereum (ETH) remain the most popular cryptocurrencies among officials.
Ukrainian officials are increasingly mentioning cryptocurrencies in their declarations. Thus, 2113 declarations with cryptocurrency were filed by officials in 2024. This is 2.2 times more than before the full-scale campaign. The number of such declarations increased by 10% over the year.
Representatives of law enforcement agencies are particularly active in declaring cryptocurrencies. The National Police of Ukraine is the most active: 322 declarations mentioning cryptocurrency. This is 15% of all such declarants.
The prosecutor’s office is not far behind: cryptocurrency is listed in 240 declarations. Judges filed 227 such documents, and there were 119 officials with digital assets in city councils. Among the representatives of the Armed Forces, cryptocurrency was listed in 77 declarations. In another 38 cases, crypto was declared by NABU representatives.
If we look at the geography of crypto declarations, everything is more predictable. Kyiv and the region are in the lead with 582 and 185 officials with cryptocurrencies. In Kharkiv region, 172 civil servants declared crypto, and in Dnipropetrovs’k region, 167. Lviv region rounds out the top five with 133 cryptocurrency declarants.
The most frequently declared crypto-dollars are Tether (USDT) – 802 civil servants. Bitcoin (BTC, XBT), despite all the exchange rate fluctuations, consistently ranks second with 731 declarations. Ethereum (ETH) was declared by 713 officials.
The most bitcoins were declared by Oleh Bondarenko, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Environmental Policy. He has 80 BTC on his account, which is equal to UAH 279.4 million as of April 1. The leader in the Ethereum (ETH) category is MP Serhiy Maisel, who owns 200 tokens equivalent to UAH 15.5 million. However, the record for the number of crypto dollars belongs to Vitaliy Brovko, head of a department at the Prosecutor General’s Office, who has 847,908 USDT in his declaration, which is estimated at UAH 35 million.
It is also worth noting that there are several ex-officials who could have made it to the top, but indicated that they had lost access to their crypto assets. 380.95 bitcoins – a record amount among Ukrainian officials – were reported and lost in 2021 by Roman Saramaga, Deputy Head of the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine. This is about UAH 1.33 billion in hryvnia equivalent as of April 1, 2025.
The largest amount of ethereum – 1,800 units or more than UAH 140 million as of April 1 of this year – belongs to Ihor Osipov, a deputy of the Podil District Council of Odesa Oblast. However, in last year’s declaration, the official noted that he had lost access to his assets.
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On Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 9:30 to 19:00, the second Eco-Industrial Parks Forum will take place in Kyiv, bringing together leading government officials, business and experts to discuss key strategies and solutions for implementing circular sustainable economy models in the context of Ukraine’s post-war recovery.
The high-level event will be held within the framework of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project “Global Eco-Industrial Parks Program II – Ukraine: National Component”, which is being implemented with the support of the Government of Switzerland through the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.
The forum aims to join forces to accelerate the development of eco-industrial parks in Ukraine, which will become the driving force of the new generation economy, combining industrial development with the principles of a green economy.
The key topics of the forum will include:
Representatives of the Government of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Embassy of Switzerland, UNIDO and other international organizations, as well as more than 30 leading international and Ukrainian experts and business community leaders will take part in the opening ceremony and discussion panels.
“The rebuilding of Ukraine is a chance to create a new generation economy integrated into the European economic space. Eco-industrial parks can become its driving force, combining industrial development with the principles of the circular economy. However, success depends on the right choice of models and policies, and this is a common challenge for government and business. Only joint efforts will contribute to the creation of industrial ecosystems that will become engines of sustainable growth,” said UNIDO’s Industrial Development Coordinator Christian Susan.
The forum will provide an opportunity to network with key stakeholders who shape the future of sustainable industrial development in Ukraine. The forum will also feature an award ceremony for the most successful eco-industrial parks in Ukraine 2025.
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The GEIPP Ukraine project is part of the Global Eco-Industrial Parks Program (GEIPP), which is implemented by UNIDO in seven countries and funded by the Government of Switzerland through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The main beneficiary of the project is the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. The project started in 2020.
The main goal of the project is to demonstrate the viability and benefits of eco-industrial park (EIP) model approaches to increase resource productivity and improve economic, environmental, and social performance of businesses, thus contributing to inclusive and sustainable industrial development in Ukraine.
More about the project can be found here: https://geipp-ukraine.org/
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US cryptocurrency company Circle has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), according to documents on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website. JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup are the lead underwriters of the offering, and Circle’s shares will trade under the ticker “CRCL.”
According to unofficial reports cited by CNBC, the company expects a valuation of up to $5 billion.
This is its second attempt to go public. In late 2022, amid regulatory concerns, it declined to go public through a merger with SPAC (Specialized Mergers and Acquisitions Company) investor Bob Diamond’s Concord Acquisition Corp. At the time, the terms of the deal implied a $9 billion valuation for Circle, the Financial Times noted.
Circle’s revenue rose to $1.68 billion in 2024 from $1.45 billion the year before and $772 million two years earlier. Net income fell to about $156 million last year from $268 million the year before.
Circle was founded in 2013. The company initially focused on products to facilitate cryptocurrency payments. In 2018, it partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to launch the Center Consortium project to create a stablecoin (stablecoin is a generic name for cryptocurrencies that are backed by national currencies and assets) USD Coin (USDC) and build infrastructure for related services.
USDC is pegged to the U.S. dollar at a 1:1 exchange rate and is backed by cash and short-term obligations of the U.S. Treasury. It is the second most capitalized steiblcoin in the world ($60 billion, or 26% of all steiblcoin capitalization) after Tether (67%). At the same time, its capitalization jumped by 36% this year against the growth of 5% for Tether.
If the IPO is successful, Circle will become one of the leading U.S.-listed issuers with businesses centered on cryptocurrencies, CNBC writes. Coinbase went public in 2021 and has a market value of about $44 billion.
In March, Ukraine exported 1.1 million tons of wheat, which is one of the highest monthly figures of the current season, in April, the volume of supplies may be slightly lower, but still remain at a high level, according to the analytical cooperative “Start”, created within the framework of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council.
“For April, 850 thousand tons of wheat have already been contracted, and the total monthly exports may reach 1 million tons. Despite the general stagnation of demand in the European market, Ukrainian grain is finding its buyers, particularly in Egypt,” analysts said.
However, according to experts, the situation is less optimistic from the price point of view. The main export destinations for Ukrainian wheat – Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands – remain passive in terms of new purchases, and the reintroduction of duties on Ukrainian grain to the EU in June may further complicate access to the European market.
“There is no positive news for the wheat price so far. The stock market has been sinking in recent weeks, and we see a serious gap between the physical market and stock exchange quotes. While the FOB price in Ukraine is currently $60 per ton higher than in Chicago, by June-July the markets usually synchronize. This means that the Ukrainian physical price may sink, especially as the new harvest approaches,” Pusk commented.
According to analysts, the conditional average price for wheat of the 2nd class of the new harvest for July is forecasted at $190-200 per ton on a CPT-port basis, while currently this figure is fixed at $210-215. The potential decline could be up to $20 per ton.
“If you have the opportunity, you should not rush to sell. Historically, in July-August, the market is saturated with wheat from all major exporting countries – Ukraine, Russia, Romania, and the US – and even with a deficit balance, the price usually falls. At the same time, the seasonal model shows that from October to December, the price may rise to $220-235 per ton on a CPT-port basis. Therefore, if the financial cushion allows, it is worth considering postponing sales,” the analysts added.
They stated that flour mills are currently offering the best prices on the domestic market – 10500-11000 UAH/ton for 2-3 grade wheat.
“Given the sluggish export demand, this may be a more profitable solution for farmers,” Pusk believes.
The Chinese company SHAC will invest 40 million euros in the construction of a plant in Novi Sad, Serbia. The company has already signed an agreement with the German automaker BMW. The plant is expected to open by the end of 2025, with the first serial deliveries to European customers scheduled for the first quarter of 2027.
Other Chinese investment projects in Serbia:
Energy sector: In May 2024, the Serbian Ministry of Mines and Energy signed two agreements with Chinese companies totaling about €2.7 billion. These investments include the construction of an oil and petroleum product refinery in Smederevo and the construction of a solar panel plant in Paracin.
Infrastructure: The Chinese company Shandong High-speed Group is involved in the construction of the Belgrade-Zrenjanin-Novi Sad highway, as well as in the reconstruction project of the Constantine the Great airport in Niš.
Automotive industry: Mei Ta has invested 60 million euros in the construction of a plant for the production of automotive components in Obrenovac.
These projects demonstrate the expansion of Chinese investment in various sectors of the Serbian economy, contributing to industrial development and job creation in the region.
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Agrotrade agricultural holding has started sowing mustard in the fields of Kupiansk district, Kharkiv region, with 600 hectares of land allocated for the crop, the company’s press service reported on Facebook.
“Mustard is the crop that best tolerates deteriorating weather conditions, so we started with it. In addition, we continue sowing spring wheat in the weakened areas allocated for winter wheat. Currently, the soil is well cultivated and has sufficient moisture, which is conducive to high-quality sowing. So we don’t see any risks for the sowing campaign yet,” said Oleksandr Ovsyanyk, Director of Agrotrade’s Agricultural Department.
He added that the company plans to start sowing sunflower and corn in parallel on April 11, and the sowing campaign is expected to be completed by May 10.
The Agrotrade Group is a vertically integrated holding company with a full agro-industrial cycle (production, processing, storage and trade of agricultural products). The company cultivates over 70 thousand hectares of land in Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava and Kharkiv regions. Its main crops are sunflower, corn, winter wheat, soybeans and rapeseed. It has its own network of elevators with a simultaneous storage capacity of 570 thousand tons.
The group also produces hybrid seeds of corn and sunflower, barley, and winter wheat. In 2014, a seed plant with a capacity of 20 thousand tons of seeds per year was built on the basis of Kolos seed farm (Kharkiv region). In 2018, Agrotrade launched its own brand Agroseeds on the market.
The founder of Agrotrade is Vsevolod Kozhemiako.
