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Vladimir Nosov: Blocking of Russian citizens' transactions - our principled position from the beginning of the Russian invasion

The whole Ukrainian cryptoculture is set up to block the Russians, but at the world level there are still many exchanges with the Russian market. Vladimir Nosov, CEO and the founder of Whitebit, one of the largest cryptocurrency of Europe of Ukrainian descent said this in an interview for Forbes Ukraine. The Whitebit Exchange was one of the first to block transactions for Russian citizens.

In spite of this, according to NOSOV, the sub -persons from the Russian Federation still have the opportunity to use crypt to bypass restrictions. "Blocking of Russian citizens' transactions is our fundamental position from the beginning of the Russian invasion. To prevent sanctions, we need to take three main steps. They are already done, other platforms can also do it. First, we have disconnected all the gateways by which you can make Deposit in rubles and withdraw funds.

Second-disconnected all trade couples with ruble. Third-excluded the possibility of registration for Russians, both for KYC and by IP addresses. After these steps, you can strengthen the AML policy, but they are important for starters, " - said the businessman. With regard to the overall demand for crypto assets in Ukraine and other European countries, the Seo Whitebit notes that it is gradually growing.

However, it is often an obstacle for people to a banal misunderstanding of how digital assets work and what they need. To overcome this barrier, the exchange is currently actively investing in various educational projects on cryptogram. Among them is a master's certificate at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, a course for action. Education and others. "Master's Certificate Program - Team Work of Our Specialists and Specialists of Mogilyanka. All students have more knowledge about the latest technologies.

Collaboration with action was also fruitful: at first we integrated the possibility of verification on whitebit through action, then developed with them cryptographers. for all Ukrainians where other companies were connected. Also with other partners have launched an offline school for traders. This is not a magical solution to make a million or become a Guru trading.

This course on the first steps on the exchange so that a person does not panic or make a panic or make elementary Mistakes, "Nosov says. According to the entrepreneur, the potential of cryptoactives is quite high. Both in terms of opportunities for users and in terms of investing. The question remains only on a clear regulatory framework, which, in particular, now operate in Ukraine. "Despite the volatility, bitcoin is gold for the new generation.

Young investors will not be put in gold, they believe in the digital era," SEO Whitebit said. We will remind that the Whitebit Exchange and its founder Vladimir Nosov are currently among the largest private cryptodons of Ukraine. In a year and a half, a full -scale war, the company has transferred to the various needs of the Ukrainian military and civilian population almost UAH 410 million.

On the eve of Vladimir Nosov received a distinction "with the assistance of the army" from the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Whitebit is one of the largest European centralized cryptocurrency from Ukraine. The company was founded in 2018 and now has 1000 specialists. The highest average daily trading on the exchange is more than $ 2. 5 billion.