Ukraine’s Young Politician Declares $24 Million in Crypto Assets

Thursday, 10/12/2020 | 13:56 GMT by Bilal Jafar
  • The member of the city council of Kramatorsk region owns more than 185,000 Monero coins.
Ukraine’s Young Politician Declares $24 Million in Crypto Assets
112 Ukraine

Rostislav Solod, a young Ukrainian politician turned out to be a crypto millionaire after he declared $24 million in privacy coin, Monero. Solod is the son of seasoned Ukrainian politicians and members of Ukraine’s national parliament, Yuri Solod and Natalia Korolevska.

According to the publicly available declaration, Solod acquired 185,000 privacy coins in 2015 at a price of roughly $0.4, the total amount cost him nearly $74,000 at that time. As of writing, the price of Monero is approximately $130, which makes the total amount about $24 million.

The recent disclosure came after Ukraine announced criminal liability against the false or misleading declaration of income. According to the newly implemented rule, violators are subject to fines and imprisonment.

Open a Trading Account Today With These Recommended Brokers

The country has been suffering from a constitutional crisis for the last few weeks after the abolition of a number of provisions of anti-corruption legislation. Amid the constitutional crisis, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky demanded the dissolution of the constitutional court in order to get the country back on track.

Crypto Regulations

The European region has divided opinion over cryptocurrency Regulation . Ukraine, a large country in the Eastern European region, has taken leads from its neighbors to draft cryptocurrency regulations but failed to provide a complete regulatory framework for individuals and companies operating under its jurisdiction. Russia passed a bill earlier this year to regulate digital assets in the country but faced criticism for its recent initiatives to treat crypto assets like property. The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin announced earlier in November that the government has planned to recognize digital financial assets as property and the owners of Cryptocurrencies will be able to claim and protect their property rights in Russian courts.

The rate of crypto adoption in Ukraine is one of the highest in the world. A report from Chainanalysis in September mentioned that the Eastern European country topped the list of crypto adoption and digital assets transactions.

Rostislav Solod, a young Ukrainian politician turned out to be a crypto millionaire after he declared $24 million in privacy coin, Monero. Solod is the son of seasoned Ukrainian politicians and members of Ukraine’s national parliament, Yuri Solod and Natalia Korolevska.

According to the publicly available declaration, Solod acquired 185,000 privacy coins in 2015 at a price of roughly $0.4, the total amount cost him nearly $74,000 at that time. As of writing, the price of Monero is approximately $130, which makes the total amount about $24 million.

The recent disclosure came after Ukraine announced criminal liability against the false or misleading declaration of income. According to the newly implemented rule, violators are subject to fines and imprisonment.

Open a Trading Account Today With These Recommended Brokers

The country has been suffering from a constitutional crisis for the last few weeks after the abolition of a number of provisions of anti-corruption legislation. Amid the constitutional crisis, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky demanded the dissolution of the constitutional court in order to get the country back on track.

Crypto Regulations

The European region has divided opinion over cryptocurrency Regulation . Ukraine, a large country in the Eastern European region, has taken leads from its neighbors to draft cryptocurrency regulations but failed to provide a complete regulatory framework for individuals and companies operating under its jurisdiction. Russia passed a bill earlier this year to regulate digital assets in the country but faced criticism for its recent initiatives to treat crypto assets like property. The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin announced earlier in November that the government has planned to recognize digital financial assets as property and the owners of Cryptocurrencies will be able to claim and protect their property rights in Russian courts.

The rate of crypto adoption in Ukraine is one of the highest in the world. A report from Chainanalysis in September mentioned that the Eastern European country topped the list of crypto adoption and digital assets transactions.

About the Author: Bilal Jafar
Bilal Jafar
  • 2440 Articles
  • 81 Followers
About the Author: Bilal Jafar
Bilal Jafar holds an MBA in Finance. In a professional career of more than 8 years, Jafar covered the evolution of FX, Cryptocurrencies, and Fintech. He started his career as a financial markets analyst and worked in different positions in the global media sector. Jafar writes about diverse topics within FX, Crypto, and the financial technology market.
  • 2440 Articles
  • 81 Followers

More from the Author

CryptoCurrency

!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|} !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}