Ukraine Buys Military Gear With Donated Crypto, 40% of suppliers accepted crypto

Posted by rewtraw on Saturday March 05, 2022 @02:48PM
from the bloomberg.com dept.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-04/ukraine-spends-15-million-of-crypto-donations-on-military-gear

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Re:Ukraine Buys Military Gear With Donated Crypto, 40% of su... by sam_letter on Saturday March 05, 2022 @03:45PM (#30571677)

Regardless of the outcome of this war, Ukraine utilized the internet, crypto, and crowdsourcing to perfection. From organizing a cyber army of volunteers to using memes, they did an outstanding job.

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Re:Ukraine Buys Military Gear With Donated Crypto, 40% of su... by mytailorisrich on Saturday March 05, 2022 @03:48PM (#30571702)

Businesspeople always find a way to get paid. Basic rule of commerce.

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Re:Ukraine Buys Military Gear With Donated Crypto, 40% of su... by paulpauper on Saturday March 05, 2022 @04:04PM (#30571847)

not at all. many companies have policy of what type of payment is allowed or not

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Re:Ukraine Buys Military Gear With Donated Crypto, 40% of su... by mytailorisrich on Saturday March 05, 2022 @04:16PM (#30571966)

Never confuse businesspeople with company policies...

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Re:Ukraine Buys Military Gear With Donated Crypto, 40% of su... by paulpauper on Saturday March 05, 2022 @03:06PM (#30571366)

that's because it was an an exception due to this particular situation and maybe to get good press from helping Ukraine. it's not like they would otherwise accept bitcoin.

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