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Ukraine Buys Military Gear With Donated Crypto, 40% of suppliers accepted crypto (bloomberg.com)
13 points by rewtraw on March 5, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments


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.


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


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


Never confuse businesspeople with company policies...


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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