KYIV, Feb 10 – The First Deputy Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy, Yaroslav Zhelezniak, announced cooperation between the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), and the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) to introduce more lenient regulation of crypto assets before Ukraine's potential EU membership, particularly regarding preferential taxation.

"We are currently working with the Ministry of Digital Transformation, sometimes with the NBU and NSSMC, to ensure that regulations are not as strict as in Europe. We want certain concessions while we are not yet part of the European Union… Regarding taxes: the Ministry of Finance currently proposes 18% personal income tax plus a 5% military levy – 23% in total. We are fighting for some form of tax relief. What that relief will be is still unclear," Zhelezniak stated at an event organized by Economic Pravda titled "New Economy: Crypto, OnlyFans & CBD" in Kyiv.