In this special episode, we bring on Alex Bornyakov, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation to discuss the current state of the war, crypto’s impact, and so much more. Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the world—and in particular—the crypto world has rallied to donate as much as possible to the courageous people of Ukraine. Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the people of Ukraine. To further support, please consider donating: https://war.ukraine.ua/donate/  ------ ? ZERION | Trade Across 7 Networks and 500+ protocols https://bankless.cc/Zerion  ------ ? SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/  ?️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ? POLYGON | LAYER 2 DEFI https://bankless.cc/Polygon  ❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 https://bankless.cc/Across  ? METAMASK | THE CRYPTO WALLET https://bankless.cc/metamask  ? LEDGER | THE CRYPTO LIFE CARD https://bankless.cc/Ledger  ?‍♂️ ALCHEMIX | SELF REPAYING LOANS https://bankless.cc/Alchemix  ? UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING https://bankless.cc/UniGrants  ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 6:14 State of Ukraine 11:54 Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation’s Goals 14:00 Pre-Ukrainian War Crypto 18:00 Ukraine’s Crypto Fund 22:00 How Donations Are Being Used 24:55 Crypto Enabling Ukraine’s Goals 31:00 How Crypto Changed the War 32:40 Bridging Crypto to Fiat 33:40 Individual Ukrainian’s Using Crypto 35:18 Crypto’s Value Proposition in Ukraine 41:09 Humanitarian Limitations vs. Crypto 44:15 New Ukrainian Crypto Law 47:20 Crypto Policy Advice 48:55 Sanctions & Crypto 51:55 Alex’s CTA for Everyone 53:15 Ukraine's NFTs & Tokens? ------ Resources: Donate to Ukraine https://war.ukraine.ua/donate/  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures