Binance announced Friday that it has partnered with the Ukrainian grocery store chain VARUS, saying it is going to allow cryptocurrency funds for grocery purchases via its Binance Pay Pockets.
The grocery retailer is likely one of the largest corporations in Ukraine with over 111 shops throughout 28 cities within the nation. The corporate stated that this partnership will permit its prospects to entry immediate cryptocurrency funds and quick supply in 9 cities in Ukraine, specifically; Kyiv, Dnipro, Kamianske, Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia, Brovary, Nikopol, Vyshhorod, and Pavlograd.
The businesses have additionally introduced a “reward fund promotion”, the place prospects who order something from the VARUS Supply program price over UAH 500 and pay with Binance Pay, can be rewarded with UAH 100.
A month in the past, a Ukrainian POS and crypto funds firm referred to as Whitepay, rolled out a brand new program that enabled Ukrainians to buy electronics and different merchandise with cryptocurrency.
In attendance at this yr’s Kyiv Tech Summit hosted on Sept 6 -9 in Ukraine, Ethereum Founder Vitalik shared that: “Ukraine may nicely change into the subsequent Web3 hub”. He shared:
“A rustic can change into a Web3 hub if its residents are actively on this expertise and resolve to make a serious contribution to its growth,” Buterin added. “Ukraine has each the capabilities and the willpower to do that.”
