Officials declared cryptocurrency worth nearly 839 million hryvnia
Officials and their family members declared cryptocurrency worth nearly 839 million hryvnia. Officials from the capital reported the largest amounts of digital assets, and the most common cryptocurrencies listed in the declarations were Tether, Bitcoin, and Ethereum.
In addition to cryptocurrency, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) also analyzed foreign real estate, overseas expenses, cash, and precious metals reported by the declarants.
Based on the results of its review of the 2025 declarations, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention determined that officials and their relatives hold cryptocurrency totaling nearly 839 million UAH.
The agency reminded the public that cryptocurrency is an asset that officials are required to declare in their financial disclosure statements. “Cryptocurrency is a virtual asset that is subject to declaration. Officials reported holding cryptocurrency worth a total of nearly 839 million hryvnias as of the end of 2025,” the NACP stated. The following cryptocurrencies were most frequently cited in the declarations:
- Tether (USDT)—over 278 million UAH;
- Bitcoin — over 150 million UAH;
- Ethereum — over 100 million UAH;
- Ripple — over 46 million UAH;
- Binance Coin (BNB) — over 9 million UAH.
Officials from Kyiv reported the largest crypto holdings. The total amount of cryptocurrency they declared is nearly 265 million UAH. Officials from the Odesa region also declared significant amounts of digital assets—over 99 million UAH; from the Kyiv region—over 70 million UAH; from the Dnipropetrovsk region—over 63 million UAH; and from the Zakarpattia region—over 57 million UAH.
Civil servants of various categories have become cryptocurrency owners. Specifically, Category B officials declared over 109 million UAH in crypto assets, Category B officials—over 52 million UAH, and Category A officials—over 19 million UAH.
Billions Abroad and Real Estate in Various Countries
The NACP also analyzed how much money officials spent outside Ukraine in 2025. According to the declarations, the most money was spent in Turkey—over 1.15 billion UAH. Austria ranked second with expenditures of over 698 million UAH, and the United States ranked third, where officials spent nearly 297 million UAH.
The agency also focused specifically on real estate abroad. Officials and their family members declared 3,904 real estate properties outside Ukraine with a total value of over 4.1 billion hryvnias. The largest number of such properties are located in:
- Germany—757 properties;
- Poland — 503;
- Spain — 282.
Most of the declared real estate consists of apartments. A total of 3,064 were listed in the declarations. Officials also declared 362 residential houses. According to the NACP, the most valuable foreign real estate, in terms of total value, is located in Spain, the United Kingdom, Poland, the United States, and Bulgaria.
Cash, Foreign Currency, and Precious Metals
Officials also reported significant amounts of cash in their declarations. Most often, the money is held in hryvnia, while the U.S. dollar and the euro remain the most common foreign currencies. At the same time, cash in nearly 90 currencies from around the world can be found in the declarations. These include, in particular, the Hungarian forint and the Japanese yen.
Another major asset category is precious metals. According to the NACP, officials and their family members declared such assets worth over 1.2 billion hryvnias. Of this amount, the declarants themselves reported precious metals worth over 952.5 million hryvnias, while their family members reported nearly 248 million hryvnias
What the NACP Will Do Next
The NACP explained that automated verification of declarations helps identify potential risks but cannot fully replace a detailed review. Logical and arithmetic checks compare information from the declarations with data from state registries and other information systems. However, such a system cannot always detect assets that a person actually uses if they are not officially registered.
Therefore, declarations with the highest risk scores are referred for a full audit. The NACP has already begun auditing declarations for 2025. At the same time, some of the low-risk declarations underwent automated verification—these accounted for 40.3% of all declarations eligible for such verification.
The agency emphasizes that analyzing declarations is only one element of financial oversight. To identify potential violations, the agency also conducts full audits and monitors officials’ lifestyles. This was reported by the NACP following an analysis of the declarations using logical and arithmetic checks.
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