• Ukraine has announced that it will be launching its digital hryvnia currency by the end of 2023, which is earlier than the initial proposed date of 2024. • The government has chosen the Stellar Development Foundation as a partner for this pilot phase. • Mykhailo Fedorov, the minister in charge of Ukraine’s digital transformation, has said that he is pushing for an expedited timeline on creating this electronic hryvnia (e-hryvnia). Ukraine Prepones Pilot Launch of Digital Hryvnia To 2023 Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation and the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) have decided to move up the launch date...