UFDA Participates in the First Lviv Bitcoin Meetup with Curator Olena Yara
Anna Avetova
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July 6-10, 2025 - The Ukrainian Fund of Digitized Art (UFDA) is proud to announce its participation in the landmark event — the first Lviv Bitcoin Meetup — which took place in Lviv on July 6 and in Kyiv on July 10, 2025.
About the Event
The Lviv Bitcoin Meetup brought together attendees from Ukrainian Renaissance and Students for Liberty, as well as anyone interested in Bitcoin technologies. The headline guest was legendary programmer and cypherpunk Peter Todd, recently referred to by HBO as a potential Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.
The event featured a unique conversation between Peter Todd and Ryta, who helped decode the technical aspects and translate complex concepts into a Ukrainian context. The discussion also included Tomas S. from Scrybz and Victoria Zaichenko from Ukrainska Pravda.
Olena Yara's Curatorial Project
As part of the event, a special exhibition was presented on one of the screens curated by Olena Yara, who selected works by artists from the UFDA collection:
Featured Artworks:
All these works are available for purchase on the UFDA website.
Significance of the Event
This event marked a significant milestone in integrating innovative blockchain technologies with Ukrainian digital art. UFDA's participation underscores our mission to preserve Ukrainian cultural heritage through cutting-edge digital technologies.
The event was organized with support from the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and scrybz, emphasizing the importance of free speech and innovation in human rights-oriented technologies.
About UFDA: The Ukrainian Fund of Digitized Art (UFDA) preserves Ukraine's cultural heritage through digitization. UFDA has digitized more than 3500 artworks from over 60 artists, spanning centuries of Ukrainian artistic expression. Each piece is securely tokenized on the blockchain, ensuring authenticity and long-term preservation.