Ukraine just did something no Ukrainian government body had done before: it took seized crypto and actually put it to work.
On June 27, 2026, the National Agency for Finding, Tracing, and Management of Assets, known by its Ukrainian acronym ARMA, received more than 8.3 million USDT, roughly 372 million Ukrainian hryvnias, transferring it into a state-controlled wallet under active management. That is not just a procedural step. It is the first time Ukraine has moved seized digital assets into formal state custody rather than letting them sit frozen in legal limbo.
The Prosecutor General confirmed the transfer publicly, giving it official weight beyond a press release.
What the investigation uncovered
The USDT did not appear out of nowhere. It was seized from an alleged international hacking group accused of a coordinated campaign of cyberattacks targeting organizations across Europe and the United States.
