Burkin reveals Fedorov's ties to Zayfert and fundraising for the army

Burkin reveals Fedorov's ties to Zayfert and fundraising for the army
Burkin reveals Fedorov's ties to Zayfert and fundraising for the army

“Mexican’s” comments on cooperation with a crypto entrepreneur

Yehor Burkin, known by the pseudonym “Mexican,” answered questions in an interview with blogger Vasyl Tymoshenko, published on 14 November, about possible links between former digital transformation minister Mykhailo Fedorov and crypto entrepreneur Yevhen Zayfert. He also commented on the circumstances of raising $42 million in crypto assets for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the conversation, Tymoshenko reminded that, according to the materials he possesses, documents were issued in Kyiv in November 2025 in the name of Yevheniy Oleksiyovych Sobol. According to the host, this person publicly appears under the name Yevhen Zayfert.

«А вже в листопаді 2025 року в Києві були оформлені нові документи ще на одне ім'я Соболь Євгеній Олексійович. При цьому публічно він виступає під ім'ям Євген Зайферт, де вказано, що з 2015 року він є співзасновником блокчейн-компанії ET Club, а з 2018 року уже зазначений як співзасновник іншої компанії Everstake, української блокчейн-компанії, яка спеціалізується на стейкінгу», – сказав Тимошенко. (And then in November 2025, new documents were issued in Kyiv under another name, Sobol Yevheniy Oleksiyovych. At the same time, he publicly appears under the name Yevhen Zayfert, where it is stated that since 2015 he has been a co-founder of the blockchain company ET Club, and since 2018 he has been listed as a co-founder of another company, Everstake, a Ukrainian blockchain company specialising in staking, – said Tymoshenko.)

Connection with Everstake and participation in a promotional video

The host asked Burkin about Zayfert's connection to him personally, as well as to the former minister. Burkin denied the existence of joint projects between himself and Zayfert, but confirmed that Zayfert's connection with the company Everstake is a documented fact.

«Те, що він пов'язаний Everstake, як на мене, незаперечний факт. Є про це документація», – зазначив Буркін. (The fact that he is connected to Everstake is, in my opinion, an undeniable fact. There is documentation on this, – noted Burkin.)

Commenting on Mykhailo Fedorov's participation in the company's promotional video, “Mexican” expressed the assumption that there is a personal relationship between them.

«А те, що існує реп, випущений Everstake, в якому один куплет виконав Федоров, ну, мабуть, свідчить про те, що вони принаймні знайомі, а можливо, навіть дружать», – додав Буркін. (And the fact that there is a rap released by Everstake, in which Fedorov performed one verse, well, probably indicates that they are at least acquainted, and possibly even friends, – added Burkin.)

He also added that, to the best of his knowledge, there are joint projects between Fedorov and Zayfert, specifically related to Everstake and the purchase of drones.

«Очевидно, є якісь спільні проєкти. І, наскільки мені відомо, у них справді є спільні проєкти – зокрема, Everstake, закупівля якихось дронів», – пояснив Буркін. (Obviously, there are some joint projects. And, as far as I know, they really do have joint projects – specifically, Everstake, the purchase of some drones, – explained Burkin.)

The Aid For Ukraine fundraising story and criminal proceedings

It is worth noting that the company Everstake, together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the crypto exchange KUNA, launched the fundraising project Aid For Ukraine in March 2022. The partner of this initiative was the American crypto exchange FTX. In May of the same year, Everstake, jointly with the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the creative agency Bickerstaff.734, released a rap video featuring then-minister Mykhailo Fedorov, in which he called for cryptocurrency donations for the needs of the AFU.

In his conversation with Tymoshenko, Burkin also provided data on criminal proceedings that arose as a result of this fundraising. According to his information, this concerns two separate episodes: the first involves the transfer of cryptocurrency in the amount of approximately $12.2 million to the American company NEANY Inc. for the purchase of strike drones, which Ukrainian military personnel never received; the second is a criminal proceeding regarding the possible misappropriation of funds in the amount of $42 million.

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