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2022-04-08 07:25:06

Vitalik Buterin Donates $5M in Ethereum in Support of Ukraine

The Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has made some $5 million worth of donations in Ethereum (ETH), with half going to the Ukrainian government and the remaining to a charity that provides humanitarian aid to Ukrainian citizens. Vitalik Buterin Donated to Two Ukrainian Charities Vitalik Buterin, the creator and co-founder of Ethereum, donated $5 million of ETH to Ukrainian charities this week. While he did not personally announce the donations; the transactions were instead disclosed by Aid for Ukraine, which was co-established by the Kyiv-based crypto trading platform Kuna. He also donated to Unchain Fund, a charity project run by blockchain activists for Ukraine’s humanitarian aid. Per a tweet from the Ukrainian government-run incentive Aid For Ukraine, Buterin “donated almost USD 2.5m in ETH two days ago, and didn’t say a word.” .@VitalikButerin donated almost $2.5M in $ETH to @_AidForUkraine 2 days ago, and didn't say a word! He's also donated $2.5M to @Unchainfund. Thanks for your enormous help, Vitalik, and thank you for creating @ethereum! The #Ethereum community is 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/HuvDcTM40e — Aid For Ukraine 🇺🇦 (@_AidForUkraine) April 6, 2022 The incentive also wrote that Buterin “also donated USD 2.5m to Unchain Fund” a charity group founded by blockchain activists in support of Ukrainian victims of the conflict. The Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, who was influential in setting up the init...

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