After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, financial and moral support began pouring in from many countries. Among the donations made, the large amount of donations made through crypto money attracted attention. It was stated that the Ukrainian government, non-governmental organizations and volunteer groups collected the money by sharing their Bitcoin wallet addresses online.
In the statements made by crypto money analysts, it was stated that the amount of crypto money aid coming to Ukraine is worth at least 11 million dollars; however, no information was shared about the exact amount of aid. The amount of cryptocurrency aid to the Ukrainian Armed Forces was announced today by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov.
12.7 million worth of crypto donations
On Saturday, the official Twitter account of the Ukrainian government read, “Be with the Ukrainian people. Accept crypto donations now. Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT.” A sharing was made in the form of; In two hours, the addresses of two crypto wallets, which collected $ 5.4 million, were shared.
Ukraine’s Digital Ministry called for donations “Help the Ukrainian armed forces”; However, no information was given on how this money would be spent.
In the new statement made by Fedorov, it was stated that the total amount of crypto money donations to the Ukrainian Armed Forces reached $12.7 million in just two days. Accordingly, Fedorov noted that $ 5.5 million worth of Ethereum, $ 4.4 million worth of Bitcoin, and $ 2.1 million worth of Tether were given. Fedorov also thanked the crypto community for their help in his post.
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