Ukraine’s official Twitter account made a direct call for crypto donations as the Russian occupation continues.
The official account @Ukraine shared three separate tweets and announced that they will accept donations in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Tether (USDT).
Addresses shared from account, verified Twitter account of deputy prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov as well as verified Telegram channel also shared.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, led by Fedorov, confirmed to The Block that they themselves made the call for help.
“We are trying to contribute to Ukraine’s victory and to raise awareness of the international community about what is happening in Ukraine. In every way possible”
Ukrainian diplomat Olexander Scherba also shared the call for donations.
Blockchain data shows that the Bitcoin address has collected 9.78612041 BTC so far.
Approximately 85 ETH was sent to the listed address. According to data from Etherscan, donations are made in USDT, USDC and NFT.
Given that the Russian army carried out cyber-attacks during its invasion, several concerns were raised about the accuracy of the messages. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin also urged caution against hacked accounts.
Buterin later stated that he deleted his message, saying:
“I have some confirmation from several sources that this is legal. I’m deleting my warning for now. But remain vigilant and always be slow and careful when making irreversible crypto transactions”
Getting some confirmations from a couple sources that it's legit. Deleting my warning for now. But continue to be vigilant, and always be slow and careful when sending irreversible crypto transactions. https://t.co/Odv5pxf3mp
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) February 26, 2022
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