Ethereum co-founder donates over $1bn in cryptocurrencies to India’s Covid relief fund
- Date: 13-May-2021
- Source: The National
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:UAE
Ethereum co-founder donates over $1bn in cryptocurrencies to India’s Covid relief fund
Vitalik Buterin, billionaire co-founder of the cryptocurrency network Ethereum, donated more than $1 billion in digital currencies to the India Covid-Crypto Relief Fund, according to a report.
The 27-year-old Mr Buterin, who is the world’s youngest known crypto billionaire, made the donation by offloading dog-themed meme tokens, Shiba Inu coins (SHIB), that were gifted to him.