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
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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.