Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum Founder, Donates 500 ETH to India’s COVID Relief Fund

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum Founder, Donates 500 ETH to India’s COVID Relief Fund

Vitalik Buterin, the founder of the popular cryptocurrency Ethereum, donated 500 ETH coins to India's crypto COVID-19 relief fund.

According to records on Etherscan, Buterin donated 500 Ether coins, worth $2,030,580, to India's crypto COVID-19 relief fund, which according to its website, is a "community-run fund delivering relief during the ongoing Covid crisis in India."

According to CoinDesk, the Indian crypto COVID relief fund was founded last month by Sandeep Nailwal, who is also the founder of Polygon, "a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks," its website states.