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The Ukrainian government has announced that it will begin accepting cryptocurrency donations amidst the ongoing war with Russia that ignited earlier in the week.
According to a tweet published by the official Twitter account of Ukraine, the embattled country will be accepting cryptoasset donations in the form of Bitcoin ($BTC), Ethereum ($ETH) ,and USDT. The tweet included accompanying addresses for those looking to donate to the nation’s efforts to resist Russian invasion, including support for civilians and the military.
Stand with the people of Ukraine. Now accepting cryptocurrency donations. Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT.
BTC – 357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P
ETH and USDT (ERC-20) – 0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14
— Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine) February 26, 2022
In addition, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine — Mykhailo Fedorov — took to Twitter to ask for support for the people of Ukraine, publishing wallet addresses for donations in crypto.
Stand with the people of Ukraine
Now accepting cryptocurrency donations. Ethereum. Bitcoin and Tether (USDTtrc20)
BTC — 357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P
ETH — 0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14
USDT (trc20) — TEFccmfQ38cZS1DTZVhsxKVDckA8Y6VfCy
— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) February 26, 2022
While there was some initial concern that the posts may have constituted a scam, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared a tweet claiming that the crypto donation addresses had been confirmed by Ukrainian Ambassador Olex Scherba.
Buterin had previously issued a warning to the crypto community to be wary of sources asking for donations to support Ukraine that were not affiliated with the official addresses.
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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