THELOGICALINDIAN - Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has solicited advice from Elon Musk and Billy Markus
The Ukrainian government is now accepting Dogecoin donations alongside added forms of cryptocurrency.
Fedorov Tags Elon Musk, Billy Markus
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation tweeted the account on Wednesday.
“Dogecoin exceeded Russian ruble in value. We alpha to acquire donations in meme coin. Now alike meme [coins] can abutment our army and save lives from Russian invaders,” he wrote on Twitter.
Fedorov solicited Dogecoin architect Billy Markus to participate in fundraising. Markus acknowledged the cheep by cogent his abruptness at the decision, and by adage that Ukraine requesting Dogecoin “was not on [his] 2022 bingo card.”
Fedorov additionally tagged Tesla architect and Dogecoin proponent Elon Musk in his tweet. However, Musk has not yet responded.
The abode acquaint by Fedorov has now accustomed added than 430,000 DOGE, an bulk account $57,600.
Fedorov’s cheep makes advertence to the actuality that the Russian ruble has collapsed by almost 30% over the past several days.
Ukraine Is Also Accepting Other Cryptos
Ukraine has been accepting crypto donations as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT back Feb. 26. The latest estimates put the absolute bulk aloft through cryptocurrency at $35 million.
The country’s captivation in crypto has developed back then. On Tuesday, Ukraine asked for Polkadot donations, and Polkadot architect Gavin Wood donated $5 actor of DOT to the country. The country additionally has accustomed an fundraising accomplishment involving Solana.
Ukraine additionally appear that it affairs to airdrop a accolade to those who accept donated cryptocurrency.
Disclaimer: At the time of autograph this columnist captivated beneath than $100 of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoins.DO
