{"id":236775,"date":"2021-04-27T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/polygon-co-founder-raises-2-2m-for-india-covid-19-relief\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T21:15:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:15:00","slug":"polygon-co-founder-raises-2-2m-for-india-covid-19-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/polygon-co-founder-raises-2-2m-for-india-covid-19-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"# Polygon co-founder raises $2.2M for India COVID-19 relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Polygon co-founder raises $2.2M for India COVID-19 relief  <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMDQvNTRhNWMwODMtNTcyOC00YjE3LTkyNWQtZjIyMDE2OTA1YzEzLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a136f3a>The cryptocurrency community has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptorelief.in\/\">donated<\/a> over $2.2 million to help India battle a resurgence in COVID-19 cases that has gripped the South Asian country over the past month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal established the COVID-19 relief fund to get more food, vaccines and medicine to those in need. On April 24, Nailwal called on his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> followers to chip in by donating tokens to a multi-sig ERC-20 address. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan&#8217;t take this sitting down anymore, I am going to run a Covid relief campaign in lieu of what\u2019s going on in India,\u201d Nailwal <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sandeepnailwal\/status\/1385968552679727113\">said<\/a>. \u201cNeed help from the Global crypto community.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can&#8217;t take this sitting down anymore, I am going to run a Covid relief campaign in lieu of what\u2019s going on in India. <\/p>\n<p>Need help from the Global crypto community.<\/p>\n<p>I will take full responsibility for transparency, funds usage and regulatory compliance<\/p>\n<p>If you want to donate.. 1\/n<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sandeep &#8211; Polygon(prev Matic Network) (@sandeepnailwal) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sandeepnailwal\/status\/1385968552679727113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has reportedly donated tokens worth roughly $650,000, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/currencies\/news\/crypto-covid-19-relief-fund-india-ethereum-ether-donations-raised-2021-4-1030352978\">according<\/a> to Markets Insider. Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/balajis\/status\/1386288771872673793\">donated<\/a> $50,000.<\/p>\n<p>Brett Lee, a famous Australian cricketeer, has also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanishKaneria61\/status\/1387054480038916097\">pledged<\/a> 1 Bitcoin (BTC) to the fund.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patcummins30?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@patcummins30<\/a>, now <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrettLee_58?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrettLee_58<\/a> donated 1 Bitcoin to support India\u2019s fight against COVID. Great gesture! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HbjhjndsnD\">https:\/\/t.co\/HbjhjndsnD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Danish Kaneria (@DanishKaneria61) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanishKaneria61\/status\/1387054480038916097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Incidences of COVID-19 are exploding across India, with the daily infection rate <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/04\/26\/india-reports-record-new-covid-cases-for-fifth-straight-day.html\">eclipsing<\/a> 350,000 for five straight days. On Monday, official data showed there were 352,991 new reported cases over the previous 24-hour period, with at least 2,812 deaths. <\/p>\n<p>More than 17.6 million cumulative COVID cases have been reported in India so far, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/opsdashboard\/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0ridwrVIn6vlnZDf3EsyVEbXz0gTRXtoitnyySOx1JBXuaceRIjEh5z-8#\/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6\">according<\/a> to data from Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on public health and the global economy, forcing many nations to reevaluate their pandemic response plans, supply chains and health systems. Globally, more than 148 million people have been infected with the novel disease. Johns Hopkins attributes more than 3.1 million deaths to COVID. <\/p>\n<p>For India, the second wave of the pandemic was exacerbated by a combination of poor political choices, bad communications and neglect of public health practices, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=the+hindu+paper+headquarters&amp;rlz=1C1FHFK_enCA938CA938&amp;oq=the+hindu+paper+headquarters&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30j0i10i22i30j0i10i22i30i457.4830j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">according<\/a> to The Hindu, an English-language daily <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper headquartered in Chennai. Health scientists at the India Institute of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a> Kanpur <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/active-cases-may-peak-at-38-48-lakh-in-mid-may-experts\/articleshow\/82249951.cms\">believe<\/a> cases could peak in mid-May.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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