{"id":410288,"date":"2022-02-27T07:29:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T04:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ukraine-accepts-bitcoin-ethereum-usdt-donations-to-fund-ongoing-war\/"},"modified":"2022-02-27T07:29:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T04:29:28","slug":"ukraine-accepts-bitcoin-ethereum-usdt-donations-to-fund-ongoing-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ukraine-accepts-bitcoin-ethereum-usdt-donations-to-fund-ongoing-war\/","title":{"rendered":"# Ukraine accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT donations to fund ongoing war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Ukraine accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT donations to fund ongoing war <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDIvMTg0ZWYxMzMtOWI0OC00MDFiLWIxYjQtMTM4YTY3MThmMjlkLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Within the first week of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Ukrainian government has reached out to the crypto community on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> for raising funds to support its civilians and troops. Ukraine has now started accepting Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Tether (USDT) as donations.<\/p>\n<p>As Russia threatens to take over Ukraine\u2019s capital city of Kyiv, the government of Ukraine sought help from numerous international organizations to overpower the imminent threat. However, considering time is of the essence, the official Twitter account of Ukraine extended its call for help to Crypto Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stand with the people of Ukraine. Now accepting cryptocurrency donations. Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT.<\/p>\n<p>BTC &#8211; 357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P<\/p>\n<p>ETH and USDT (ERC-20) &#8211; 0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ukraine \/ \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 (@Ukraine) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ukraine\/status\/1497594592438497282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAdditionally, the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov also shared three crypto wallet addresses urging the crypto community to donate and help Ukraine fight against the Russian troops. While the BTC and ETH addresses remain the same, Fedorov\u2019s USDT wallet address is TRC20-based (different from the address shared by Ukraine\u2019s office Twitter handle).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stand with the people of Ukraine<br \/>Now accepting cryptocurrency donations. Ethereum. Bitcoin and Tether (USDTtrc20)<\/p>\n<p>BTC \u2014 357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P<\/p>\n<p>ETH \u2014 0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14<\/p>\n<p>USDT (trc20) \u2014 TEFccmfQ38cZS1DTZVhsxKVDckA8Y6VfCy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FedorovMykhailo\/status\/1497549813205848068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prominent crypto entrepreneurs including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin initially suspected that the accounts requesting crypto donations were hacked. However, American diplomat Tomicah Tillemann later confirmed its legitimacy from Ukrainian Ambassador Olexander Scherba.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Getting some confirmations from a couple sources that it&#8217;s legit. Deleting my warning for now. But continue to be vigilant, and always be slow and careful when sending irreversible crypto transactions. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Odv5pxf3mp\">https:\/\/t.co\/Odv5pxf3mp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/1497608588822466563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As a direct result of the ongoing war, Ukrainian civilian-turned refugees have reported the loss of access to their fiat savings and credit cards. The United Nations (UN) reported that over 150,000 people have been displaced from Ukraine as of Feb. 26.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My Ukrainian credit cards don&#8217;t work anymore. I&#8217;m safe physically in Kazakhstan, but all my savings are gone.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto is the only money I still have, and today I can say without exaggeration that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFT<\/a> are going to save my life while I can&#8217;t come back home.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ARTYOM F\u039eDOSOV  (@usleepwalker) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usleepwalker\/status\/1497255981851496449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While confusion prevailed about the intended use of the crypto donations, Buterin shared another decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) initiative that focuses solely on Ukrainian citizens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An opportunity to support Ukrainians here! Proceeds go to civilian efforts helping Ukrainians suffering from the war. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GD7Qlw61nT\">https:\/\/t.co\/GD7Qlw61nT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/1497632851445043200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>UkraineDAO, led by Pussy Riot\u2019s Nadya Tolokonnikova, launched with the release of a 1\/1 nonfungible token (NFT) of the Ukrainian flag\u00a0to raise funds for Ukrainian civilian organizations to help those suffering from the war initiated by Putin.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 24, Cointelegraph reported that Ukraine\u2019s Ministry of Defence received numerous requests from foreigners for crypto donations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">crypto donations could be helpful: its really easy, fast, cheap and secure<br \/>also consider this method<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 timo (@tymo_tt) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tymo_tt\/status\/1496820443340283909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although unconfirmed, it is now believed that proceedings to the addresses shared by the Ukrainian government will be used directly by the government while the DAO proceedings will be redirected towards the citizen welfare via an NGO.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><strong><em>Crypto community reacts to Russia&#8217;s war in Ukraine<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As soon as the Russia-Ukraine war broke out, prominent crypto entrepreneurs took proactive efforts to aid Ukrainians. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was one of the first to offer monetary support to FTX traders from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">we just gave $25 to each Ukrainian on FTX<\/p>\n<p>do what you gotta do<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SBF (@SBF_FTX) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBF_FTX\/status\/1496980981617946624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Cointelegraph previously reported, the Ministry of Defense was asked by the crypto community to set up provisions to accept crypto donations \u2014 which was previously unavailable.<\/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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