Cryptocurrencies of Ukraine Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Polkadot (DOT) It plays a vital role in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, with millions of dollars in donations in cryptocurrencies. The last coin added to the list of cryptocurrencies accepted as donations by the country was DOGE, the world’s largest meme-coin.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who made a statement on Twitter at noon today, Dogecoin (DOGE) stated that they would accept donations in kind. He also added that Dogecoin has surpassed the Russian ruble in value.
“The value of Dogecoin has exceeded the Russian ruble. We have started accepting donations as meme coin. Even memes can now help our army fight the Russian invaders and save lives. DOGE owners around the world, let’s do it!”
@dogecoin exceeded Russian ruble in value. We start to accept donations in meme coin. Now even meme can support our army and save lives from Russian invaders. $DOGE owners of the world, @elonmusk, @BillyM2k, let’s do it. Official $DOGE wallet: DS76K9uJJzQjCFvAbpPGtFerp1qkJoeLwL
— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) March 2, 2022
As stated by KoinFinans, the Ukrainian government announced yesterday that it would also accept crypto donations with Polkadot (DOT), and then Ethereum and Polkadot co-founder Gavin Wood sent approximately 6 million worth of DOT to the DOT address shared by the Ukrainian state.
In making this statement, the country hinted that it plans to expand the list of cryptocurrencies accepted as donations to strengthen its defense against Russia.
The people of Ukraine are grateful for the support and donations from the global crypto community as we protect our freedom. We are now accepting Polkadot donations too: $DOT: 1x8aa2N2Ar9SQweJv9vsuZn3WYDHu7gMQu1RePjZuBe33Hv.
More cryptocurrencies to be accepted soon.— Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine) March 1, 2022
Ukraine has already exceeded the $35 million mark in these first-of-its-kind crypto donations during the war. Cryptocurrency donations are skyrocketing, with the country raising more than $10 million in some days.