Ukraineannounced that it has canceled the airdrop draw scheduled for today for crypto donors. It was speculated that the airdrop draw that Ukraine had planned earlier was likely targeted by phishing attacks. The country has instead stated that it will give crypto donors an NFT as a thank you at an unspecified time.
The move, which appears to be an early distribution of newly minted tokens by the government, turned out to be a phishing attempt through Ukraine’s Ethereum wallet. Cancellation, Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov It was announced by a tweet.
After careful consideration we decided to cancel airdrop. Every day there are more and more people willing to help Ukraine to fight back the aggression. Instead, we will announce NFTs to support Ukrainian Armed Forces soon. We DO NOT HAVE any plans to issue any fungible tokens
— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) March 3, 2022
The country’s Ethereum wallet, Peaceful World (WORLD) It appeared to be distributing a newly minted token called However, Twitter users made calls, stating that it could be used for fraud and possible fraud.
Airdrop News Increases Donations!
After donations in crypto exceeded $50 million, the Ukrainian government announced on Wednesday it would like to hold an airdrop draw. The draw was to take place on Thursday at 6 pm Kyiv time. Airdrop is a promotional tactic used by a blockchain project where it distributes free tokens to increase engagement with the platform. The tactic clearly worked for Ukraine, and the country had received a number of micro-donations in Ethereum after the announcement.
Ukraine has also started accepting several altcoins, including the popular memecoin DOGE. The country’s ethereum wallet is currently worth around $12 million, according to the latest data from Etherscan.
Ukraine has been at the forefront of crypto adoption following the Russian invasion, becoming the first country in the world to officially request donations via crypto. Crypto trade volumes among the public also rose after the hryvnia fell and electronic payments were removed by the invasion.
In addition to these donations, Ukraine demanded a complete blocking of Russia from crypto exchanges, and the crypto community was strongly opposed to this. The Ukrainian government also announced that it would reward those who share information about the wallets of Russian and Belarusian politicians.