As millions of dollars in cryptocurrency have flowed into Ukraine, the country has turned such donations into thousands of bulletproof vests, packed
Ukraine’s deputy minister of Digital Transformation Alex Bornyakov shared Friday a list of supplies that have been bought since March 1 using funds stemming from those crypto donations. It includes 5,550 bulletproof vests, 410,000 packed lunches and 500 helmets.
“Crypto assets proved extremely helpful in facilitation of funding flows to the Amed Forces of Ukraine,” said Bornyakov, who has been at the helm of the country’s efforts to secure cryptocurrency. As much as $100 million worth of cryptocurrency has been donated since Ukraine's initial donation appeal. Besides different types of digital coins, the government has also received non-fungible tokens , notably includingAt least $15 million of those donations had been spent by last Friday, Bornyakov
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