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Oekraïne neem nou Polkadot, sê dit sal binnekort ander munte aanvaar
Having already raised millions of dollars in major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, Ukraine is now receiving donations in polkadot as well. The country intends to expand the list of accepted coins as it increasingly relies on help from the crypto community to fund its defense against Russia.
Oekraïne plaas DOT-adres, ontvang eerste polkadot-skenkings
In die lig van 'n voortdurende militêre aanval deur die Russiese weermag, het Oekraïners kripto-gebruikers regoor die wêreld nog 'n opsie aangebied om hul saak te ondersteun. Vroeg Dinsdag het die Oekraïne Twitter-rekening 'n DOT-adres gepubliseer saam met 'n verklaring wat polkadot-skenkings verwelkom.
Die pos spreek dankbaarheid uit namens die Oekraïense mense vir die fondse wat deur die globale kripto-gemeenskap geskenk is. Dit onthul ook dat ondersteuning vir meer kripto-geldeenhede in die nabye toekoms bekendgestel sal word.
Die mense van Oekraïne is dankbaar vir die ondersteuning en skenkings van die wêreldwye kripto-gemeenskap terwyl ons ons vryheid beskerm. Ons aanvaar nou ook Polkadot-skenkings: $ DOT: 1x8aa2N2Ar9SQweJv9vsuZn3WYDHu7gMQu1RePjZuBe33Hv.
Meer cryptocurrencies sal binnekort aanvaar word.
— Oekraïne / Україна (@Oekraïne) Maart 1, 2022
Die aankondiging kom nadat Gavin Wood, medestigter van Ethereum en skepper van Polkadot, Sondag getwiet het dat as Oekraïne 'n DOT-adres verskaf, hy $5 miljoen in die kripto-geldeenheid sal stuur.
As jy 'n DOT-adres plaas, sal ek persoonlik $5 miljoen bydra.
- Gavin Wood (@gavofyork) 27 Februarie 2022
Dinsdag het hy tweeted a transaction showing the transfer of 298,367 DOT to the wallet, bringing the totale deposited amount to over $5,8 million. Prior to his donation, the balance was a little over $200,000.
Ukraine had before that collected around $40 million in major digital currencies such as bitcoin (BTC), eter (ETH), and the stablecoin tether (USDT). Besides authorities in Kyiv, non-government organizations supporting the Ukrainian military, such as “Come Back Alive,” are also among the recipients of the crypto aid.
There have been calls for Ukraine to start accepting other cryptocurrencies, including the privacy-oriented monero (XMR), the crypto news outlet Forklog noted in a report. In a tweet following the polkadot announcement, the founder of Tron, Justin Sun, also belowe to contribute $1 million, if the Ukrainians post a TRX adres.
While actively seeking to finance its defense and humanitarian efforts through cryptocurrency, the government in Kyiv has been urging the crypto industry to cut Russia’s access to the space. On Sunday, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov Op 'n vraag all major crypto exchanges to block addresses of Russian users. However, leading trading platforms like Binance and Kraken have so far refused.
A day earlier, Fedorov, who is also Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, tweeted that the local crypto community is willing to reward those who reach out with information about crypto beursies used by Russian and Belarusian politicians.
As Russia is being isolated from the global financial system through waves of western sanctions, including the expulsion of some Russian banks from SWIFT, kommer have increased that Moscow may turn to cryptocurrency as an instrument to circumvent the imposed restrictions.
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Oorspronklike bron: Bitcoin. Met