Ethereum Co-Founder Donates $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency to India COVID-19 Relief

Ethereum Co-Founder Donates $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency to India COVID-19 Relief.

Ethereum Co-Founder Donates $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency to India COVID-19 Relief.

27-year-old Russian-Canadian programmer Vitalik Buterin donated $1 billion worth of shiba inu coin on May 12.

He transferred over 50 trillion shiba inu coins to the India Covid-Crypto Relief Fund.

Shiba inu coin is gaining popularity and touted by some as a "Dogecoin killer.".

Shiba inu coin is gaining popularity and touted by some as a "Dogecoin killer.".

Buterin also transferred about $1.9 million worth of ether to the relief fund.

He was just 19 years old when he created ethereum in 2013.

When ether hit $3,500 on May 4 of this year, Buterin became a billionaire.

The digital currency continues to fluctuate, but it hit a new record of $4,385 earlier this week