Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov said his country now accepts donations in Dogecoin and Solana.
“Authorities have now added Dogecoin and Solana to the list of accepted cryptocurrencies that can be sent as donations to the Ukraine support campaign,” he said.
the @dogeco 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
This is the first time Dogecoin , and Solarium participate in the list of cryptocurrencies accepted for humanitarian purposes, specifically here supporting Ukraine.
So far, the Ukrainian government has only accepted donations in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Polkadot (DOT), and Tether (USDT).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Mr. Mykhailo Fedorov, said that the Dogecoin and Solana communities are now able to support Ukraine by donating DOGE and SOL.
He also thanks Elon Musk help connect the Dogecoin community with humanitarian organizations in Ukraine.
Currently, according to Coindesk statistics, the Government of Ukraine has raised more than 35 million USD in cryptocurrency through more than 35.000 donations.
However, according to some people, “the actual number Ukraine has received from the crypto community could be much higher, estimated at more than $50 million.”
