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March 2, 2022 03:25 pm
Original Link: https://slashdot.org/story/22/03/02/1524234/ukraine-says-it-will-reward-people-with-crypto-airdrop-after-receiving-33-million-in-donations?utm_source=
Ukraine Says It Will Reward People With Crypto Airdrop After Receiving $33 Million in Donations
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been marked both by brutality and stunningly modern turns -- from threats to crash the International Space Station and chaotic cyber vigilantism to the ambiguous role that cryptocurrency is playing on both sides of the war. Now, Ukraine has taken a page out of the buzzy crypto industry playbook and announced an "airdrop" to "reward" those who donated to the country's defense efforts using cryptocurrency in a tweet more in line with a startup than a nation at war, to the elation of some and the confusion of many. From a report: "Airdrop confirmed," the official Twitter account for Ukraine's government tweeted on Wednesday morning in a thread where it listed cryptocurrency donation addresses. "Snapshot will be taken tomorrow, on March 3rd, at 6pm Kyiv time (UTC/GMT +2 hours). Reward to follow!"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: https://slashdot.org/story/22/03/02/1524234/ukraine-says-it-will-reward-people-with-crypto-airdrop-after-receiving-33-million-in-donations?utm_source=
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