Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin donate $1billion worth of Shiba inu coin-- a dogecoin spinoff-- to a covid-19 relief fund in India
Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether ( ETH ) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. It is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, after Bitcoin . [1] Ethereum is the most actively used blockchain. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated $1 billion worth of shiba inu coin — a dogecoin spinoff — to a Covid-19 relief fund in India . The 27-year-old Russian-Canadian programmer transferred more than 50 trillion shiba inu coins on Wednesday to the India Covid-Crypto Relief Fund, according to his public wallet . He also transferred 500 ether (or about $1.9 million) to the relief fund. At the time of the transfer, the shiba coin was valued at $1 billion, but cryptocurrencies are notoriously volatile. Its value plunged after Buterin's donation and was off about 30% on Thursday, accordi...