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With the price of the meme-based token Dogecoin (DOGE) higher than that of the Russian ruble, Ukraine opened to DOGE donations for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov announced<\/a> on Wednesday that the token had \u201cexceeded Russian ruble in value\u201d \u2014 though the ruble has dropped significantly against the U.S. dollar in the wake of U.S. and EU sanctions, its price has been lower than DOGE\u2019s since January 2021. According to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro, the price of Dogecoin\u00a0is roughly $0.13 at the time of publication, having fallen by less than 1% over the last 24 hours. <\/p>\n However, Fedorov\u2019s message on Twitter also called for DOGE proponents including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Dogecoin founder Billy Markus to donate to Ukraine\u2019s military and \u201csave lives from Russian invaders.\u201d According to blockchain records, the provided wallet address has received more than 397,848 DOGE from 607 transactions \u2014 roughly $53,000 at the time of publication. <\/p>\n \u201cDogecoin folks aren\u2019t usually rich and Dogecoin, itself, is generally used for small transactions, but we are a caring and passionate bunch,\u201d said<\/a> Markus, who said he sent funds to Ukraine. \u201cThose who want to help will offer what they can.\u201d<\/p>\n @dogecoin<\/a> 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<\/a> owners of the world, @elonmusk<\/a>, @BillyM2k<\/a>, let’s do it. Official $DOGE<\/a> wallet: DS76K9uJJzQjCFvAbpPGtFerp1qkJoeLwL<\/p>\n \u2014 Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) March 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Ukraine\u2019s official Twitter account also said<\/a> it will be conducting an airdrop on Thursday for users who made crypto donations to the country. It\u2019s unclear what officials intend to distribute to crypto users, but the message hinted at a \u201creward\u201d:<\/p>\n Airdrop confirmed. Snapshot will be taken tomorrow, on March 3rd, at 6pm Kyiv time (UTC\/GMT +2 hours). \n
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Follow subsequent news re Ukraine\u2019s crypto donation campaign at @FedorovMykhailo<\/a><\/p>\n