To date people have donated over $30 million to Ukraine with Bitcoin. Donations continue to come in regularly (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by makeasnek@lemmy.ml to c/bitcoin@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/11793765

Most of these transactions took a few minutes and around $1 in fees. Bitcoin lightning is pennies in fees, but the account shown is on main chain.

If you know somebody who wants to contribute to Ukraine but doesn't want to deal with the hassle, cost, or availability of international bank wires, this is a great way. Most major cities have several Bitcoin ATMs and in many countries you can buy Bitcoin online easily.

Transaction list: https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/addresses/btc/357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P

Proof this address is really owned by the Ukraine govt: https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/1497594592438497282

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[-] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

BTC was literally designed to give average people an edge over the corporate overloads, not fund them being merchants of death...Read the white paper, it's super short!

[-] makeasnek@lemmy.ml 14 points 6 months ago

I have. A country defending itself from an invading force is not merchants of death.

[-] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

You mean the war the US started back in 2014? Or do you not do any research?

[-] remotelove@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

No, dumbass. He is talking about the war now. In Ukraine.

[-] ashinadash@hexbear.net 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

>country has a US-backed colour revolution & right-wing coup

>government & military are now full of literal nazis & Banderites and such

>start shelling the Donbas

>shocked when Russia starts a war

this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2024

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