Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Polygon CEO Sandeep Naiwal promised to allocate $100 million for research on the COVID-19 pandemic. 
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 “Last year, [the Fund] CryptoRelief led by Sandeep Naiwal has allocated $100 million for research projects COVID, I wanted to finance. We discussed and came to the joint conclusion that these and other initiatives are highly effective and are in need of grants,” said Buterin.
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The developer added that the coronavirus pandemic and other diseases require “global solutions, which combine cutting-edge scientific innovation and practical application in the world.” 
According to Buterin, $10 million of new funding will come from him personally. 
Naiwal was founded Covid Relief in April 2021. According to the web site of organization, with Buterin they raised over $58 million in grants to fight the pandemic. Now the Fund has more than $20 million in the bank account. 
In April of 2021 Buterin donated 100 ETH and 100 MKR totaling more than $600 000 to fight the coronavirus pandemic. 
Previously, developers Shiba Inu sent to the co-founder of Ethereum wallet half the issue tokens, which made it the largest holder of a meme cryptocurrency. 
Later Buterin burned SHIB 410 trillion or 90% of its own coins, and 10% (70 trillion SHIB) promised to send to charity. In the same month, he sent more than 50 trillion SHIB (over $1 billion at the exchange rate at the time) to Fund to fight against the pandemic COVID-19 in India.

Vitalik Buterin will donate to the COVID-19 Research Fund

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