‘While Russia uses tanks to destroy Ukraine, we rely on revolutionary blockchain tech’: Ukraine’s Vice PM launches collection of 54 NFTs to support country’s ‘army and civilians’
- Ukraine is trying to raise funds by selling NFTs based on key events of Russia war
- Non-fungible tokens are unique computer files that act as a digital certificate of ownership, and can be in form of a creative product such as a song or work of art
- A total of 54 NFTs will be listed online, covering first three days of the invasion
Four days into the invasion, Ukraine started issuing old-fashioned war bonds to finance military action.
Now it is trying a very modern initiative – raising funds by selling NFTs based on key events of the war with Russia so far.
NFTs or non-fungible tokens are unique computer files that act as a digital certificate of ownership for anything from a song to a work of art.
All the money raised will go to support the ‘army and civilians’ of Ukraine. Launching the collection, Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted: ‘While Russia uses tanks to destroy Ukraine, we rely on revolutionary blockchain tech.’
Hope: The NFT celebrating a mother who gave birth in subway
Global support: the NFT showing Boris Johnson’s tweet and the flags of the G7 nations
A total of 54 NFTs will be listed covering the first three days of the invasion and will go on sale early next week.
Entitled ‘Meta History: Museum Of War’, each will show a ‘substantial event’ with an illustration by an artist.
One relates to a mother giving birth in a Kyiv subway, while another features Boris Johnson’s tweet calling for a Nato summit.
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