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Yesterday, after the official Ukrainian Twitter account posted BTC and ETH addresses for donations, Polkadot founder Gavin Wood tweeted he’ll donate $5 million if Ukraine posted a DOT address. In a remarkable turn, this is exactly what happened.
Laszlo Dobos 2 min read 
As donations are pouring into various charities to support Ukraine, people are lining up to contribute. In a rather criticized tweet, Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum, and founder of Polkadot, offers $5 million to Ukraine under the condition they post a DOT address.
As Western countries have agreed on imposing restrictions cutting off Russian banks from the SWIFT global payment system, affected Russian banks are “picked carefully” to minimize potential energy crises.
A recent study conducted by crypto exchange Crypto.com reveals that 75% of their customers want to purchase goods and services using cryptocurrencies. 60% of merchants are on the same page.
In an attempt to block funding of the Freedom Convoy protest in Canada, the Canadian police RCMP have sent letters to crypto exchanges effectively ordering them to stop donations to the protesters.
iPhone’s new Tap to Pay feature could provide support for crypto payments.
American crypto derivatives exchange FTX and European crypto exchange Nexo are launching crypto debit cards to customers in selected regions.
Google pay has hired former Paypal executive Arnold Goldberg to head its payment division, with plans to expand its crypto-related operations.
The partnership intends to facilitate direct NFT purchases for users via Mastercard debit and credit cards.
