Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donates $1 bn worth of meme coins to India COVID relief fund Vitalik has also donated to the Covid relief fund in the form of Etherum, his own cryptocurrency. Currently, India is badly hit by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic BusinessToday.In | May 13, 2021 | Updated 15:18 IST According to reports, Buterin has donated around 500 ETH and over 50 trillion SHIB (Shiba Inu) worth $1.14 billion to India covid relief fund, which has been started by Indian tech entrepreneur Sandeep Nailwal. Crypto company Ethereum's founder Vitalik Buterin has donated $1 billion worth of coins to India's COVID Crypto relief fund The donation is in the form of a meme digital currency called Shiba Inu coin, named after the dog breed.