02-27-2022, 12:36 AM
Vitalik Tweets To Be Careful Donating Crypto Without Verification
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t20iz5/vitalik_tweets_to_be_careful_donating_crypto/"> <img src="https://external-preview.redd.it/xf5WRDvubf0PhY4le0v4W4wr81N87tj2wQnRGoW9Td8.jpg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=06f7f5451936bc461c285fe1d29a2dc49ca32b4b" alt="Vitalik Tweets To Be Careful Donating Crypto Without Verification" title="Vitalik Tweets To Be Careful Donating Crypto Without Verification" /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><h1>UPDATE:</h1> <p>The wallet addresses has been verified and confirmed to be legit, but as always - Be careful when sending crypto, since transactions are irreversible</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://etherscan.io/address/0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14">https://etherscan.io/address/0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14</a> - The Wallet Address has also been tagged by Etherscan as legit</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/s3crqk4qi7k81.png?width=596&format=png&auto=webp&s=36016d16d45279cab014c4d3f27decb30de26ec4">https://preview.redd.it/s3crqk4qi7k81.png?width=596&format=png&auto=webp&s=36016d16d45279cab014c4d3f27decb30de26ec4</a></p> <p><strong>Transcript:</strong></p> <p>To follow up on <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin">@VitalikButerin</a>'s tweet, I've confirmed directly with Ukrainian Ambassador <a href="https://twitter.com/olex_scherba">@olex_scherba</a>that the addresses are correct and in the control of the Ukrainian govt. Give!!! Defending free and open societies may be the best thing we ever do with our BTC and ETH...</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/zg4y9w88i7k81.png?width=597&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa207e2c97d2ec9e77a279aaa65eb89da16db3c5">https://preview.redd.it/zg4y9w88i7k81.png?width=597&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa207e2c97d2ec9e77a279aaa65eb89da16db3c5</a></p> <p><strong>Transcript:</strong></p> <p>Getting some confirmations from a couple sources that it's legit. Deleting my warning for now. But continue to be vigilant, and always be slow and careful when sending irreversible crypto transactions.</p> <p>​</p> <p>​</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/5mou191v87k81.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=7a5340f04a138f3d3e7407714a4c5e185de155bb">TL;DR Don't Trust, but Verify</a></p> <p><strong>Transcript:</strong></p> <p>Please DO NOT send BTC/ETH/USDT to that address in the tweet from the Ukraine account without verification. There have been *a lot* of hacks alongside this invasion, this could easily be a hack.</p> <p>This info environment is as hostile as it gets, exercise extreme vigilance.</p> <p>​</p> <p>Looking at this it was obvious Vitalik was pointing on these tweets</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/hcqnk38s97k81.png?width=599&format=png&auto=webp&s=81fd17e3822516ed8a040db4cd89bf6e88896dbf">https://preview.redd.it/hcqnk38s97k81.png?width=599&format=png&auto=webp&s=81fd17e3822516ed8a040db4cd89bf6e88896dbf</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/os09vhv2a7k81.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=a71cffb31b79d216e6817bd2d8ed9f53dd1d7203">https://preview.redd.it/os09vhv2a7k81.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=a71cffb31b79d216e6817bd2d8ed9f53dd1d7203</a></p> <p><strong>Transcript:</strong></p> <p>Stand with the people of Ukraine. Now accepting cryptocurrency donations. Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT.</p> <p>BTC - <a href="https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P">357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P</a></p> <p>ETH and USDT (ERC-20) - <a href="https://etherscan.io/address/0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14">0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14</a> (and <a href="https://bscscan.com/address/0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14">BSC Scan</a>)</p> <p>​</p> <p>As always, be careful when sending donations in crypto, since it's really hard to verify the owners of crypto wallets without much proof</p> <p>​</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Lee911123"> /u/Lee911123 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t20iz5/vitalik_tweets_to_be_careful_donating_crypto/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t20iz5/vitalik_tweets_to_be_careful_donating_crypto/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>Kind Regards R
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t20iz5/vitalik_tweets_to_be_careful_donating_crypto/"> <img src="https://external-preview.redd.it/xf5WRDvubf0PhY4le0v4W4wr81N87tj2wQnRGoW9Td8.jpg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=06f7f5451936bc461c285fe1d29a2dc49ca32b4b" alt="Vitalik Tweets To Be Careful Donating Crypto Without Verification" title="Vitalik Tweets To Be Careful Donating Crypto Without Verification" /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><h1>UPDATE:</h1> <p>The wallet addresses has been verified and confirmed to be legit, but as always - Be careful when sending crypto, since transactions are irreversible</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://etherscan.io/address/0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14">https://etherscan.io/address/0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14</a> - The Wallet Address has also been tagged by Etherscan as legit</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/s3crqk4qi7k81.png?width=596&format=png&auto=webp&s=36016d16d45279cab014c4d3f27decb30de26ec4">https://preview.redd.it/s3crqk4qi7k81.png?width=596&format=png&auto=webp&s=36016d16d45279cab014c4d3f27decb30de26ec4</a></p> <p><strong>Transcript:</strong></p> <p>To follow up on <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin">@VitalikButerin</a>'s tweet, I've confirmed directly with Ukrainian Ambassador <a href="https://twitter.com/olex_scherba">@olex_scherba</a>that the addresses are correct and in the control of the Ukrainian govt. Give!!! Defending free and open societies may be the best thing we ever do with our BTC and ETH...</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/zg4y9w88i7k81.png?width=597&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa207e2c97d2ec9e77a279aaa65eb89da16db3c5">https://preview.redd.it/zg4y9w88i7k81.png?width=597&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa207e2c97d2ec9e77a279aaa65eb89da16db3c5</a></p> <p><strong>Transcript:</strong></p> <p>Getting some confirmations from a couple sources that it's legit. Deleting my warning for now. But continue to be vigilant, and always be slow and careful when sending irreversible crypto transactions.</p> <p>​</p> <p>​</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/5mou191v87k81.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=7a5340f04a138f3d3e7407714a4c5e185de155bb">TL;DR Don't Trust, but Verify</a></p> <p><strong>Transcript:</strong></p> <p>Please DO NOT send BTC/ETH/USDT to that address in the tweet from the Ukraine account without verification. There have been *a lot* of hacks alongside this invasion, this could easily be a hack.</p> <p>This info environment is as hostile as it gets, exercise extreme vigilance.</p> <p>​</p> <p>Looking at this it was obvious Vitalik was pointing on these tweets</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/hcqnk38s97k81.png?width=599&format=png&auto=webp&s=81fd17e3822516ed8a040db4cd89bf6e88896dbf">https://preview.redd.it/hcqnk38s97k81.png?width=599&format=png&auto=webp&s=81fd17e3822516ed8a040db4cd89bf6e88896dbf</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/os09vhv2a7k81.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=a71cffb31b79d216e6817bd2d8ed9f53dd1d7203">https://preview.redd.it/os09vhv2a7k81.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=a71cffb31b79d216e6817bd2d8ed9f53dd1d7203</a></p> <p><strong>Transcript:</strong></p> <p>Stand with the people of Ukraine. Now accepting cryptocurrency donations. Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT.</p> <p>BTC - <a href="https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P">357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P</a></p> <p>ETH and USDT (ERC-20) - <a href="https://etherscan.io/address/0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14">0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14</a> (and <a href="https://bscscan.com/address/0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14">BSC Scan</a>)</p> <p>​</p> <p>As always, be careful when sending donations in crypto, since it's really hard to verify the owners of crypto wallets without much proof</p> <p>​</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Lee911123"> /u/Lee911123 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t20iz5/vitalik_tweets_to_be_careful_donating_crypto/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t20iz5/vitalik_tweets_to_be_careful_donating_crypto/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>Kind Regards R