The web3 community began to express their opinion that NFTs, cryptocurrencies, and decentralised autonomous organisations, or DAOs, could help the Ukrainian people even as Putin’s soldiers fought them by land, sea, and air not long after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine this week. “We have the power to help,” said the crypto investor, entrepreneur, and Bored Ape owner David Gokhshtein. “Web3 is positioned to help people during oppression,” agreed Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave, a decentralized finance protocol. Web3 is positioned to help people during oppression. Decentralization ensures infrastructure for donations, freedom of speech and connectivity. Together we can make a difference by helping the people in 🇺🇦. @Ukraine_DAO is one initiative and we need more. LFGive! — stani.eth (👻,🌿) (@StaniKulechov) February 25, 2022 Matt Medved, the co-founder and CEO of an NFT news and analysis site, wondered how the community could “come together.” How can the NFT community come together to help Ukraine? 🇺🇦 — medved (@mattmedved) February 24, 2022 The co-founder of Origin Protocol asked if any NFT creators were ‘interested in linking up to do a 100% for charity drop for Ukraine relief.’ Any NFT creators interested in linking up to do a 100% for charity drop for Ukraine relief? @OriginProtocol will waive all proceeds and market heavily. Reply or DM. — Matthew Liu (matthewliu.eth) (@matthewliu) February 24, 2022 Some viewe...
