Vitalik Buterin age 24 the creator of Ethereum the second largest cryptocurrency has donated $2.4 million of his own personal ETH to help fight age related diseases. He first became interested in the topic of curing age related diseases when he was a teenager after reading the book Ending Aging written by Dr. de Grey and Michael Rae. The donation was contributed to the SENS Research Foundation which intends to combat age related disease through researching them and creating medicine to fight them.
Vitalik Buterin said in a statement:
“I’ve been a fan of Aubrey’s work since I first read Ending Aging when I was a teenager, and I am happy to have been blessed with the opportunity to personally support SENS’s efforts.”
He concluded:
“Their focus on creating solutions to the diseases of aging, one of the greatest problems facing humanity, is very much in line with my goal to positively impact the lives of millions of people around the world.”
Vitalik Buterin is proving to society that cryptocurrency can be donated and it has the possibility to change people's life.
Source: http://bitguru.co.uk/vitalik-donates-ether-to-improve-aging/
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