# Aid For Ukraine **Domain:** Wartime fundraising / Ukraine **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Aid For Ukraine** was launched in March 2022 by Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation with Everstake and FTX as an official cryptocurrency-fundraising mechanism supporting the armed forces and humanitarian programs. ## Significance It demonstrates that a state under invasion can expose cryptographic addresses to a global donor population and rapidly capitalize a wartime treasury. It does not establish that the separate IT Army of Ukraine accepted these funds or was a crypto-funded cyber force. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Aid For Ukraine](https://aid-for-ukraine.io/) ## Routes [[wiki/Crypto Conflict Crowdfunding|Crypto Conflict Crowdfunding]] · [[wiki/Everstake|Everstake]] · [[wiki/IT Army of Ukraine|IT Army of Ukraine]] · [[wiki/Crowdfunded Cyber Formation|Crowdfunded Cyber Formation]]