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    How Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s ‘joke coins’ helped Sandeep Nailwal build a $213-mn initiative

    Started by Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal as Crypto Relief Fund in 2021 during COVID times, it was rebranded as Blockchain for Impact on July 30, with Buterin attending the event. BFI will now fund healthcare projects, with a 10-year plan.

    Debangana Ghosh
    August 03, 2023 / 14:07 IST
    How Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s ‘joke coins’ helped Sandeep Nailwal build a $213-mn initiative

    (L-R) Sandeep Nailwal, Co-founder, Polygon, and Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder, Ethereum

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