Ethereum Co-Founder Donates $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency to India COVID-19 Relief.<br />Ethereum Co-Founder Donates $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency to India COVID-19 Relief.<br />27-year-old Russian-Canadian programmer Vitalik Buterin donated $1 billion worth of shiba inu coin on May 12.<br />He transferred over 50 trillion shiba inu coins to the India Covid-Crypto Relief Fund.<br />Shiba inu coin is gaining popularity and touted by some as a "Dogecoin killer.".<br />Shiba inu coin is gaining popularity and touted by some as a "Dogecoin killer.".<br />Buterin also transferred about $1.9 million worth of ether to the relief fund.<br />He was just 19 years old when <br />he created ethereum in 2013.<br />When ether hit $3,500 on May 4 of this year, Buterin became a billionaire.<br />The digital currency continues to fluctuate, but it hit a new record of $4,385 earlier this week