‘Historical moment’: Digital art auction for Ukrainian medical aid set to launch in London, Ont.
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A London, Ont., resident from Ukraine is helping to support the individuals fighting in his home country with an upcoming charitable event.
A London, Ont., resident from Ukraine is helping to support the individuals fighting in his home country with an upcoming charitable event.
Dimitry Tarabanov is working in collaboration with Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation to organize Avatars for Ukraine, a charity auction featuring digital art pieces known as non-fungible tokens (NFT) — a form of crypto technology that can neither be replaced nor interchanged because every digital “footprint” is monitored.
All proceeds from the auction will go towards medical aid for Ukrainian soldiers.
“We have injured defenders of Ukraine who have been protecting it for three months,” said Tarabanov. “There are thousands of injured people, and we would like to start helping them as soon as possible.”
Mykhailo Fedorov, vice-prime minister of Ukraine as the minister of digital transformation, shared the news of the upcoming event on his social media platforms.
“Ukraine’s top video game developers together with digital artists created a charity NFT collection Avatars for Ukraine,” he said.
A total of 70 artists are participating in the auction on May 19, following the theme of reflecting the war and “the incarnations of the spirit of Ukraine in its fight for existence,” according to the Avatars for Ukraine website.