The cryptocurrency community, which came together on social media, donated more than $ 800,000 to a child who suffered from leukemia.
An account on Twitter called 'Dudes Posting Their W's' was briefly posted yesterday by J.O. He shared a video of a boy named John Oliver Zippay, known as
According to the CNN report, J.O. was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 3 years old. Having been treated for 3 years, J.O. completed his last chemotherapy session in December 2019, and when he returned to school, he was greeted with applause by other students.
The cryptocurrency community has come together
The video, which went viral with more than 40,000 retweets and 500,000 likes, also reached the cryptocurrency community. A user named “Ice Bagz” took action at around 21:00 yesterday evening to find the contact details of the child.
Having reached the family's contact information, Ice Bagz said at around 01:00 today, “I talked to his father for half an hour. These people really need help and we'll help. Soon (one for O.J.) meta wallet will be installed. I will share the information. " found in the description.
A donation campaign has been launched for the family in financial difficulties due to O.J.'s treatment costs. The campaign spread with the participation of names such as FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, CryptoCobain and Cinneamhain Ventures partner Adam Cochran.
For the 12-hour campaign, cryptocurrencies with a total value of over $ 800,000 were collected.