American actor and venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher joined San Francisco's Ripple Cryptomanne Company to surprise talk show host Ellen DeGeneres with a birthday present: a $ 4 million donation to the Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund, paid with XRP.
Kutcher, co-founder of venture capital firm Sound Ventures, made the donation on behalf of Ripple during the Wednesday episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, explaining that they had invented the plan during a recent investment meeting.
"So we were meeting with these people and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and CEO Brad Garlinghouse were talking to us about the ethics of this company and this platform and how they really care about being an ethical company and giving a portion. this platform for people who are doing well in the world, "he said, adding,
"We told Ripple, there's this incredible human being and all they do is think of other people to whom we can help. Whether it's New Orleans, Montecito, or the people who come here, the people out there, you're always thinking about everyone and we wanted to show you that people are thinking about you. "
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Kutcher - who mentioned that Sound Ventures is investing in Ripple - made the transaction on the fly using an XRP payment application, highlighting the cryptomore's ability to facilitate near-instant transnational transactions.
"Now, usually people leave with a big check and sign giant, but now we can transfer it to the Rwandan francs right now, and all you have to do is push this button," he said.
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Kutcher has been very optimistic about Bitcoin and other crypto-coins. He also invested in the crypto-currency payment processor, BitPay, through A-Grade Investments, a risk fund he co-founded.
Ripple, meanwhile, has donated tens of millions of dollars in XRP to nonprofits in recent months. The company donated $ 29 million in XRP to fund all 35,000 classroom projects on the crowdfunding educational website.