<p>Polkadot founder Gavin Wood has followed through on his promise to donate $5 million to Ukraine to support its efforts in its war with Russia.</p> <p>On February 27, Wood tweeted that if Ukraine were to post a Polkadot address, he would donate $5 million. The official Ukraine Twitter account <a href="https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/1498547710697345027">did so</a> earlier today, following on from a previous tweet asking for crypto donations.</p> <p>In response, Wood tweeted a <a href="https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/1x8aa2N2Ar9SQweJv9vsuZn3WYDHu7gMQu1RePjZuBe33Hv">transaction</a> showing a donation of 298,367 DOT to the address. At the current price of $19.33 per DOT, his donation is worth $5.8 million.</p> <p>So far the Polkadot address has received a total of $6 million in donations, including Wood's transaction.</p>