Index
Funding Round: Vitalik Buterin SHIB Donation (Future of Life Institute (FLI))
Verdictpartial75%
1 check · 7/20/20261 → partial
Our claim
entire record- Name
- Vitalik Buterin SHIB Donation
- Date
- 2021
- Raised
- 500000000
- Raised Low
- 500000000
- Raised High
- 500000000
- Instrument
- donation
- Lead Investor
- Vitalik Buterin
- Lead Investor
- Vitalik Buterin
- Notes
Vitalik Buterin donated ~$665.8M nominal value in SHIB tokens to FLI in 2021. Approximately $500M was realized after liquidation. The majority of funds were transferred to a donor-advised fund and eventually capitalized the Future of Life Foundation (FLF), a sister organization. … expand
Vitalik Buterin donated ~$665.8M nominal value in SHIB tokens to FLI in 2021. Approximately $500M was realized after liquidation. The majority of funds were transferred to a donor-advised fund and eventually capitalized the Future of Life Foundation (FLF), a sister organization. FLI transferred $58.8M to FLF across 2022-2024. Source: Wikipedia, IRS 990 filings via ProPublica (EIN 47-1052538).
Source evidence
1 src · 1 checkpartial75%Haiku 4.5 · 7/20/2026
NoteThe source confirms that Vitalik Buterin provided funding to FLI in 2021 for a grant program, and the date (2021) matches the claim. However, the source states the amount as $25 million, not $500 million as claimed in the record. The record's name 'Vitalik Buterin SHIB Donation' references SHIB (Shiba Inu token), which is not mentioned in the source text. The source describes this as a '$25 million grant program' announcement in July 2021, whereas the claim asserts a $500 million donation. This is a significant discrepancy (20x difference) that cannot be reconciled as rounding or formatting variation. The record appears to conflate or misstate the actual donation amount.
Case № koo5umxkgGFiled 7/20/2026Confidence 75%