Child of Future of Life Institute (FLI)
Metadata
| Source Table | funding_rounds |
| Source ID | koo5umxkgG |
| Source URL | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Life_Institute |
| Parent | Future of Life Institute (FLI) |
| Children | — |
| Created | May 16, 2026, 11:23 AM |
| Updated | May 16, 2026, 11:23 AM |
| Synced | May 16, 2026, 11:23 AM |
Record Data
id | koo5umxkgG |
companyId | Future of Life Institute (FLI)(organization) |
companyEntityId | Future of Life Institute (FLI)(organization) |
companyDisplayName | — |
name | Vitalik Buterin SHIB Donation |
date | 2021 |
raised | 500000000 |
raisedLow | 500000000 |
raisedHigh | 500000000 |
valuation | — |
valuationLow | — |
valuationHigh | — |
instrument | donation |
leadInvestor | Vitalik Buterin |
leadInvestorEntityId | — |
leadInvestorDisplayName | Vitalik Buterin |
source | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Life_Institute |
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. FLI transferred $58.… |
Source Check Verdicts
partial75% confidence
Last checked: 7/20/2026
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Thing ID: koo5umxkgG
Source Table: funding_rounds
Source ID: koo5umxkgG
Parent Thing ID: sid_d9sWZtyVwg