Ukraine War Bonds Are a Chance to GameStop the Evil Empire
Lending Ukraine's government money in the middle of an invasion combines the best of meme and ESG investing.
The satisfaction of helping to hand $277 million to a government fighting the good fight.
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Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine induces a feeling of helplessness in people who are not fans of autocracy or war crimes. We want to help, but short of strapping on a rifle and heading for Kyiv, there’s not much we can do besides maybe turning our Twitter avatars gold and blue.
One classic way to alleviate this feeling is to send money. And people are donating to the many charitable groups helping Putin’s victims in Ukraine. People are donating lots of crypto, too. This may feel like a dubious favor, considering crypto’s wild volatility, but most of the swings have been upward these days.