Vitalik Buterin’s Balvi science fund and the Gates Foundation put $20 million into PopVax’s COVID-19 vaccine program, with Balvi’s money traced to Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens sent to Buterin without his consent. According to BeInCrypto, PopVax dosed its first two volunteers in Melbourne on August 31 and plans to make the vaccine open-source after Phase I ends. SHIB fell 4.33% in 24 hours and 9.64% over seven days, even as the Shiba Inu team said it is showing early breakout signs.