The SENS Research Foundation, a charitable organization that funds research on age-related diseases , received $ 2.4 million from Ethereum Buterin, according to a press release on the charity 's website on Friday, Feb. 1.

The foundation was founded in 2009 by Aubrey de Gray, a gerontologist who is looking for rejuvenating therapies to extend the biological age of people, hoping to allow humans to live longer than ever before.

Buterin, who is quoted in the press release as a "fan of Aubrey's works since [he] read Ending Aging [de Grey’s book] as a teenager", also stated: