Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin ‘Adopts’ Viral Hippo Moo DengButerin’s $300,000 contribution will support the Khao Kheow Open Zoo operations and the advancement of a devoted display for Moo Deng and her household.
Dec 27, 2024, 1:47 p.m. UTC
Moo Deng (Youtube screenshot)
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Stalled bitcoin (BTC) and crypto rates might not be bringing joyful cheer to traders, however some with cash are attempting to spread out the goodwill around.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated he ‘d accepted an invite to be the “adoptive dad” of pygmy hippo Moo Deng when she matures. He is likewise contributing 10 million Thai baht ($300,000) to the Khao Kheow Open Zoo near Bangkok where the five-month-old lives, he stated in a Thursday publishing on X.
The contributions, made in Moo Deng’s name, will be utilized to update basic zoo operations and produce a devoted pygmy hippo environment within the properties.
Buterin stated the contributions began the back of the “fantastic hospitality of Thailand” throughout November’s yearly Ethereum designer conference, and were a “gesture of relationship and regard” to all of the nation.
“What much better method to do that than through a Christmas present to somebody who is dear to all Thai individuals, Moo Deng, and who has actually turned into one of the most unanticipated and crucial Thai stars on the world phase,” Buterin stated in a letter to the zoo.
Thanks for the warm welcome to the household and your work for wild animals!
I’m delighted to be adoptive daddy to Moo Deng as she matures over the next 2y and support her with my 10M THB contribution, possibly more as I reserve 88 ETH for+ frens. May they live long and flourish pic.twitter.com/l24vPybhTi
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) December 26, 2024
Moo Deng, or bouncy pork in Thai, ended up being a popular web meme previously this year after pictures of her went viral online. She has 2 brother or sisters, bro Moo Toon (stewed pork) and sis Moo Waan (sweet pork).
A memecoin she influenced, MOODENG on Solana, went likewise viral and struck a market capitalization of above $600 million in November after bagging listings on prominent exchanges such as Binance and Coinbase.
MOODENG was the very first token themed on an animal aside from a pet dog or feline to gather huge trading volumes and is thought about by some to be the very first Thai memecoin.
Token costs are down 60% from peak, nevertheless, as much of Moo Deng’s appeal stays concentrated within Thailand and surrounding markets.
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