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Serious question: If an Ethereum community can generate 279 ETH for animal welfare... What should happen next? Animal shelters? Rescue centers? Research grants? Educational campaigns? The story might just be getting started. 🐾

Forget the token for a second. Here's the experiment: Can a decentralized internet community generate meaningful funding for animal welfare simply by coordinating around a shared story? 279 ETH later... The answer appears to be yes. Ethereum is testing something bigger than finance. 🐾

Lewis, We recently received emails from the EA Funds team confirming that they have received information regarding the donations and are currently reviewing our project. They mentioned that the donations are unusual and requested information about who we are, where we are based, and whether we are a registered fundraising organization. If possible, please help communicate the following to the Animal Welfare Fund administration: AWF ETH CTO is a global, decentralized Ethereum community composed of members, donors, supporters, and investors from many countries around the world. We do not have a centralized governing body; instead, we operate through trusted community contributors who voluntarily dedicate their time and effort to maintaining and growing the project. What makes our donations unusual is that they are not traditional transfers from one wallet to another. The #AWF token's smart contract on Ethereum automatically collects a 2% fee from transactions, and those funds are automatically directed toward animal welfare initiatives through the same donation address that has also been used by Vitalik Buterin for his contributions to the Animal Welfare Fund. All donations are publicly verifiable on-chain and can be tracked through our donation tools: Donation Tracker: animalwelfarefund.xyz On-Chain Tracker: awf-chain-tracker.vercel.app Telegram Community: t.me/AWFzhongwen Official X Account: @AWF_ETHCTO We have also registered a transparent public campaign through Everyorg under the name AWF ETH CTO, where information about our community and mission is available. Our hope is to establish a direct communication channel between the AWF ETH CTO community and EA Funds. Having a dedicated point of contact would help strengthen cooperation, improve transparency, and support the long-term sustainability of this donation mechanism. We believe this project can serve as an example of how blockchain innovation can create perpetual charitable giving for important causes. None of this would be possible without Ethereum, the vision of Vitalik Buterin, and the example he has set through his support for animal welfare and effective philanthropy. As community members, donors, and supporters, we invest our time, energy, and resources into this mission. We hope for the support of both EA Funds and Vitalik as we continue working toward a future where charitable giving can become sustainable, transparent, and effectively limitless. Thank you for your time and support. Long live the evolution of human consciousness, compassion, and empathy for all species. AWF ETH CTO Community @Lewis_Bollard @VitalikButerin @EffectvAltruism

Vitalik: donates 64 ETH Ethereum community: "Understood." accidentally turns it into 279 ETH Vitalik: 🤔 Community: "Don't look at us. We're trying to figure out what happened too." 🐾😂 animalwelfarefund.xyz

Crypto Doing Real Good – This is the true Vitalik spirit!From a single memecoin $AWF, the community has consistently donated 240+ ETH directly on-chain — irreversible — to the Animal Welfare Fund. No empty slogans, no fake calls to action — just transparent actions and encrypted kindness. @AWF_ETHCTO @VitalikButerin is the one who inspired the entire Ethereum ecosystem: building technology so that anyone can do good in a trustless and decentralized way. 2026 is the year Ethereum reclaims self-sovereignty & trustlessness — easier full nodes, stronger privacy, and cypherpunk values coming back stronger than ever. Vitalik is not just the “father of Ethereum.” He is a living example of using crypto to solve real-world problems — environment, animal welfare, education, healthcare — without corrupt middlemen.$AWF is doing exactly what Vitalik has always supported: Effective Altruism + On-chain transparency.Let’s support $AWF together so Vitalik can see that the Ethereum community doesn’t just trade — we actually change the real world.Encrypting goodness. Building the better future.Tag: @VitalikButerin @ethereum @EffectvAltruism

After unremitting efforts, our community members have finally reached a preliminary contact with the Animal Charity Fund. Protecting animals is never a slogan. Encrypting goodness. We have helped the Animal Gate with our real actions. Can you join us?@VitalikButerin @EffectvAltruism @Lewis_Bollard @CentreforEA @everydotorg @ethereum @etherum_found

Good morning, Ethereum. ☀️ 279 ETH donated to animal welfare. What's fascinating is that this keeps growing whether anyone is watching or not. No announcements. No incentives. No grants. Just people who believed a good idea was worth supporting. @VitalikButerin started the spark with 64 ETH. The community carried the flame to 279 ETH. That's a pretty remarkable coordination story. 🐾

We all deserve this sense of responsibility to protect animals. Our community has donated $50-60w to the animal protection fund to protect animals. @VitalikButerin @EffectvAltruism @Lewis_Bollard @BBCBreaking

我们想把一个可以落地的Meme做的有人情味。 一 现在的一级市场二级市场，大家都在急着变现。 流动性越来越差，每个人都盯着退出窗口，没人愿意多等一秒。这没什么好指责的——资本的世界里，耐心是奢侈品，不是日用品。 我也在这个市场里。但最近，我开始慢慢静下心来，做了一件需要耐心的事。 二 这件事的起点，是一个叫AWF的代币。 它的机制很简单：每笔交易收2%的税，这笔钱用于捐赠动物救助。 其实这个项目最早是因为 @VitalikButerin 再次捐赠了64个ETH给动物福利基金，才被大家看到的。那时候市值一下冲到接近600万。但热度过后，慢慢没人再提起，市值一度跌到30多万。 后来，社区里的人把项目重新捡了起来，一点点有了起色，前后捐赠了大概五六十万美元。可终归抵不过时间。有人来，有人走。更让人难受的是动物福利基金的“冷暴力”——收到了这么一大笔捐款，却几乎一声不吭。社区里甚至开始有人怀疑：钱是不是进了个人的口袋？ 人心就是这样一点一点散掉的。 但就在项目快要被彻底遗忘的时候，我们这群不甘心的人——把它又捧了起来。 自从开始建设这个项目，我的推特首页突然变了样。算法像是一下子看穿了我，每天推给我的都是——被铁链拴到皮包骨的狗、被遗弃在雨夜的猫、被活生生偷走送上餐桌的伴侣动物。 每刷到一条，心就揪一次。 我不理解。为什么会有人对生命毫无敬畏？ 但我又能理解。人本来就是多样的，每个人都有自己的想法。只是有些想法，让人心寒。 三 我从17年开始养动物，现在家里有两猫一狗。 养过宠物的人都知道，动物是有感情的。你下班回家，狗会在门口摇尾巴；你心情不好，猫会悄悄蹭过来趴在你腿上。它们会表达，会依赖，会用它们有限的方式告诉你：我知道你对我好。 但大部分人选择忽视。 小时候在农村。那时候农村环境不好，偷东西的事时有发生，所以家家户户养狗。那些狗不是什么名贵品种，就是土狗，但它们是真的在看家。陌生人靠近，它们第一个冲出去叫。夜里有什么动静，它们比谁都警觉。 可它们防不了偷狗的。 一针麻药，一根套索，一条命就没了。 动物保护了人，却保护不了自己。 这就是悲哀。 四 做慈善这件事，我一开始不敢想。 没那个资金。自己也就是个普通人，每个月房贷车贷一还，哪来的余力去捐款？ 但在建设AWF的过程中，我慢慢想明白了一个道理。 一开始我也不理解：为什么这么好的事，大家不来参与？ 后来我懂了。人对长期的事情是没有耐心的。大多数人买这个代币，不是因为想做慈善，而是因为它能涨。是因为有预期。 人是一种很奇怪的动物。 你跟他说：“捐点钱吧，帮助流浪动物。”他大概率会拒绝。不是因为他冷漠，而是他自己也活得不容易。 但你跟他说：“有个币，你买了大概率会涨，不过每笔交易有2%的税，这个税会捐给动物救助。”他会毫不犹豫地买入。 毕竟人都是利己的。自己都吃不饱穿不暖就谈慈善，其实很虚伪。这是人之常情，没什么可羞耻的。 所以后来我想明白了：2%的交易税作为捐款，即使他不是真的想捐，但他愿意为这个“能涨”的预期买单。这就够了。 既能满足利己的心，同时也能帮到动物救助。 所以我们不希望这个代币就这样结束了。 五 最开始，社区只有10个人。 10个互不相识的人，在一个群里，每天讨论怎么把这个事做下去。 慢慢地，10个人变成了100多人，又从100多人变成了1000多人。 印尼的、巴西的、韩国的伙伴，一个一个加进来。还有一位曾经建设$4的外国友人，他没有透露自己来自哪个国家，只是默默地付出，默默地坚持。 巴西有两位伙伴，让我印象特别深。 一位每天在想怎么写好文章、怎么宣传。就为了让更多人看到。 另一位，我们叫他“海绵宝宝”。因为他的头像是海绵宝宝。他在YouTube有8万粉丝，在Instagram有5万粉丝。不算大网红，但也不是小透明了。 他每天买10美元。不是很多，但每天都买。从不间断。 今天，他说终于买够了他的筹码。 不为别的。他就是想帮。 来自全球不同人种、不同肤色的人，都在为这个项目努力着。语言不通就靠翻译软件，时差不同就轮流盯。大家只有一个共同的心愿：希望能捐赠更多的资金，帮到更多的动物。 六 上个星期，社区的氛围降到了冰点。 价格跌了，热情淡了，群里安静得可怕。有些人走了，有些人开始怀疑。 就在这个时候，我们的群友奥斯汀带来了一条消息。 基金会的金主，正式回复了。 那个晚上，群里炸了。 “真的吗？！”“确认了？！”“天哪！”…… 大家像疯了一样刷屏。有人发了流泪的表情，有人连发了好几条语音喊了出来。那种感觉很难形容——就好像在黑暗里走了很久，突然看到一束光。 从那以后，只要有一点点希望，我们都会在X上不停地宣传这个项目。 不是为了拉盘，不是为了炒作。 只是想让更多人知道：有一个地方，你买一个代币，它会涨，同时它也会救一条命。 七 我不知道这个项目最后会走向哪里。 也许它会归零，也许它会成为一段被遗忘的记忆。 但我知道的是：那些来自印尼、巴西、韩国、还有那位匿名的朋友，以及海绵宝宝、奥斯汀和所有坚持下来的人——我们没有白费力气。 至少这段时间，因为我们的坚持不断有人参与项目，贡献了2%的交易税，那些钱变成了流浪动物的粮食、疫苗和手术费。 动物保护了人。 人这一次，也该保护动物了。 它们也值得被好好对待。 @Lewis_Bollard @elonmusk @AWF_ETHCTO

Friend: "So what does your meme coin actually do?" Me: "Well... it donated 278 ETH to animal welfare." Friend: "No seriously." Me: "I am serious." Friend: "..." Ethereum is a strange place. 🐾💎 animalwelfarefund.xyz

@VitalikButerin A genuine question: If a decentralized community expands a 64 ETH donation into 277 ETH for the same cause... what exactly is being compounded? Capital? Attention? Culture? Or coordination itself? Curious how you think about it. 🐾

Good morning, Ethereum. ☀️ 277 ETH donated to animal welfare. What interests me most isn't the amount. It's the mechanism. One person donates 64 ETH. Thousands of strangers across the world coordinate around the same mission. The result becomes 277 ETH. Maybe the most valuable thing Ethereum creates isn't capital. Maybe it's coordination. 🐾 animalwelfarefund.xyz @VitalikButerin

@VitalikButerin A question I've been thinking about: At what point does a meme stop being a meme and become a coordination mechanism? Your original 64 ETH donation inspired a community. Today that community has already routed 277 ETH toward animal welfare. No grants. No foundation funding. No traditional fundraising campaign. Just thousands of people coordinating around a shared idea. Is this still a meme? Or is this exactly the kind of emergent coordination Ethereum was built for? 🐾 animalwelfarefund.xyz

277 ETH donated. Some people see a chart. Some people see a market cap. I see a community that refused to let a good idea die. Whatever happens next, nobody can take away what has already been achieved: 277 ETH for animal welfare. Thousands of people united by a common purpose. One of the most unusual stories Ethereum has produced in years. Diamond hands aren't defined by price. They're defined by conviction. 💎🐾 animalwelfarefund.xyz

@VitalikButerin Serious question. If a community takes a 64 ETH donation and turns it into 277 ETH for the same cause... what is the correct word for that? Meme? Movement? Coordination? Public goods? Genuinely curious how you would classify it. 🐾