Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, donated nearly $300,000 to the Khao Kheow Zoo in Thailand. The funds will be used to build a new home for the dwarf hippopotamus Moo Deng, who has become an internet sensation
Vitalik personally visited the zoo in November 2024 and was impressed by the care the staff showed to the animals. In his letter, he expressed his desire to become a «foster father» to Moo Deng while she grows up
Following the news, the meme coin related to the hippo surged briefly but quickly dropped again
This isn’t Buterin’s first donation for animal welfare — he previously transferred 200 ETH to the Animal Welfare Fund.