We have received a confirmation email from the recipients of the donations. Let us join hands to promote meme-related charity initiatives, collaborate with charitable organizations, reduce harm to animals, and make the world a better place.
我们收到了来自被捐赠对象的邮件回复确认。让我们一起推动meme的慈善与慈善组织一起联动起来,减少动物伤害,让世界变得更加美好。
@VitalikButerin@Lewis_Bollard@CentreforEA@everydotorg
For anyone just discovering the AWF story, here's what happened:
@VitalikButerin donated 64 ETH to the Animal Welfare Fund because he believes animal welfare deserves more attention.
A community created an Ethereum token called $AWF with a simple mechanism: Every buy and sell routes a percentage of trading fees directly to the same Animal Welfare Fund.
Nobody expected what happened next.
People from more than 100 countries joined.
The community kept trading, building, creating, and spreading the story.
Today, more than 281 ETH has been routed toward animal welfare through this community.
No grants. No VC funding. No fundraising campaign.
Just decentralized coordination.
Whether you love meme coins or hate them, this raises an interesting question:
Can Ethereum communities become a new engine for funding public goods?
That's the real story.
The token is simply the mechanism.
The coordination is the innovation.
And the animals are the beneficiaries. 🐾
It all started with @VitalikButerin.
Your words inspired something real — a community built across 100+ countries, nearly 2,000 people, united by one belief: crypto can do good.
We didn’t just talk.
We acted.
288 ETH was donated through the official address associated with this movement.
And that’s where things stopped making sense.
No updates.
No transparency.
No communication from EA.
The same community that stepped forward with trust is now left with questions.
We are not here to accuse.
We are here because we believed — in the vision, in the system, and in the people behind it.
But belief cannot survive in silence.
If this movement truly stands for “doing good,” then accountability must be part of it.
@VitalikButerin — this community exists because of you.
And today, it is looking to you again.
Not for answers you don’t have —
but for attention, for a signal, for help in reconnecting with EA.
Even a small action — a reply, a like, a moment of acknowledgment —
would mean everything to those who chose to trust.
We are still here.
Still committed.
Still willing to carry this forward.
But we cannot do it alone.
Transparency is not a demand.
It’s the foundation of trust.
And right now, that foundation is shaking.
#AWF
#Ethereum
@ethereumJoseph@Lewis_Bollard@willmacaskill@elonmusk@AWF_ETHCTO
#B20
Crypto usually measures success in market cap.
What if we measured success differently?
Lives helped.
Animals protected.
Communities mobilized.
The scoreboard would look very different. 🐾
Vitalik, your 64 ETH donation to animal welfare really resonated. We took that spirit and built AWF as a pure community experiment: 2% automatic tax → public multisig, already >288 ETH donated, fully auditable on-chain. Zero middlemen, zero fees, participants from over 100 countries. It feels like Ethereum actually doing effective altruism at scale. Grateful you started this ripple.
@VitalikButerin
This message comes from a global community that is gradually losing its last remaining patience.
The AWF community, now consisting of over 1,900 members from more than 100 countries, came together under a shared belief — that blockchain could be used as a force for good, and that transparency, trust, and accountability are fundamental principles, not optional ideals.
Guided by that belief, the community collectively donated 288 ETH to the Effective Altruism initiative, using the exclusive donation address associated with you. Because this was a dedicated address connected to your advocacy, we understand that EA’s due diligence process would naturally involve contacting you directly.
However, this has also placed the community in a difficult position — we currently have no direct channel to reach EA, and all communication appears to be indirectly dependent on you. As of today, we have received no clear response regarding the status, allocation, or verification of these funds.
We fully respect that due diligence takes time. But the prolonged silence has led to growing uncertainty, and now serious concerns within the community.
Members are asking:
Where are the funds?
How are they being used?
What is the current status of EA’s review?
Why has there been no communication?
Why are we unable to reach EA at all?
At this stage, many community members have begun to seriously question the destination and purpose of the funds.
This situation is no longer just about a donation — it is about trust, credibility, and the integrity of a movement that encouraged people to give.
We are not here to accuse. We are here to seek clarity.
We sincerely hope that you could take a moment, despite your busy schedule, to help verify this matter, understand the AWF mechanism, and possibly check with EA on the current situation. It is also possible that EA does not yet fully understand how AWF operates, which may be contributing to the delay.
At present, we are completely unable to establish contact with EA.
Your involvement — even a brief acknowledgment or inquiry — could help restore confidence and bring much-needed transparency to the situation.
Despite everything, the community remains committed to continuing its charitable mission. We will carry on.
We sincerely wish you and your family continued health, safety, and strength.
@AWF_ETHCTO
AWF Community
@Lewis_Bollard
Vitalik, you’ve repeatedly said you don’t want money sent to you personally, but to causes that matter. The AWF community took your 64 ETH animal welfare donation as inspiration and has now contributed >288 ETH through a neutral 2% tax — all on-chain to a public multisig. Pure, transparent, no hype. Feels like real alignment with Ethereum’s original ideals.
Hi Vitalik,Your 64 ETH animal welfare donation became the spark for AWF. The community has now contributed over 288 ETH (more than 4x growth) via a 2% on-chain transaction tax — all sent directly to a transparent public multisig. Zero team allocation, zero VC cuts, fully auditable, with participants from 100+ countries. This is Ethereum doing real-world good at scale. Thank you for leading the way
@VitalikButerin Vitalik has always emphasized that he doesn’t want people sending him money directly. Instead, he encourages supporting real charitable causes. This AWF project perfectly aligns with his wish: no coins were sent to Vitalik personally. The 2% transaction tax from the meme coin is automatically routed to a transparent multisig address dedicated to animal welfare. Vitalik himself donated 64 ETH and called for more attention to animal suffering, factory farming, and alternative solutions. So far, the AWF community has already donated 280+ ETH through the trading tax (far exceeding Vitalik’s personal donation), all fully on-chain and verifiable. This is real Ethereum-style charity — turning trading volume into sustained public goods, while fully respecting Vitalik’s principles.
@VitalikButerin Hi Vitalik,Your 64 ETH donation to animal welfare really touched the AWF community. What started as your act of kindness has grown into something bigger — we’ve now donated over 288 ETH through a simple 2% automatic tax, all going straight to a public multisig wallet. Completely grassroots, no middlemen, no fees — just people from 100+ countries trying to do good on-chain. Thank you for showing us that crypto can have a heart. Hope you see how far your ripple has spread
@VitalikButerin Hi Vitalik,Your 64 ETH animal welfare donation became the spark for AWF. The community has now contributed over 288 ETH (more than 4x growth) via a 2% on-chain transaction tax — all sent directly to a transparent public multisig. Zero team allocation, zero VC cuts, fully auditable, with participants from 100+ countries. This is Ethereum doing real-world good at scale. Thank you for leading the way
Vitalik! Your 64 ETH animal welfare donation planted a seed — and the AWF community turned it into a movement! We’ve already donated over 288 ETH through a 2% automatic on-chain tax, all flowing straight to a public multisig wallet. 100% community-run, no fees, no hype — just pure, transparent impact from people in 100+ countries. Ethereum isn’t just for trading — it’s for making the world better. Thanks for the inspiration! Hope you see this
Hi Vitalik,AWF community took your 64 ETH animal welfare donation as inspiration and has now donated over 288 ETH via 2% on-chain tax to a public multisig. Fully transparent, community-driven (100+ countries), no team cuts. Just grassroots efforts to amplify your positive impact. Thank you for leading by example
Vitalik has always emphasized that he doesn’t want people sending him money directly. Instead, he encourages supporting real charitable causes. This AWF project perfectly aligns with his wish: no coins were sent to Vitalik personally. The 2% transaction tax from the meme coin is automatically routed to a transparent multisig address dedicated to animal welfare. Vitalik himself donated 64 ETH and called for more attention to animal suffering, factory farming, and alternative solutions. So far, the AWF community has already donated 280+ ETH through the trading tax (far exceeding Vitalik’s personal donation), all fully on-chain and verifiable. This is real Ethereum-style charity — turning trading volume into sustained public goods, while fully respecting Vitalik’s principles.
Interesting observation:
Money scales.
Technology scales.
But coordination scales too.
And sometimes coordination ends up being the most powerful multiplier of all.
281 ETH might be the result.
Coordination is the story. 🐾
@VitalikButerin Hi Vitalik,Your 64 ETH animal welfare donation became the spark for AWF. The community has now contributed over 288 ETH (more than 4x growth) via a 2% on-chain transaction tax — all sent directly to a transparent public multisig. Zero team allocation, zero VC cuts, fully auditable, with participants from 100+ countries. This is Ethereum doing real-world good at scale. Thank you for leading the way
Hi Lewis, Hope you're doing well. Last time we spoke, you kindly offered to help contact the AWF (Animal Welfare Fund) foundation for us. Just wanted to gently follow up and ask if there's any update on that? We're still very excited about the potential collaboration and would really appreciate any progress or feedback. Thank you again for your help and all the great work you do for animal welfare!
Hi Vitalik,The AWF (Animal Welfare Fund) community took your iconic 64 ETH animal welfare donation as inspiration. Since then, we’ve collectively donated over 288 ETH to the same public multisig wallet — all through a 2% automatic on-chain transaction tax. No team allocation, no VC cut, 100% transparent and auditable.This isn’t just another meme project. It’s a grassroots movement proving that Ethereum can be a powerful tool for effective altruism and real-world good — directly helping animals while staying fully decentralized.We’re a global community (100+ countries) simply trying to amplify the positive impact you started.Thank you for leading by example. Hope you see this as a small but meaningful ripple from the community