One of the most beautiful things about Ethereum is that meaningful ideas don’t stay isolated for long.
Vitalik Buterin donated 64 ETH to support animal welfare.
Then thousands of people across the internet decided to stand beside that idea.
Now the community has collectively routed over 260 ETH toward Animal Welfare Fund.
The community development work is progressing steadily. We sincerely appreciate the CentreforEA and @everydotorg recognition of our community's charitable initiatives. We are delighted to be featured on your official website. Let us keep working together to reduce harm to animals and build a better world.
社区的建设工作正在稳定推进,非常感谢EA慈善基金@CentreforEA 和 @everydotorg 对于我们社区慈善建设的认可。我们社区非常开心能够被你们列入官方网站之中,让我们一起持续建设,减少动物伤害,让世界更加美好。
📊 Animal Welfare Fund ($AWF) Donation Summary
According to the public donation wallet and publicly available blockchain data:
🐾 Total historical donations raised: **~314.39 ETH**
Breakdown:
✅ Donation from @VitalikButerin: **64 ETH**
✅ Donations generated by the #AWF ecosystem and community (transaction taxes, trading activity, and community contributions): **~250.39 ETH**
This means the #AWF community has generated approximately **3.9x more ETH for animal welfare than the original 64 ETH donation**.
Additional transparency figures:
• Approximately **200 ETH** has already been withdrawn and distributed through the charitable infrastructure.
• Approximately **114.39 ETH** remains in the public donation wallet.
Current totals:
🔹 Vitalik Buterin donation: **64 ETH**
🔹 Community-generated donations: **~250.39 ETH**
🔹 Total historical donations: **~314.39 ETH**
At current ETH prices, that represents roughly **$720,000+ donated toward animal welfare initiatives**, with over **$570,000 generated directly by the #AWF community and ecosystem activity**.
This demonstrates how a crypto community can transform trading activity into real-world impact, creating a sustainable funding mechanism for animal welfare causes.
Wallet:
0xbAd06a3CA84E4E2b489974d8918B5f7387e6dB8E
#AWF #AnimalWelfareFund #Ethereum #AnimalWelfare #CryptoForGood #Web3 @AWF_ETHCTO
Good evening,
I hope you are doing well.
We would appreciate an update regarding the ETH donations made through the public Animal Welfare Fund donation wallet, including both the contribution from Vitalik Buterin and the donations generated by our community, @awf_ethcto.
As you know, during the most recent withdrawal of 200 ETH, 64 ETH originated from Vitalik Buterin's donation, while the remaining amount was contributed by the AWF community. Since that withdrawal, the community has continued donating, and there are currently more than 95 ETH accumulated again in the public donation wallet.
Our project is structured to support animal welfare on an ongoing basis. A 2% fee is collected on every buy and sell transaction of the #AWF token, and these funds are automatically directed to the donation wallet dedicated to animal welfare initiatives.
Because of the impact already achieved and the continued commitment of our community, it would mean a great deal to us if Everyorg could recognize these contributions publicly, whether through X, Instagram, or another social media channel. Such recognition would help bring visibility to the cause, attract more supporters, and ultimately increase the resources available for animal welfare organizations.
We are also preparing an article for the Effective Altruism Forum to document the initiative, its transparency, and the impact generated so far.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration. We look forward to hearing from you and would greatly appreciate any feedback or guidance you can provide.
Kind regards,
AWF Community (@awf_ethcto)
@EffectvAltruism
Funny enough, Ethereum communities already turned your original 64 ETH animal welfare donation into 261+ ETH routed toward Animal Welfare Fund through decentralized coordination alone.
Feels like one of the most interesting public goods experiments happening on-chain right now. 🐾