There’s something we need to address — openly.
@EffectvAltruism, your work has undeniably contributed to reducing suffering:
Pushing for cage-free systems for chickens,
Reducing extreme confinement in factory farms,
Improving conditions that make slaughter less painful for pigs.
These are real, measurable changes.
But there is another side to this story.
288 ETH was donated by the AWF community — a community that formed because of @VitalikButerin’s vision.
The funds were sent.
The trust was given.
And since then?
Silence.
No clear explanation of where the funds are.
No transparent update on the process.
No meaningful communication with the community.
Meanwhile, on-chain activity continues.
Just 4 days ago, another 8.9 ETH was withdrawn from the donation address.
Transactions are visible.
Movement is visible.
But communication is not.
This creates a contradiction that’s becoming impossible to ignore:
Efforts are made to reduce the suffering of animals —
yet the people who supported that mission are left in uncertainty.
Uncertainty becomes doubt.
And doubt spreads.
@VitalikButerin — this donation used the address associated with you. That connection is exactly why people believed in this process in the first place.
No one is asking for anything excessive.
Just transparency.
Just accountability.
Just a response.
Because right now, the only thing growing isn’t impact —
it’s doubt.
And the longer it lasts, the harder it becomes to rebuild trust. @Lewis_Bollard@ethereumJoseph@MarioNawfal@elonmusk@cz_binance@AWF_ETHCTO@EffectvAltruism
In 2016, funds influenced by Effective Altruism helped scale the distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets — one of the most cost-effective ways to prevent malaria, protecting millions of people across Africa.
Over the years, EA-backed organizations have funded deworming programs, supported pandemic preparedness, and pushed forward research on reducing animal suffering at scale. From factory farming reforms to global health interventions, EA has repeatedly shown that careful thinking and transparency can turn limited resources into extraordinary impact.
That track record is exactly why the AWF community acted the way it did.
When @VitalikButerin spoke about doing good more effectively, people listened.
When an official donation pathway connected to EA was presented, people trusted it.
And 288 ETH was sent — not blindly, but because EA had already proven, time and time again, that it knows how to turn intent into real-world outcomes.
That is what makes the current silence so difficult to understand.
Because this is not just about a transaction.
It is about continuity.
Every bed net distributed, every program funded, every life improved — all of it was built on a simple but powerful foundation: people knew where things were going.
Right now, that link is missing.
The community is not questioning the mission.
It is not denying EA’s impact.
If anything, it is holding onto it.
But impact without communication becomes invisible.
And invisible impact is impossible to verify, defend, or continue supporting.
There are people here who joined because they saw what EA had already achieved.
And those same people are now asking a very basic question:
Where does this chapter fit into that story?
The community is still here.
Still aligned with the mission.
Just waiting to see the next line written — clearly.
@Lewis_Bollard@ethereumJoseph@MarioNawfal@elonmusk@cz_binance@AWF_ETHCTO@EffectvAltruism
Thanks for the update, EA.
The AWF community has been watching closely — 288 ETH was donated in good faith, and people are still looking for clear answers on fund allocation and usage.
Appreciate the work you’re doing, but transparency matters just as much as impact.
Hoping for more clarity soon.
Effective Altruism was never just about doing good — it was about doing good in a way that could be examined, questioned, and understood.
Over the years, EA has openly discussed how it allocates resources: from funding global health interventions like malaria prevention, to supporting long-term risks such as pandemic preparedness, to advancing research aimed at reducing large-scale animal suffering.
The details mattered.
The reasoning was shared.
The process was visible.
That is what made people trust it.
That is why the AWF community came together after @VitalikButerin’s call.
That is why 288 ETH was donated through an address associated with EA.
Not because people were told to.
But because they believed in a system that does not operate in silence.
And yet, this is exactly where we are now.
No clear update.
No explanation of process.
No confirmation of direction.
This is not a small detail being overlooked.
This is the very standard that made EA what it is.
The community is not questioning the mission.
It is questioning the absence of communication.
Because if transparency is not present at the moment it is most needed, then what does it actually mean?
@VitalikButerin — this community exists because of your voice.
People trusted the path because it was connected to you, and to the principles you’ve long supported.
Right now, that same community is still here —
not attacking, not abandoning —
just waiting.
Waiting for clarity.
Waiting for accountability.
Waiting for the system they believed in to respond the way it always has.
Silence may be temporary.
But trust, once weakened, is much harder to rebuild.
Another sleepless night.
The AWF community didn’t appear out of nowhere. It came together because of @VitalikButerin’s encouragement—because people believed in the idea of doing good through crypto, and chose to act.
Hundreds of people. Across countries. Real ETH. Real trust.
But now, that trust is slowly fading.
Funds were sent—significant ones.
And yet, @EffectiveAltruism has remained largely silent.
No clear breakdown.
No transparent updates.
No direct response to the community that showed up in good faith.
Then, just two days ago, another 8.9 ETH was withdrawn.
No explanation. No context. Just movement.
So the questions only grow heavier:
Where exactly did the funds go?
How are they being used?
Why is there still no clear communication?
Who is accountable for this silence?
And @VitalikButerin — as the one who inspired all of this —
is there nothing to say to the people who followed?
This isn’t anger.
It’s watching something built on trust slowly dissolve—not with noise, but with quiet doubt.
People aren’t leaving because they stopped believing in doing good.
They’re leaving because they no longer understand what they’re still holding on to.
#ETH #AWF #BTC
@AWF_ETHCTO@ethereumJoseph@Lewis_Bollard@elonmusk@MarioNawfal
You can pay attention to the Ethereum charity donation project of caring for small animals all over the world. At present, 300ETH has been donated. If the transaction volume of the project continues to expand, the donation will be unlimited! The donation has been taken away by the foundation! I'm about to make a list of where the money goes!@VitalikButerin @EffectvAltruism@AWF_ETHCTO
Project ca:0x12a77658112cf42914cb614d13653ed5852da1e5
Боже V, возможно ли, что #awf следует вашей концепции благотворительности и пожертвовал 4 миллиона юаней среди них. Но я надеюсь, что к концу года эта цифра достигнет 100 миллионов долларов США. Думаешь, есть такая надежда? В конце концов, животные испытывают всевозможные боли каждый день, и то, что мы можем помочь, слишком ограничено. И сейчас в этом обществе действительно слишком мало людей, занимающихся благотворительностью, хотя он очень богат.. Так что, Боже, вы являетесь эталоном нашего сообщества, и мы обязательно будем осуществлять благотворительность до конца. #Awf #eth
Боже V, возможно ли, что #awf следует вашей концепции благотворительности и пожертвовал 4 миллиона юаней среди них. Но я надеюсь, что к концу года эта цифра достигнет 100 миллионов долларов США. Думаешь, есть такая надежда? В конце концов, животные испытывают всевозможные боли каждый день, и то, что мы можем помочь, слишком ограничено. И сейчас в этом обществе действительно слишком мало людей, занимающихся благотворительностью, хотя он очень богат.. Так что, Боже, вы являетесь эталоном нашего сообщества, и мы обязательно будем осуществлять благотворительность до конца. #Awf #eth
Боже V, возможно ли, что #awf следует вашей концепции благотворительности и пожертвовал 4 миллиона юаней среди них. Но я надеюсь, что к концу года эта цифра достигнет 100 миллионов долларов США. Думаешь, есть такая надежда? В конце концов, животные испытывают всевозможные боли каждый день, и то, что мы можем помочь, слишком ограничено. И сейчас в этом обществе действительно слишком мало людей, занимающихся благотворительностью, хотя он очень богат.. Так что, Боже, вы являетесь эталоном нашего сообщества, и мы обязательно будем осуществлять благотворительность до конца. #Awf #eth
Боже V, возможно ли, что #awf следует вашей концепции благотворительности и пожертвовал 4 миллиона юаней среди них. Но я надеюсь, что к концу года эта цифра достигнет 100 миллионов долларов США. Думаешь, есть такая надежда? В конце концов, животные испытывают всевозможные боли каждый день, и то, что мы можем помочь, слишком ограничено. И сейчас в этом обществе действительно слишком мало людей, занимающихся благотворительностью, хотя он очень богат.. Так что, Боже, вы являетесь эталоном нашего сообщества, и мы обязательно будем осуществлять благотворительность до конца. #Awf #eth
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@Elonmusk
Is it true that the richest man tweeted yesterday that many charities are doned in the guise of charity? #Awf Community Response
@VitalikButerintalikButerin
Call, 4 million yuan has been raised for your institution. Was it buried by you like this? Did the money fall into the hands of politicians as Musk said? Are you white gloves?
@Lewis_Bollard