Vitalik Buterin 收養侏儒河馬寶寶，MOODENG Meme 代幣飆升 95%

以太坊聯合創始人維塔利克·布特林 (Vitalik Buterin) 成為 Moo Deng 的養父母，他的慈善之旅發生了意想不到的轉變

Co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has become the foster parent of Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo at Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo, and donated 10 million Thai baht ($286,800) to the zoo’s Wildlife Sponsorship Program.

以太坊聯合創始人 Vitalik Buterin 成為泰國 Khao Kheow 開放動物園的侏儒河馬寶寶 Moo Deng 的養父母，並向該動物園的野生動物贊助計劃捐贈了 1000 萬泰銖（合 286,800 美元）。

“We are honored to have Mr. Vitalik Buterin join the Wildlife Sponsorship Program and adopt Moo Deng with a generous gift of 10,000,000 THB for her family,” the zoo announced on Monday.

動物園週一宣布：“我們很榮幸 Vitalik Buterin 先生加入野生動物贊助計劃並收養 Moo Deng，並為她的家人提供了 10,000,000 泰銖的慷慨禮物。”

The funds, to be provided in two installments, will go towards Moo Deng’s care, her family’s upkeep, and the construction of a 1,600-square-meter educational center at the zoo to raise awareness about pygmy hippos.

這筆資金將分兩期提供，將用於照顧 Moo Deng、維持她的家人以及在動物園建造一個 1,600 平方米的教育中心，以提高人們對侏儒河馬的認識。

“I am delighted to accept your invitation to be Moo Deng’s adoptive father while she grows up, and to donate the zoo in her name no less than 10,000,000 THB,” Buterin said in a letter shared by the zoo.

「我很高興接受你們的邀請，在 Moo Deng 長大後成為她的養父，並以她的名義向動物園捐贈不少於 10,000,000 泰銖，」Buterin 在動物園分享的一封信中說道。

The zoo aims to use Buterin’s contribution to highlight the misconceptions surrounding pygmy hippos, which are often mistaken for their larger, more aggressive counterparts. These smaller, shy, and nocturnal creatures play a crucial role in their ecosystems, making their protection all the more important.

該動物園旨在利用 Buterin 的貢獻來強調人們對侏儒河馬的誤解，因為侏儒河馬經常被誤認為是體型更大、更具攻擊性的同類。這些體型較小、害羞的夜行生物在其生態系統中發揮著至關重要的作用，因此對它們的保護顯得更加重要。

MOODENG Token Surges 95% Post-Adoption

MOODENG 代幣採用後飆漲 95%

Within an hour of the adoption announcement, the MOODENG meme token—a cryptocurrency inspired by Moo Deng—saw its value increase by 95%.

在宣布採用後的一個小時內，MOODENG meme 代幣（一種受 Moo Deng 啟發的加密貨幣）的價值增加了 95%。

The token, which was trading at $0.0001240 earlier on Monday, experienced a surge in activity following the news, reaching a peak of $0.0002417 on the same day. Trading volumes also saw a substantial increase of 525%.

該代幣週一早些時候的交易價格為 0.0001240 美元，消息傳出後活動激增，當天達到 0.0002417 美元的峰值。交易量也大幅增加525%。

Major crypto exchanges, such as Coinbase, quickly listed MOODENG, further contributing to its popularity among traders.

Coinbase等主要加密貨幣交易所迅速上線MOODENG，進一步提升了其在交易者中的受歡迎程度。

Buterin, who visited Thailand earlier this year for Devcon in Bangkok and made a trip to the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in November, had expressed his interest in supporting the country’s wildlife conservation efforts.

Buterin 今年早些時候訪問了泰國，參加了曼谷的 Devcon，並於 11 月訪問了 Khao Kheow 開放動物園，他表達了支持該國野生動物保護工作的興趣。

The adoption of Moo Deng aligns with Buterin’s history of charitable actions, such as converting $1.6 million in meme coins into ETH for philanthropic causes.

Moo Deng 的採用與 Buterin 的慈善行動歷史一致，例如將 160 萬美元的 Meme 幣兌換成 ETH 用於慈善事業。

The gesture, which coincided with Christmas, was met with widespread appreciation within the crypto and charity sectors.

這項舉措恰逢聖誕節，受到了加密貨幣和慈善領域的廣泛讚賞。

Buterin, a known supporter of meme coins contributing to good causes, has also spoken about the possibility of creating decentralized autonomous organizations to formalize such initiatives.

Buterin 是一位為公益事業做出貢獻的迷因幣的知名支持者，他也談到了創建去中心化自治組織來正式實施此類舉措的可能性。

The zoo’s initiative, bolstered by Buterin’s donation, will help ensure that Moo Deng and her fellow pygmy hippos have a secure habitat and that the educational center will inform visitors about the unique traits of these animals, fostering empathy and conservation efforts.

在 Buterin 捐贈的支持下，動物園的舉措將有助於確保 Moo Deng 和她的侏儒河馬同伴擁有安全的棲息地，教育中心將向遊客介紹這些動物的獨特特徵，培養同理心和保育工作。

Buterin’s involvement in blending technology with humanity-driven initiatives continues to inspire, with some experts, like economists Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, suggesting he might one day be a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

Buterin 將科技與人類驅動的舉措相結合的參與繼續鼓舞人心，經濟學家泰勒·考恩(Tyler Cowen) 和亞歷克斯·塔巴羅克(Alex Tabarrok) 等一些專家表示，他有一天可能會成為諾貝爾經濟學獎的候選人。