In this round of the bull market, apart from Bitcoin, another major focus of the market is the meme coins filled with wealth creation myths. However, various chaotic situations have frequently arisen. In addition to project teams performing rug pulls, the appearance of pornographic and abusive content during the Pump.fun live broadcast has also generated great disgust among people inside and outside the industry.
Even Binance founder Zhao Changpeng previously expressed on Twitter, 'The current meme coins are starting to get a bit strange.'
The meme coin MIRA born for charity
However, during this week's Christmas holiday, a special meme coin MIRA showcased a warm side of the crypto world, attracting the attention of investors.
The incident began when Siqi Chen, founder of the financial analysis platform Runway, posted on X in September this year about his daughter Mira being diagnosed with a brain tumor. Although this tumor is benign, its location in a critical area of the brain could cause significant harm if not handled carefully.
Currently, there is no complete cure for this type of tumor, and researching this rare disease requires substantial financial support. Therefore, Siqi began calling on the community online to donate to the only laboratory in the world researching this brain tumor, the Hankinson Laboratory.
Even the crypto community began to respond. X user Waddles created a meme coin named after Mira on Solana yesterday (26th) and directly allocated 50% of its supply to Siqi. Waddles stated:
When I saw Mira's story and her condition, I thought sending MIRA to Siqi during the Christmas season would be a good way for the Solana community to support you.
I truly hope that this way can help treat Mira and other children suffering from similar diseases.
MIRA skyrocketed, and the community also supported the selling of the coins.
As the event fermented within the community, the MIRA token quickly gained market recognition after its launch at 10:00 on December 26, with its market capitalization soaring to $80 million within 4 hours.
After receiving this funding, Siqi promised online that it would not be used for himself. He stated that he would sell 1% of the tokens daily but would donate all the proceeds to relevant research institutions and charities, treating it as a charitable cause, and the community rarely agreed with his selling behavior.
Although it has already dropped back to $23 million at the time of writing, MIRA achieved a tenfold increase within less than 24 hours of its creation, making it a rare heartwarming story in the crypto world.
However, it is important to note that due to the immense popularity brought by MIRA, several meme coins related to Mira and Siqi have emerged in the current market, none of which have been acknowledged by them personally. Investors should be aware of the risks. Additionally, meme coins themselves are extremely volatile, so investors looking to earn profits should also remain cautious.
