Moodeng, the little hippopotamus "bouncing pig" in the Khao Kheow Zoo in Thailand, has gained countless fans online due to its cute appearance and interesting interactions. It has also made people in the cryptocurrency circle crazy because the meme token MooDeng based on it has a strong wealth-creating effect on Ethereum and Solana.

In addition, according to previous reports from the Moodeng community, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin also visited the world-famous hippopotamus at the Khao Kheow Zoo in mid-November. According to a Facebook post by Moodeng administrator "ขาหมู แอนด์เดอะแก๊ง", Vitalik Buterin was wearing a shirt with Moodeng patterns when he went to the zoo to see Moodeng.

This visit also laid the groundwork for Vitalik’s subsequent plans…

Vitalik Donates 10 Million Baht to Become Mooden's Adoptive Father

In this context, the official X account of Khao Kheow Zoo tweeted today (26) to thank Vitalik for joining the wildlife sponsorship program and adopting Moo Deng. In the sponsorship program, Vitalik donated 10 million baht (about 292,000 US dollars):

Thank you to Vitalik Buterin (@VitalikButerin) for joining the Wildlife Sponsorship Program and generously donating 10 million THB to Moo Deng and his family! We look forward to working with you over the next two years to bring more benefits to the Khao Kheow Zoo community and all visitors!

Not only that, Mooden's administrator ขาหมู แอนด์เดอะแก๊ง also said in the latest Facebook post:

This time, Vitalik Buterin donated 10 million Thai baht to the "Wildlife Sponsorship Program" to build a new home for the bouncing pigs! Please look forward to the new home of the bouncing pigs, which will be available to everyone soon!

Vitalik: This is a Christmas gift for Moo Deng

In addition, the attached picture of the tweet also contains a statement from Vitalik, in which Vitalik expressed his gratitude to Thailand for its enthusiastic support in hosting the Ethereum Developer Conference. In this regard, he wanted to give Moo Deng, who is loved by all Thais, a Christmas gift:

On behalf of the entire Ethereum ecosystem, I would like to express our gratitude and a gesture of friendship to all of Thailand for everything you have done in welcoming us.

What better way to do this than to give this Christmas gift to Moo Deng, a man who is loved by all Thais and has become one of the most unexpected and important Thai celebrities on the world stage?

More importantly, we want to support her family and friends, including Kha Moo and her companions, as well as her human family – all members of Khao Kheow Zoo.

I am pleased to accept your invitation to become Moo Deng's adoptive father and accompany her as she grows up, and to donate no less than 10,000,000 Baht to the zoo in her name.

I, Vitalik Buterin, hereby express my intention to make a donation to support the operation of the Khao Kheow Open Zoo, the Wildlife Sponsorship Program, and the development of a dedicated exhibit for Moo Deng and her family.

The donation will be made in two installments of 5,000,000 THB (five million baht) each. The first donation will be made on December 26, 2024. The date of the second donation, as well as any additional amounts, will be notified at a later date, but no later than one year from December 26, 2024.

Ethereum $Moodeng price surges in a short period of time

Influenced by this news, the Ethereum meme coin Moodeng soared from $0.000126 to a high of $0.0002487, an increase of 97.3%. At press time, it was trading at $0.0001865, up 48.63% in the past 24 hours.

As for Solana’s eponymous meme Moodeng, it seems to have been unaffected by the incident, falling 3.17% in the past 24 hours.