Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin ‘Adopts’ Viral Hippo Moo Deng

Image: Moo Deng. Image credit: 13News Now Youtube screenshot. Article by Shaurya Malwa. CoinDesk – December 27, 2024.

What to know:

• Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he accepted an invitation to become the “adoptive father” of pygmy hippo Moo Deng.
• Buterin said the donations came on the back of the “wonderful hospitality of Thailand” during November’s annual Ethereum developer conference.
• Moo Deng, or bouncy pork in Thai, became a popular internet meme earlier this year after images of her went viral online. […]

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