Vitalik Buterin Donates 64 ETH to Animal Welfare and No One Is Talking About the Real Problem




 Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin just sent another 64 ETH to the Animal Welfare Fund. He posted publicly on X calling factory farming one of the most overlooked ethical crises of our time, affecting animals in the billions. He also pointed out that shrimp welfare is not a joke, referenced the practice of eyestalk ablation, and said he is genuinely optimistic that this century could see an end to the worst of it.

What is interesting is not just the donation. It is the fact that he is tying this to something practical. Buterin said vegan and plant-based food has improved significantly over the last ten years worldwide. He encouraged anyone who tried and gave up on plant-based eating to look again, because the options today are far better than the pasta-and-salad situation people remember.

Synthetic meat alternatives are also advancing. His argument is that change does not need to come from a single law or breakthrough. It comes from better food, better technology, and slowly shifting habits.

Not everyone agreed with the framing. On X, one reply from Profnft.eth raised a valid counter: welfare reforms are concentrated in the EU and parts of the US, while the largest growth in factory farming is happening in China, Brazil, and India, places where those reforms are not in place. That gap is the actual problem, and it did not come up in Buterin's thread.

Buterin has a documented history of directing ETH toward animal causes. He donated over $532,000 in animal-themed meme coins converted to ETH back in 2024. He also committed funds to a Thai wildlife zoo in December of that year.

The broader point he keeps making is that crypto has a role to play outside of price action. This latest donation is another push in that direction.

For the full breakdown of what Buterin said, the responses his posts received, and what the regional welfare gap actually looks like, read the full article over at CryptoNewsLive.org.

The story covers the X thread, the donation history, and the asymmetry in global animal welfare reform that most coverage skipped entirely.

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