Moo Deng Crypto Climbs 70% On News Of Buterin’s Baby Hippo Adoption

Crypto and animal welfare have never been more interconnected, using blockchain to fund and promote animal rights initiatives around the globe. At Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin made headlines when he adopted Moo Deng, a juvenile pygmy hippopotamus. A $10 million Thai Baht ($290,000) donation to the zoo’s conservation efforts is…