MIRA Meme Coin Traders Raise $1 Million For Rare Cancer Research After A Father’s Plea
Degen meme coin traders were able to raise $1 million through a new Solana meme coin called MIRA after Siqi Chen said his daughter Mira was diagnosed with a rare type of brain cancer in September and that research and funding had “been lacking.” The token was created on Pump.fun, and soared from near zero to an $80 million market cap yesterday after Chen’s plea. MIRA’s price has since dropped over 80% from its peak to trade over a cent as of Dec. 27. Chen Says All MIRA Revenue Will Go To Rare Disease Research Chen commented on the overwhelming support from the Solana community in a Dec. 26 X post. “I’ve had a lot of very memorable days on the internet over the past 30 years, but this one tops them all,” he wrote in the post. He added that he and his wife are “unbelievably grateful” to the Solana community for their support. this is a long read, but i had some time to think over dinner and wanted to share a few thou...