Original | Odaily Planet Daily ( @OdailyChina )

Author | Fu Howe ( @vincent 31515173 )

Yesterday, the traditional Western holiday of Christmas also staged a heartwarming scene full of true love in the crypto industry.

Just two hours after the launch of a Solana-based meme coin called MIRA, its market value exceeded $40 million. MIRA’s logo is a warm photo of a father and daughter, but when people learned the story behind it, they couldn’t help but sigh: “Who said meme coins can only be used for PVP games?”

BIO Protocol, a well-known project in the decentralized science (DeSci) track, also commented that MIRA's success is a beautiful reflection of DeSci's influence. At the same time, Shaw, the founder of a16z, donated 100,000 DegenAI to Mira, a brain tumor patient, and called on everyone to help those in need around them within their capacity.

From what angle did MIRA bring humanity to the cryptocurrency world? Odaily Planet Daily will reconstruct the entire incident below.

Mira's Miracle: From Despair to Hope, a Heartwarming Miracle Created by the Community

September 23, 2024, was a dark day for Siqi and his family. On that day, his four-year-old daughter Mira was diagnosed with an extremely rare and dangerous brain tumor, Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma. Although this tumor is benign, its location is extremely dangerous and can have a serious impact on the patient's quality of life.

Faced with such misfortune, Siqi and his wife Yi did not choose to retreat, but quickly threw themselves into a race against time. They found the Hankinson Laboratory at the University of Colorado, a laboratory dedicated to pediatric craniopharyngioma research in North America, and worked with the laboratory director, Dr. Todd Hankinson.

Although there is no cure for the disease, Hankinson's lab has made initial progress in multiple experiments, and Mira has become a volunteer for a drug clinical trial. In order to promote more breakthroughs, Siqi and Yi launched a fundraising campaign , hoping to raise more funds for laboratory research and benefit thousands of patients like Mira around the world.

The miracle happened unexpectedly on December 26. On that day, a stranger created a memecoin called MIRA on Solana to help raise funds for Mira's research. The stranger gave Siqi half of the total supply of tokens, and the value of these tokens quickly soared to $400,000. Siqi wrote on social media: "I have no idea what to do with this money, but I know I must not betray everyone's trust."

After a brief thought, Siqi decided to sell 10% of his holdings (5% of the total supply) and donate all the proceeds to Hankinson Labs. The transaction raised $49,263 for the lab, and he promised that every remaining token sale would be announced 24 hours in advance to ensure transparency.

Over the next few hours, Siqi continued to interact with the community, answering questions, explaining where the donations went, and making promises for the next steps. He even launched a vote to decide whether to sell another 10% of his holdings to support research, and the final vote result was 65.7% of people asked him to sell. The enthusiasm of the community made him sigh: "The magic of the Solana community is something I have never seen before!"

Eventually, Siqi developed a long-term plan: to sell $1,000 worth of MIRA every 10 minutes to continue supporting the lab's research.

This wave of kindness triggered by "meme coins" not only touched Siqi's family, but also touched Dr. Hankinson. He expressed his gratitude to all supporters through a video: "This generosity will have an immeasurable positive impact on our research and help more patients and families."

When Siqi initially launched the GoFundMe campaign, his goal was to raise an additional $200,000-300,000 for the lab. Thanks to the miracle of MIRA, the total donation is expected to exceed $1 million. And the meme coins in Siqi's hands were worth up to $20 million. According to GMGN data, the market value of MIRA tokens has fallen back to $21 million.

Siqi's story is a battle of love and hope, and a Christmas gift to the world. From a desperate medical crisis to a global miracle created by the community, this is not only a support for Mira, but also a warm response to all children with rare diseases.