Memecoins Can Change the World Too! The Heartwarming Charity Story of SpaceX’s Mascot, Asteroid. In 2024, the Asteroid community donated 2.1 billion $ASTEROID tokens to @StJude Children’s Research Hospital. They eventually sold them for $670,000. To protect the community and avoid any negative impact, the hospital carefully sold the token in 12 batches, converting them into 290 ETH. These funds will be used to support children undergoing cancer treatment. Back in September 2021, during the first all-civilian space mission @inspiration4x, @rookisaacman set a goal of raising $200 million for St. Jude. @elonmusk replied by pledging $50 million, helping the mission exceed its target. Three years later, in September 2024, the @PolarisProgram conducted the second all-civilian space mission, again led by Jared Isaacman. This mission also featured the first commercial spacewalk and broke the record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth since the 1972 Apollo program. Asteroid, the SpaceX’s mascot, was onboard the spacecraft. Asteroid is the zero-gravity indicator designed by Liv, the daughter of @rebeccaperrotto. At the time, Liv was battling cancer and dreamed of becoming the first child in space. She especially wanted to inspire the children at St. Jude, hoping that every child who saw Asteroid in space would feel brave enough to chase their dreams. @SpaceX and the Polaris Program also sell official Asteroid plush toys on their website. At Liv’s request, all proceeds from the sales of these plush toys are donated to St. Jude to help children with cancer who are going through the same struggle she did. This is why the $ASTEROID community decided to donate to St. Jude. From 2021 until today, many people have been helping St. Jude, and Asteroid has connected it all. This is a touching charity story. We were inspired by @VitalikButerin , who once said, “I truly prefer if you guys send to charity directly. I think the best thing for memecoins is if they can be maximally positive-sum for the world.” So we called on the community to donate 2.1 billion $ASTEROID tokens and reached out to @sometimesMarc at St. Jude, who leads Web3 donations. After Asteroid became the official SpaceX’s mascot, the token’s value rose rapidly. This allowed the donated tokens to reach a peak value of nearly $1 million. This is also the first time a memecoin has truly made a positive impact in the real world. We have fulfilled Vitalik’s vision. We hope everyone will continue to carry on this charitable initiative. Thank you to everyone who read this story. Kids should live in a world where cancer does not exist 🙏 We will forever love Liv and Asteroid, this adorable SpaceX’s mascot! ASTEROID Community ❤️

Thank you for the thoughtful clarification on the $Asteroid sale. 🚀🐕 Knowing it was handled with such care so St. Jude can keep helping more kids chase their dreams just like brave Liv means everything. We remain fully committed to St. Jude’s vision. Together, we’ll carry Liv’s dream and message to every corner of Crypto & Web3. The fight continues. ❤️