Scientists who turned to OnlyFans to fund marmot research receive crypto boost
Summary
Scientists studying marmots in the western US faced funding cuts from President Trump’s administration. To keep their 60-year research going, they raised money through an OnlyFans account showing marmots and, more successfully, a marmot-themed cryptocurrency that has brought in over $100,000.Key Facts
- The marmot study is a 60-year-long project tracking these large ground squirrels in the western United States.
- Funding was cut under President Trump’s administration, putting the project at risk of ending.
- Researchers created an OnlyFans account called OnlyMarms, posting non-sexual content of marmots to raise money.
- The OnlyFans effort raised about $6,000.
- Supporters then launched a marmot-themed cryptocurrency (a meme coin) called $OnlyMarms.
- The cryptocurrency raised over $88,000 in two weeks, with transaction fees donated to the project.
- Together with other donations, the project secured over $100,000 to continue research for another year.
- The National Science Foundation funding was reduced and refocused on AI and robotics rather than life sciences, impacting wildlife studies like this one.
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