OnlyMarms: How researchers accidentally set off Solana's minocoin craze

Trump's return to the White House has triggered a sharp contraction in the U.S. administrative budget, plunged universities into turmoil, and scientific research funding has melted like snow. It was against this backdrop of scarce resources that UCLA researchers had to show desperate creativity to save their project. Their solution? An OnlyFans account, and a memin based on the Solana network. The irony of fate is that the latter contributes the most income.

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The yellow-bellied groundhog research project that has been ongoing since 1962 has had to find alternative funding sources due to the loss of federal funding.

The OnlyFans account "OnlyMarms" promised subscribers to provide "uncut version of groundhog content" and raised a total of approximately US$6000.

The "OnlyMarms" memin coin created on Pump.fun and Solana earned more than $25000 in three days, far exceeding the donations made by OnlyFans.

Researchers are now benefiting from the token's transaction fees, but this source of funding remains volatile and uncertain.

Groundhog on OnlyFans: Naked science under budget cuts

Colorado's research on yellow-bellied groundhog has been a global benchmark in biology since 1962. One of the world's oldest research projects has suddenly encountered a cut in federal funding. The National Science Foundation refused to renew funding, and departments at the University of California, Los Angeles lost one-third of their doctoral funding.

"No, it's terrible," said Professor Daniel Bloomstein. "We are destroying the scientific architecture that once made us great and the partnership between universities and the Commonwealth."-- Professor Daniel Broomstein

To save the project, Broomstein came up with a rather alternative idea: create an OnlyFans account called "OnlyMarms" that promises to provide "uncensored groundhog content." The account raised about $6000, but is far from the $75,000 to 100,000 needed annually. Faced with reality, researchers had to find another way out.

Solana memin defeats OnlyFans: A distorted irony of the crypto market

The crypto community quickly took note of the groundhog story, turning this scientific enterprise into a viral phenomenon. On Solana's token issuance platform Pump.fun, strangers created "OnlyMarms" tokens without the researchers 'request.

Brumstein recalled: "People independently created a memecoin and told us to claim the transaction-register it, and then we could get the transaction fee. And it exploded. Obviously, this is a meme coin created for good deeds, and everyone likes it very much."

Within three days, the token brought in more than $25000, more than double the amount donated by OnlyFans. This paradox raises the question: A speculative asset often criticized in the crypto field now supports scientific research better than federal funding.

However, the windfall remains fragile. Memo coins attract attention, but their trading volume tends to evaporate as quickly as it appeared.

Beer, competitions and TV promotion: Science demonstrates creativity on Solana

Researchers have used a range of creative techniques to attract attention and donations. A Colorado brewery has launched a beer called "Groundhog Tears IPA." An open competition for "Fat Groundhog Week" was held on Instagram. Media interviews followed one after another: many well-known media reported.

Julian Martin, the professor who co-led the study, even personally registered a token on Pump.fun to ensure that the laboratory received a handling fee. The project has now set up a special thank you page on the official website.

This innovative spirit is commendable, but it also reveals a disturbing fact: Scientists spend more time looking for funding than the research itself.

Key Data for OnlyMarms Project

At the time of writing, SOL Price: US$73.93

OnlyFans: Raised approximately US$6000

Minin: More than US$25000 in three days

Annual Goal: A US$75,000 to US$100,000

research project that has lasted since 1962

Can memin really save American science from collapse?

The success of the OnlyMarms token on Solana raises a fundamental question: Can memin become a sustainable source of funding for scientific research? The answer is uncertain. The volatility of cryptocurrencies and the transient nature of the memin trend make this source of funding at risk.

However, this project shows that the Internet can mobilize funds for unexpected scientific causes. Broomstein views this situation as a wake-up call for the entire American scientific community. The federal research funding system is collapsing and scientists must move to alternative solutions.

The story of the groundhog is likely to become a typical case that perfectly illustrates the crisis facing American science. Solana relied on tokenization and memein to bucking the trend of the altcoin downturn. The network has attracted innovative projects ranging from groundhogs to decentralized finance. OnlyMarms's story shows that cryptocurrencies can serve unexpected causes, but it also reveals the urgency of rethinking research funding sources.