[UCLA Marmot Research Team Turns to OnlyFans for Fundraising, Related Solana Meme Tokens Emerge] BlockBeats News, August 4: The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) research team has recently launched an OnlyFans account, 'OnlyMarms,' to raise funds for their long-term wildlife research, unexpectedly drawing attention from the crypto community, with several related Solana meme tokens emerging. The project, which began in 1962, tracks Colorado's yellow-bellied marmots and is one of the longest-running wildlife studies in the world. Due to a decline in traditional research funding, the team created the OnlyMarms account, using humorous approaches like 'uncensored marmot content' to attract subscribers and support their research. So far, OnlyMarms has raised approximately $4,000, but the project still requires $75,000 to $100,000 annually to support graduate students and fieldwork. Meanwhile, several meme tokens inspired by OnlyMarms have appeared within the Solana ecosystem. However, these tokens were all created spontaneously by the community, and the identities of the issuers remain unknown. Additionally, there is no official connection between these tokens and the UCLA research team. The research lead stated that the team has not created any related tokens. This incident is seen as an example of the intersection of internet culture, science communication, and the crypto community. Previously, the Solana ecosystem also saw meme tokens driven by viral internet animals, such as the 2024 token based on the viral hippo Moo Deng, which once reached a market cap of approximately $680 million. [Original Link]