USEFUL is a meme-native Solana community working to turn attention and participation into transparent, verifiable charitable impact. Playful enough to notice. Structured enough to trust. Open enough to check.
$USEFUL launched on Solana in July 2025 as the natural counterpart to $USELESS — sharing an apparent originating creator wallet, but operating as a separate, independent token.
The original community developed the green identity, the cartoon coin mascot, and a running joke about being the useful one. Along the way it went through several waves of attention and more than one community takeover, and previous leadership introduced a charitable identity that included publicly reported contributions to ocean conservation.
In October 2026, a new community-led revival began with a clear intention: restore the original token's identity, preserve its charitable history, and build an operating framework with real financial accountability.
“Our dev was useless, so we CTO'd Useful.”Historical community slogan from the original takeover era — community context, not an accusation against anyone.
Original $USEFUL launches on SolanaGreen coin, white emblem, and a counterpoint to being useless.
Community waves and takeoversSocial channels grow; previous operators introduce charitable initiatives.
DEX Screener community takeover profile approvedNew official channels: usefulcoin.fi, @usefulcoin_fi, The Useful People on Telegram. Completed
Proposed 50/50 model announcedHalf for good, half to keep doing good — contingent on creator-fee rights. Proposed
Our mission
Where memes meet purpose.
Memes create attention. Impact earns trust. USEFUL exists to prove that a memecoin community can be funny, self-aware, and still do measurable good — without pretending to be something it isn't.
We keep the humor in campaigns and community life. Wherever money, beneficiaries, or accountability are involved, we switch to a factual, restrained voice and show our work.
People
A community that participates, votes on causes, and holds itself to its own rules.
Purpose
Verified charitable giving, with beneficiaries, dates, amounts, and receipts on record.
Planet
Ocean conservation is where our story started. It stays a candidate cause as we verify.
The USEFUL 50/50 Commitment · Proposed
Half for good. Half to keep doing good.
Our goal is to dedicate 50% of creator-fee revenue received by the future community treasury to verified charitable initiatives, while retaining 50% for marketing, community growth, operations, and long-term sustainability. Implementation depends on obtaining fee rights and establishing transparent governance and reporting.
50%
For good
Verified charitable giving
Ocean conservation and other causes the community nominates
Receipts, acknowledgments, and public records for every contribution
50%
To keep doing good
Marketing and awareness
Community growth and content
Technology, operations, and reserves
Status: proposed, not active. The new community does not currently control the original token's Pump.fun creator-fee stream; an initial reassignment request was declined. This illustrates the intended future model upon obtaining creator-fee rights. It is not a live distribution, and it does not mean 50% of trades, purchases, or price movement goes to charity.
12-month roadmap
Four phases. Real statuses. Proof as we go.
Each item carries its actual status. Nothing here is a placeholder dressed up as an achievement — when a milestone is completed, the evidence gets linked.
PHASE I
Foundation
Oct – Nov 2026 · In Progress
Official X account and Telegram community Completed
DEX Screener community takeover profile Completed
Launch the official UsefulCoin.fi website In Progress
Creator-fee reassignment discussions In Progress
Treasury governance policies and multisig wallet Planned
Voluntary founder contributions and token-lock evaluation Planned
Legal and tax review Planned
Milestone: operational community infrastructure and transparent initial governance.
PHASE II
Public Accountability
Dec 2026 – Jan 2027 · Planned
Publish treasury addresses and reporting methodology Planned
Document founder lock commitments Planned
Reconcile available historical charitable records Planned
Identify an initial verified charitable beneficiary Planned
Repeatable donation verification process Planned
Begin limited marketing and creative campaigns Planned
Milestone: publicly auditable records and a functioning charitable accountability process.
PHASE III
Proof of Impact
Feb – Apr 2027 · Planned
First independently verifiable contributions under new stewardship, contingent on funding Planned
Public impact dashboard Planned
Community charity nominations Planned
Sponsorship and matching-contribution opportunities Planned
Reassess creator-fee access Planned
Milestone: demonstrated charitable delivery and measurable community engagement.
PHASE IV
Sustainable Growth
May – Oct 2027 · Planned
Recurring financial reporting Planned
Review marketing effectiveness Planned
Assess legal formation options Planned
Improve governance safeguards Planned
Annual operating and charitable impact review Planned
Milestone: evidence to decide whether to expand, stay lean, or wind down paid activities.
Impact
Two ledgers. One standard.
USEFUL's charitable history predates the current team. We keep what was previously reported in its own archive, and we keep new contributions in a separate, independently verified ledger. The two are never added together.
Historical archive
Reported by previous community leadership
Historically Reported
~11.4 SOLCumulative figure displayed in September 2026 communications (11.3981 SOL, shown at the time as about $1,199.57). Supporting ocean conservation.
Stated cause
Ocean cleanup / conservation
Stated allocation
10% of creator fees (prior operators)
Reported period
Through Sep 2026
Also stated
Intent to add UNICEF as a future cause
Reconciliation
Not yet completed by current organizers
Figures are prior operator reports, not independent verification by the current team. Amounts may represent cumulative updates rather than separate donations. Naming a beneficiary does not imply its endorsement of USEFUL.
Verified ledger
New contributions under current stewardship
Verified
0 entriesNo verified contributions have been made under the new stewardship yet. First contributions are planned for Phase III, contingent on funding.
Every future entry will include
beneficiary legal name · date · amount and asset · USD valuation method · funding source · transaction reference · receipt or acknowledgment · verification status · restrictions or fees
An on-chain transfer alone does not prove a charity received or recognized a donation. Entries move to Verified only once a receipt or acknowledgment is on record.
Transparency
What we control, what we don't, and how money would move.
Trust is earned by showing the parts most projects hide. Here is the current state of creator-fee rights, the proposed treasury, and the disclosures we think you should read before participating.
Creator-fee rights Pending
The new community does not hold the original token's Pump.fun creator-fee stream. An initial reassignment request was declined, and discussions continue. Until this is resolved or alternative funding exists, the project is planned as a lean, volunteer-driven initiative.
Fee rights held
No
Status
Discussions ongoing
Dependency
50/50 model, Phase III funding
Community treasury Proposed
A Solana multisignature treasury on a mature platform such as Squads, holding community-owned assets and requiring multiple approvals for any spend. An illustrative long-term structure is five signers with three approvals required. No individual founder should have unilateral authority.
Custody
Multisig (proposed)
Accepts
$USEFUL, SOL, USDC, approved assets
Addresses
Published in Phase II
Founder token locks Proposed
Founding members may voluntarily lock a portion of their personally held $USEFUL in an independently verifiable on-chain lock. Locked founder holdings are separate from the treasury and are not available for treasury spending.
Suggested duration
12 months
Amount
Voluntary, individually disclosed
Reporting
Wallet, quantity, effective date, unlock terms
Records and reporting Planned
Public treasury wallet addresses, a documented reporting methodology, dated community reports, a reconciled historical archive, and a verified donation ledger. Governance may move toward a Wyoming DAO structure as the community matures — under evaluation, not decided.
First reports
Phase II
Impact dashboard
Phase III
Annual review
Phase IV
Plain-language disclosures
$USEFUL is a high-risk, speculative token. Nothing on this site is investment advice, and no returns or price outcomes are promised.
USEFUL is a community initiative, not a registered nonprofit. Buying, holding, or contributing to the treasury is not a tax-deductible charitable donation.
USEFUL is independent of $USELESS. A shared apparent originating wallet is history, not a partnership or endorsement.
Historical donation figures are prior operator reports and have not been independently verified by the current team.
Fees paid to previous operators are not community treasury assets.
Founder holdings, related-party transactions, treasury transfers, and lock releases will be disclosed. A conflicts-of-interest statement is in review before publication.
We will never ask for your seed phrase or private keys, and this site never prompts a wallet connection.
Community
Meet The Useful People.
Creators, holders, builders, doers. Memes welcome. Hype optional. Everything official lives at the links below — if it isn't here, it isn't us.
USEFUL
