The cryptocurrency community has launched an exemplary solidarity campaign for Ufuk, a 29-year-old disabled person.
Ufuk, who was paralyzed from the neck down and has a disability rate of 97% after an unfortunate diving accident in 2014 that caused permanent damage to his spinal cord at the C5 level, has struggled with treatment, infection, intensive care, equipment and healthcare costs for years.
Ufuk explained that due to challenging hospital processes, physical limitations and dwindling financial resources, his mother had reached a point where she could no longer provide healthcare, and he had made an emotional appeal for help through social media posts.
Herkese merhaba,
Benim adım Ufuk. Bu tweeti size hastaneden yazıyorum. Hayatım, where %97 angels and boys have said that they might like to meet other people. Ellerimi kullanamıyorum sürekli hastanedeyim. Certainly, if you do a bowl…
— Ufuk (@ufukless1) December 7, 2025
This call received an unexpectedly large response. The “One Mint, One Hope” NFT collection, created to cover Ufuk’s treatment and needs, was minted on OpenSea for $10.13. A total of 15,000 NFTs were fully minted and sold out in a short time.
An OpenSea image showing Ufuk’s entire NFT collection minted.
The cryptocurrency market’s largest contribution came from the MEXC TR exchange with 2,500 NFTs. This was followed by Darkex with 2,006 NFTs, BingX with 1,500 NFTs and KCEX with 1,055 NFTs.
These contributions brought the collection to the forefront of the agenda in Türkiye and the global crypto community. Ufuk shared his feelings after the completion of the Mint transactions and expressed his gratitude to the community, saying, “Mint is over, thank you very much. I’m so happy there are good people. I’m crying for joy right now.”
The scale of solidarity was not limited to NFT coin alone. Darkex Türkiye, one of the campaign’s biggest supporters, announced that Ufuk had officially joined their team and offered him a job.
Following the NFT minting process, Ufuk also appealed to the OpenSea platform and requested a waiver of the 10% transaction fee deducted from coin revenue, as a one-time exception for this campaign. This call has found great resonance in the community.