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What is IRYNA (JUSTICEFORIRYNA) Crypto Coin? Facts, Charity Claims, and Risks

Johanna Hershenson

Johanna Hershenson

What is IRYNA (JUSTICEFORIRYNA) Crypto Coin? Facts, Charity Claims, and Risks

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IRYNA, also known as JUSTICEFORIRYNA, isn’t just another meme coin. It was created with a specific purpose: to honor Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian woman whose story moved people to act. Unlike Dogecoin or Shiba Inu, which started as jokes and grew into communities, IRYNA was born from grief - and a hope that crypto trading could do something real. But here’s the question: does it actually deliver on that promise?

How IRYNA Works - The Charitable Engine

Every time someone buys or sells IRYNA, a small fee is taken - and that money is supposed to go to Iryna Zarutska’s family.
The token runs on Solana, not Ethereum. That matters because Solana handles transactions faster and cheaper. A single IRYNA trade costs about $0.00025 in network fees, which is why the creators chose it. The token uses the SPL standard, the same one used by most Solana-based tokens. It has 9 decimal places, which is standard. No burning. No staking. No governance. Just a simple transfer with a tax built in.

The smart contract automatically takes a portion of every transaction - buy or sell - converts it to fiat currency, and sends it to the family. The exact percentage isn’t public. That’s one of the first red flags. Most legitimate projects disclose their tax rates. IRYNA doesn’t. You can’t check the contract on Etherscan because it’s on Solana. But you can check it on Solana’s blockchain explorer at 2LsescRjhcxoUwEQLpcsd3Gh6AHUyqEHANDakkoSpump. The address is real. The transactions are visible. But there’s no proof that the money ever left the crypto world and reached the family.

No bank statements. No receipts. No public reports. Just a promise.

Where You Can Buy IRYNA - And Where You Can’t

As of November 2025, IRYNA is listed on only one exchange: WEEX. That’s it. No CoinGecko. No CoinMarketCap. No Binance. No KuCoin. No decentralized exchanges like Raydium or Jupiter. If you want to buy it, you have to sign up on WEEX, complete their KYC process, deposit USDT, and trade for IRYNA/USDT.

That’s a big barrier. Most people who trade meme coins use wallets like Phantom or MetaMask. They jump between DEXs. IRYNA doesn’t let you do that. You’re locked into one centralized exchange. And WEEX isn’t a household name. It’s not regulated in the U.S. or EU. If something goes wrong - if the exchange freezes your funds, or shuts down - you have no recourse.

Why No One Talks About It

Look at Dogecoin. It has over 2 million holders. Its Reddit community has 1.5 million members. It’s on Twitter, TikTok, and even ESPN. IRYNA? There are maybe three mentions on Twitter from 2024. No dedicated Discord. No Telegram group with more than 20 people. No GitHub. No blog. No updates since launch.

That’s not just low adoption - it’s near-total silence. Most successful meme coins have hype. IRYNA has a story. But stories don’t grow communities. People do. Developers do. Marketers do. IRYNA has none of that.

Even the few people who’ve mentioned it online are skeptical. One user wrote: “Interesting concept but need proof of actual donations before considering investment.” Another said: “Another Solana meme coin with emotional story, seen this pattern before - hope this one follows through on promises.”

That’s the vibe. People want to believe. But they’ve been burned too many times.

A Ukrainian woman beside a glowing blockchain address, with crypto tokens spinning uselessly around her.

The Bigger Picture - Meme Coins Are a Minefield

Here’s the truth: 89% of meme coins launched on Solana in 2023 died within six months. That’s not an exaggeration. It’s from CoinGecko’s official report. Why? Because most are scams. Or they’re abandoned. Or they’re just noise.

IRYNA isn’t obviously a scam. There’s no evidence of a rug pull. The contract hasn’t been changed. The team hasn’t disappeared. But they also haven’t done anything since launch. No updates. No charity reports. No social media. No marketing. That’s not a project. That’s a ghost.

Compare it to The Giving Block’s Charity Coin, which partners with real nonprofits, publishes quarterly donation reports, and has a transparent audit trail. IRYNA doesn’t even have a whitepaper. That’s not just lazy - it’s risky. Under the EU’s MiCA regulations, which fully take effect in 2025, tokens like IRYNA would need a detailed document explaining their purpose, governance, and financial flows. IRYNA has none of that.

Is It Safe to Invest?

Let’s be clear: no one should treat IRYNA as an investment. It’s not a stock. It’s not a bond. It’s a speculative token tied to a story that may or may not be real.

If you’re thinking of buying it because you want to help Iryna’s family - ask yourself: if the money is being sent, why can’t you see it? Why isn’t there a public dashboard showing donations? Why hasn’t the family spoken out? Why hasn’t a Ukrainian news outlet covered this?

The SEC and other regulators have warned that meme coins are high-risk, volatile, and often manipulated. IRYNA checks every box: no team, no roadmap, no community, no transparency on donations. The only thing it has is a name and a blockchain address.

There’s a difference between a token that’s risky because it’s new - and a token that’s risky because it’s empty. IRYNA is the latter.

A child at a cliff of crumbling crypto charts, a lone coin floating in an empty ocean below.

What You Can Do - If You Still Want To

If you still want to buy IRYNA - maybe because you believe in the story, or you’re curious - here’s what you need to know:

  1. Only use money you can afford to lose completely.
  2. Use a Solana wallet like Phantom - never keep it on WEEX long-term.
  3. Check the contract address yourself: 2LsescRjhcxoUwEQLpcsd3Gh6AHUyqEHANDakkoSpump.
  4. Look at the transaction history. Are funds being sent to a known wallet? Is there any sign of fiat conversion?
  5. Don’t expect support. No one is answering questions.

And if you’re hoping to make money? Forget it. There’s no liquidity. No volume. No price chart history. You won’t be able to sell it easily. You might be stuck with it forever.

The Real Impact - If Any

IRYNA’s biggest success might be that it got people to talk about Iryna Zarutska. That’s something. Her story deserved attention. But crypto shouldn’t be the only way we honor people like her.

Real impact comes from verified donations. From NGOs. From news coverage. From legal support. From people actually helping - not just trading tokens.

If you want to support Iryna’s family, search for verified charities in Ukraine. Donate directly. Volunteer. Share her story on social media. That’s real justice.

IRYNA might be a symbol. But symbols don’t feed families. Actions do.

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    Michael Labelle

    November 27, 2025 AT 05:23
    I don't know if this coin is legit or not, but I do know that Iryna's story deserves to be heard. Maybe the token's quiet because the team is overwhelmed. Or maybe they're just bad at marketing. Either way, I'm not throwing money at it, but I'm not dismissing it either.
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    Joel Christian

    November 28, 2025 AT 18:16
    so like... if the money is going to the family why cant we see it?? like i get the whole emotional thing but come on man this feels like one of those fb fundraisers where the guy never posts updates again after week 2
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    jeff aza

    November 29, 2025 AT 22:29
    The contract address is live on Solana Explorer - that’s a baseline transparency metric. But the absence of a disclosed tax rate, lack of on-chain fiat conversion logs, and zero third-party audit = non-compliance with even the most basic DeFi due diligence standards. This isn’t a ‘meme coin’ - it’s a regulatory grey zone wrapped in performative empathy. And WEEX? That’s a jurisdictional liability waiting to explode. If you’re holding this, you’re not supporting a cause - you’re holding a liquidity trap with a sob story attached.
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    Vijay Kumar

    December 1, 2025 AT 03:50
    Crypto is not charity. Charity is charity. Stop pretending buying a token is helping anyone. Real help needs paperwork, names, faces, banks. Not blockchain addresses and hope.
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    Vance Ashby

    December 2, 2025 AT 22:43
    i checked the contract. no burns, no staking, no dev wallet moves. just silent. kinda sad. :(
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    Brian Bernfeld

    December 3, 2025 AT 16:50
    Let me be blunt: this isn’t about the coin. It’s about how we, as a global community, have turned grief into a speculative asset. We’ve got people trading tokens while families in Ukraine are still waiting for real aid - food, medicine, legal help. IRYNA might have started with good intentions, but without transparency, it’s just another ghost in the machine. If you want to honor Iryna, donate to Red Cross Ukraine or War Child. Not some unregulated Solana token on WEEX. Real help doesn’t need a whitepaper. It needs action. And you? You can do better than this.
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    Ian Esche

    December 5, 2025 AT 04:38
    This whole thing is a joke. America and Europe love to cry over Ukrainian suffering while doing nothing real. Now we’re supposed to buy a crypto token to ‘help’? Meanwhile, our own soldiers are getting paid better than these people. This is performative activism with blockchain. Wake up.
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    Felicia Sue Lynn

    December 5, 2025 AT 06:19
    While I appreciate the intention behind IRYNA, I must emphasize that symbolic gestures - however heartfelt - cannot replace institutional accountability. A token without transparency is not a tool for justice; it is a mirror reflecting our collective desire to feel useful without the burden of responsibility. If we are to honor Iryna Zarutska, let us demand verifiable aid, not speculative sentiment. The world needs more than hashtags and blockchain addresses - it needs structures that endure.

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