Rapper Iggy Azalea appeared to criticize Vitalik Buterin and fellow attendees at TOKEN2049 in Singapore, dismissing several panel discussions and the Ethereum co-founder’s vocals as “losers.”
In a social media post on Saturday, the “Fancy” singer responded to critics, saying: “I’m not complaining about watching y’all mumble on conference stages singing songs about crypto or other loser songs – I’d be so embarrassed if I posted them.”
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Although Azalea did not mention Buterin’s name, it was clear who she was referring to.
Buterin, who co-founded Ethereum (ETH), took to the stage at TOKEN2049 to sing a song about cryptocurrencies. Tron founder Justin Sun posted a video of his performance on Twitter, noting that it “takes a lot of courage.”
Azalea wins support
Some members of the crypto community criticized Azalea after videos and photos from her crypto event in Las Vegas were posted online.
Azalea, whose real name is Amethyst Amelia Kelly, quickly responded with a few words. Tweets.
Azalea, 34, hosted the event to promote her meme coin, MOTHER, as well as her recently launched casino, Motherland.
The rapper added that those critics would “cry” if they knew who was in the building for her event.
Other members of the crypto community, even those who weren’t in attendance, came to the Australian star’s defense:
Azalea Prefers Solana Over Ethereum
Azalea’s comments did not stop there, but went further and attacked the ETH network as well. narrated An incident occurred while she was on a plane where a “traditional man” sitting next to her asked her about ETH.
Azalea said she advised him to buy Solana (SOL), citing its entry price and that it was more suitable for expansion into the retail sector.
The rapper also reiterated her position in another clip. tweetShe praised the Solana network for how it handles congestion. She also added a screenshot of her Google search where the result stated that Solana is generally better at handling network congestion.
Part of the reason she supports Solana is that her meme coin, Mother Iggy, is a SOL-based coin. MOTHER quickly gained popularity when it launched on May 29, 2024.
Despite only being around for a few days, the meme coin saw its price surge to an all-time high of $0.2406 on June 6. That was a nearly 1,400% rise from its all-time low of $0.004545 on May 31.
However, the meme coin has lost over 70% of its value from its all-time high. But amid all the Iggy’s concert and tweet mania, MOTHER has surged over 22% in the last 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap Data.
“Never touch a celebrity’s memecoin”
The battle between Azalea and Buterin began after Andrew Saunders, chief marketing and growth officer of Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain Skale, criticized celebrities’ involvement in cryptocurrencies.
“I’m from Hollywood, and I would never touch a celebrity memecoin,” Saunders He said Cointelegraph on TOKEN20249. Saunders warned holders of the coin: “They will be abandoned.”
In June, Buterin also launched an attack on celebrity meme coins.
“I’m very dissatisfied with the celebrity experiences in this cycle so far,” he said in an interview with X.com. “How can we push things in a better direction?”