<p class="is-style-lead">Rapper Iggy Azalea seemingly dissed Vitalik Buterin and his fellow TOKEN2049 attendees in Singapore, dismissing the many panel discussions and Ethereum co-founder’s singing as “loser s—.”</p> 
<p class="is-style-default">In a Saturday social media post, the “Fancy” singer clapped back at critics, saying: “I don’t complain about watching you all mumble around on conference stages singing songs about crypto or other loser s— I’d be embarrassed as f— to post.”</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tryna be the Crypto HR department <br>to a room full of people worth 100s of millions at a party for a meme of an ass is crazy hater vibes. <br><br>If yall knew all the who’s who in that building last night you’d cry. <br>All you’ve seen is KOL footage. broadcasting a lil degen chaos Is on…</p>— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) <a href="https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/1837458555491979408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 21, 2024</a>
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<p>Although Azalea didn’t mention Buterin’s name, it was clear who she was referring to. </p> 
<p>Buterin, who co-founded Ethereum (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/ethereum/" target="_blank">ETH</a>), appeared on stage at <a href="https://crypto.news/token2049-singapore-main-highlights/" target="_blank">TOKEN2049</a> and sang a song about cryptocurrency. Tron founder Justin Sun tweeted the video of his performance, stating that it “requires a lot of courage.”</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">I'm bullish here because we know this requires a lot of courage. <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@VitalikButerin</a> 😂 <a rel="" href="https://t.co/MZ5q5k9jpx" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/MZ5q5k9jpx</a></p>— H.E. Justin Sun🌞(hiring) (@justinsuntron) <a href="https://twitter.com/justinsuntron/status/1836330985706918253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 18, 2024</a>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading is-style-lead" id="azalea-wins-support">Azalea wins support</h3> 
<p>Certain crypto community members criticized Azalea after videos and photos from her crypto-themed event in Las Vegas were posted online.</p> 
<p>Azalea, whose real name is Amethyst Amelia Kelly, quickly retorted with several <a rel="" href="https://x.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/1837436679566557487" target="_blank">tweets</a>.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">We had fun. <br>We chose to go.<br><br>The people complaining are the ones that didn’t attend.<br><br>Just like the party in the sky we had last week, the bad press came from those that didn’t get on the flight. <br><br>Was one of my fave events all week</p>— SWANNY (@swannycrypto) <a href="https://twitter.com/swannycrypto/status/1837832957492711905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 22, 2024</a>
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<p>Azalea, 34, hosted the event to promote her meme coin, MOTHER, as well as her newly launched casino, Motherland.</p> 
<p>The rapper added that those critics would “cry” if they knew who was in that building to attend her event.</p> 
<p>Other crypto community members, even those who didn’t attend, came to the Australian star’s defense:</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">didnt go to party, bought more <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24MOTHER&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">$MOTHER</a> NGL, most crypto natives are scammers and grifters, I'd rather put $$$ on someone who is building or trying shit even if it doesnt workout.</p>— Cryptobigbellymonkey ⚛️⚡️ (@cryptobigbelly1) <a href="https://twitter.com/cryptobigbelly1/status/1837459092010357041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 21, 2024</a>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="azalea-prefers-solana-over-ethereum">Azalea prefers Solana over Ethereum</h3> 
<p>Azalea’s comments didn’t stop there. She went a step ahead and slammed the ETH network, too. The rapper <a href="https://x.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/1837670634496647335" target="_blank">narrated</a> an incident that happened while she was on a plane where a “tradfi guy” seated next to her asked about ETH.</p> 
<p>Azalea stated that she advised him to buy Solana (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/solana/" target="_blank">SOL</a>), citing its entry price and that it was better suited for retail expansion.</p> 
<p>The rapper also reiterated her stance in another <a href="https://x.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/1837671758372982850" target="_blank">tweet</a>, praising the Solana network for the way it handles congestion. She also added a screenshot of her Google search where the result mentioned that Solana is generally better at handling network congestion.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just double checked I’m not and idiot… <br>Yup. I’m not! <a rel="" href="https://t.co/GlkOWn96et" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/GlkOWn96et</a></p>— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) <a href="https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/1837672335354085802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 22, 2024</a>
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<p>A part of the reason for her support towards Solana is because her meme coin, Mother Iggy, is a SOL-based coin. MOTHER gained quick popularity when it was launched on May 29, 2024.</p> 
<p>Despite being around for just a couple of days, the meme coin saw its price surge to an all time high of $0.2406 on June 6. That was approximately a 1400% surge from its all time low of $0.004545 on May 31.</p> 
<p>However, the meme coin has lost over 70% of its value from its ATH. But amidst all the craze around Iggy’s party and her tweets, MOTHER has surged over 22% in the last 24 hours, according to <a href="https://crypto.news/price/mother-iggy/" target="_blank">crypto.news </a>data.</p> 
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="never-touch-a-celebrity-memecoin">‘Never touch a celebrity memecoin’ </h3> 
<p>The one-sided beef between Azalea and Buterin began after Andrew Saunders, the chief marketing and growth officer of the Ethereum Virtual Machine blockchain Skale, blasted celebrity involvement in crypto.</p> 
<p>“I come from Hollywood, and I would never touch a celebrity memecoin,” Saunders <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/celebrity-memecoins-dapps-skale-cmo-token2049" target="_blank">told</a> Cointelegraph at TOKEN20249. Saunders warned holders: “you’re gonna get dumped on.”</p> 
<p>In June, Buterin also took a swipe at celebrity meme coins.</p> 
<p>“I’m feeling quite unhappy about with ‘this cycle’s celebrity experimentation’ so far,” he said on X.com. “How do we push things in a better direction?”</p> 
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<p> Read more: <a rel="" href="https://crypto.news/bitgert-vs-ethereum-vs-solana-a-race-for-price-surge-in-2024/"> Bitgert vs. Ethereum vs. Solana: A race for price surge in 2024 </a> </p>

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