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Iggy Azalea on Memes, OnlyFans, and Her Plans to Make MOTHER a Success - Ep. 674

Unchained

Laura Shin

News, Tech News, Business News

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Iggy Azalea joins Unchained to share the story of how the $MOTHER token got started (spoiler: there was a brush with a potential scammer), her stresses during the launch, and what she plans to do about the price slumping over 60% since the all-time high. A master of memes and OnlyFans, she talks about how she is using her experience in both realms to make MOTHER a success, even though she has yet to make any money from the token. She also discusses her beef with Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, the allegations that there was insider trading of MOTHER, and how she plans to avoid regulatory action. Show highlights: 00:00 Intro 01:27 How Iggy got “onchain” and interested in crypto 03:01 How Iggy's understanding of memes and the attention economy influenced her approach to music and now MOTHER 08:09 How a brush with “scammer” Sahil Arora sparked the MOTHER launch 11:56 How Iggy plans to integrate her token into her business ventures and what strategies she's using to achieve this 16:33 Why she chose two market makers – DWF Labs and Wintermute – and why she decided to name the coin "Mother" 23:53 The lessons she learned from her OnlyFans that she is applying to MOTHER 33:54 Iggy’s response to Vitalik Buterin's criticisms of her coin 41:31 What strategies Iggy believes will bring $MOTHER out of its current slump 47:33 How Iggy responds to allegations of insider activity and dumping $2 million worth of her token 55:15 Whether she is concerned about regulators coming after her and what she's doing to prevent that 1:02:55 What Iggy thinks about the criticism regarding celebrities launching memecoins 1:08:49 Whether Iggy has a preference between Solana and Ethereum 1:11:36 How she’s trying to onboard other celebs into crypto, and her plans for integrating $MOTHER into mainstream culture and fan interactions Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Polkadot Guest: Iggy Azalea, rapper, creator of $MOTHER Links Previous coverage of Unchained on Iggy and MOTHER: Solana Attracts Attention From Mainstream Celebrities Caitlyn Jenner, Davido, Iggy Azalea, Rich The Kid, and Trippie Redd MOTHER Sheds Half Its Value Since All-Time High Despite Iggy Azalea's Mastery of Crypto Memes Traders Coping As Iggy Azalea’s MOTHER Token Surpasses $100 Million Market Cap Bits + Bips: Iggy Azalea, $MOTHER, and Celeb Coins: Is This the Top of the Crypto Cycle? The Chopping Block: Iggy Azalea, Hamster Kombat, & Airdrop Insights DWF labs CoinDesk: Iggy Azalea's MOTHER Token Jumps Over 50% After Partnering With DWF Labs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It was probably one of the most anxiety-ridden scary days of my life that I could tell you in recent history.

0:08.0

I couldn't tell you anything in the last 10 years, honestly, that scared the shit out of me more than that day seeing that red just

0:15.2

going down and down my manager was like are you sure that you want to keep what you

0:20.7

have I was like you can't cheat on your own project just because you see it going down.

0:24.4

If I'm going down, I'm the captain of the ship. I just have to sink with the Titanic right now. But am I going to die or am I going gonna live? I don't know.

0:33.1

Is the boat sinking or is it not?

0:34.9

It didn't sink, thank fucking God.

0:37.2

Hi everyone, welcome to Unchained, your no-hhave resource for all things crypto. I'm your

0:44.7

host Laura Shin author of the cryptopians. I started coming crypto nine years ago and

0:49.5

as the senior editor Forbes was the first matrimatur part to get a

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