The American rapper and producer of CDs Kanye West was recently in News after his surprise at Grammys 2025. He actively publishes Hip-Hop Superstar on X, teasing possible cryptographic cooperation with COINBase Coinbase Brian Armstrong.
“Crypto Yeezy”?
In the post of February 7 to X, west common that he was offered $ 2 million to promote a false cryptocurrency project on his behalf. This revelation occurred among the series of unpredictable, offensive and somewhat disturbing posts made by a 47-year-old singer.
According to the Kanye West chat screens, a payment of 750,000 USD was offered for a promotional contract. The agreement would also include the subsequent payment of $ 1.25 million 16 hours after rapper billionaire’s posts about the project.
The captured messages showed that West would then announce the public that his account X was hacked and the post was not from him. This program of lap of nothing unsuspecting fans and members of the cryptographic community “tens of millions of dollars” was forecasted.
Kanye West mentioned that he rejected the offer and cut his relationship with work with the person who proposed it. Despite the abusive and anti -Semitic posts that occurred after this revelation, several members of internet community and cryptocurrency projects called the Hollywood star to launch the coin.
Source: X
Most importantly, pumping tokens tokens and a trading platform based in Solan. Fun responded to one of the posts of West-on the topic “Channeling Andrew Tate”, encouraging him to introduce his own cryptocurrency. However, it seems that Kanye West does not consider the platform for its cryptographic projects.
In the post on the 10th signature “Foring Crypto”, West common Another screenshot of the chat in which he asked an anonymous collaborator to “re -re -Connect” again. This person answered “Brian Armstrong, CEO and founder of Coinbase,” saying that he would ask for a telephone number of the cryptographic founder.
Celebrity tokens return in 2025?
Kanye West would not be the first Hollywood celebrity that fired a token if he had to do it. In particular, rapper Iggy Azalea fired in May 2024. Mother tokens Iggy (mother), paying attention at a time when the start token was fashionable.
Other celebrities allegedly involved in the premieres of tokens last year are Davido, French Montana and Lil Pump. While Kanye West is one of the greatest names of the global music industry and pop culture, its irregular and controversial nature adds an engaging dimension how investors will approach the token launched on his behalf.
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