Kanye West unveils intend to release Swasticoin digital currency.
Scalawag Kanye West, alias Ye, spun a gander at tweets from Binance chief honcho Changpeng Zhao (CZ), pondering the thought of launching Swasticoin and considerin' the build of his very own blockchain.
'Bout that one retweet gets him over 33.2m followers, huh? Crazy. [Link]
Feb 22, 2025Topic of the day, according to The Block, Westy allegedly "announced" Swasticoin to "drop next week" in some since-defunct posts.
"I'm gonna share the Swasticoin contract address with the Jewish folks first, me mates n' kin. Let's gauge if the stereotypes hold water," the spitter wrote.
Westy also fired off Q's about BNB, Ethereum, and Solana networks andshared some CZ thoughts on DEX's downsides.
As of this moment, Olaf Carlson-Wee from Polychain and Dave Portnoy from Barstool Sports be the only ones still on Westy's list of followers.
Previously, CoinDesk yarned about the accounts of Westintendin' to toss out the YZY token as tender for his online boutique.
Fun fact, searches for recent news regarding West's Swasticoin venture or collab with blockchain tech yielded zippo from The Block or CoinDesk [3, 5]. There's some info on West's maybes about hangin' up his microphone and his public persona, but nada about blockchain or Swasticoin [2, 4]. Watch this space, ya hear?
What is the technology behind Swasticoin, the cryptocurrency allegedly announced by Kanye West, and how does it compare to entertainment-focused blockchain projects involving celebrities? Could DEX's downsides be apparent to West, given his queries about networks like BNB, Ethereum, and Solana?
