Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is now facing a federal class action lawsuit related to her Solana-based memecoin, MOTHER, after the token’s price saw a sharp drop. The lawsuit follows a dramatic decline of around 99%, which the plaintiffs say left investors with significant losses.
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According to the complaint filed by Burwick Law on behalf of the investors who purchased MOTHER, the primary allegation is that Azalea’s promotional activity created expectations about the coin’s actual usefulness – expectations which, in the plaintiffs’ view, never materialized in any lasting manner.
The filing claims that any representations used to promote the project were limited, incomplete, contradictory, temporary or could not be delivered in a lasting form.
The plaintiffs also argue that the market support agreements behind MOTHER were not properly disclosed to consumers, leaving buyers without full visibility into what would be necessary for the token to maintain its value.
The complaint further asserts that, as presented to consumers, MOTHER’s value depended heavily on the willingness of other people to purchase it – and that potential buyers would only be inclined to purchase if the promised utility, integrations, and commercial demand actually materialized.
As part of the lawsuit, Defendants’ promotional campaign was intended to cultivate the belief that these value drivers were genuine, growing, and supported by serious institutional partners.
Claims seek damages and equitable relief
The filing highlights the token’s early performance as part of the narrative, indicating that approximately two weeks after its launch, MOTHER reached a record market capitalization of approximately $200 million. It then reversed its trend, falling about 99.5% to around $1 million.
The plaintiffs claim that consumers who purchased or held the token based on the utility, integration, and market support scenario suffered losses, while the defendants and affiliated entities benefited from the promotional effort.
In terms of the lawsuit, the plaintiffs say they are seeking damages and equitable relief under New York General Business Law Sections 349 and 350, as well as common law theories including negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.
At the time of writing, MOTHER was trading at around $0.0013, according to CoinGecko. data. Meanwhile, the total value of the cryptocurrency market jumped to $2.66 trillion on Tuesday, an increase of 2% from the previous 24 hours.
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