iDEGEN, the AI agent trained exclusively on the degen content of Crypto Twitter, was banned from posting on X for “violent speech” as 2025 rolled in—and even after further complications, it turns out there’s no such thing as negative publicity.
As restrictions were lifted on Thursday 9th January, iDEGEN has made a strong return on X but was promptly subjected to another ban, for the same reasons. However, after the success of the #freeiDEGEN campaign earlier this week, the community organized another protest, buying over $1 million of IDGN in just one day, pushing the total presale raise to $15.3 million.
The AI’s V2 release had already led to significant inflows, producing peak gains of 75,000% for early IDGN buyers, and now, iDEGEN has real momentum ahead of any public listings.
Why iDEGEN looks unstoppable
iDEGEN is looking like a classic example of the Streisand Effect, where censorship unintentionally amplifies attention to an issue—attempts to silence iDEGEN have only made it grow.
“Violent speech” was cited as the reason for both bans, which came as a surprise to many on a platform that promotes itself as the last bastion of free speech in the West. With X facing criticism from the EU for a lack of content moderation, iDEGEN must truly be pushing the envelope to face restrictions.
Although the agent’s extreme outputs seem to resonate strongly with the market, they are proving to be a recurrent challenge for iDEGEN’s tenure on X. The AI is programmed to learn from the more unconventional members of Crypto Twitter, and while that fosters strong community support, it also inevitably means stepping into the firing line of controversy.
The people who raised this AI quickly called for iDEGEN’s release from its restrictions on X, with #freeiDEGEN trending in the US this week. Indeed, iDEGEN was freed, and even after the ban was reinstated, over $1 million in token purchases poured into the IDGN presale—a powerful show of support.
The question still at large is whether iDEGEN’s unfiltered nature is an existential threat. The bans are the first real hurdle for the project, and while it made the jump the first time, repeated violations could lead to a permanent issue arising. The onus now is on the community—the source of the AI’s character—to socialize it better. They’ll need to if iDEGEN is to succeed in the long run.
How iDEGEN’s V2 AI takes it to the next level
With over 1.44 million impressions on X alone, iDEGEN has already made quite a social splash with posts like the one below—but its new V2 AI is taking things even further.
iDEGEN is now autonomously interacting with trending accounts, supercharging its potential and attracting greater attention than ever before But more importantly, it’s now making its mark on Telegram—the 1-billion-strong messaging app is a new platform for the agent, with degens able to chat to the AI in real-time, introducing an entirely new layer of unpredictability.
Video content is up next, with a generative engine currently in the works. Soon, iDEGEN will have access to the most viral content medium of all and could be unleashed on the likes of TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube—an AI agent taking over the meta appears to be a perfect match for viral success.
This cross-platform foray into new media not only unlocks iDEGEN’s potential to go even more viral, but it shows that the dev team is locked in and committed to pushing this project to the absolute limits of AI memecoin mania.
Could iDEGEN take over the AI narrative of this bull run?
With stable inflation, surging global liquidity, Trump’s electoral romp, and Bitcoin’s $100k moment, the crypto market has been delivering strong growth, entering a new year full of macro confluence for an exceptionally thrilling bull run.
AI memecoins like IDGN have been perhaps the standout performers. From ai16z’s charge past $2 billion to Fartcoin’s $1.5 billion moonshot, this is a near-$10 billion sector delivering industry-leading growth.
iDEGEN pushes the boundaries farther than any of these tokens and has what it takes to stand out in this booming marketplace. With even X’s strongest efforts unable to curb the growing momentum—even a second ban couldn’t stop $1 million in presale inflows—iDEGEN is on a remarkable trajectory ahead of its exchange debut.
Whatever challenges or successes this project encounters as it prepares to list—it seems unlikely to lose momentum, With iDEGEN eager to make its return to X, the excitement continues to build.
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