--- title: "Hawk Tuah Girl Live Event Devolves Into Chaos After Crypto Disaster" description: "The \"Hawk Tuah\" girl recently graced the stage at an influencer convention, and it went about as well as her scammy crypto project." date: "2025-06-20" modified: "2025-06-20" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/hawk-tuah-girl-event" categories: - "Blockchain" - "Cryptocurrency" - "Future Society" tags: - "hawk tuah" - "influencers" - "podcasts" - "scams" --- # Hawk Tuah Girl Live Event Devolves Into Chaos After Crypto Disaster ![The "Hawk Tuah" girl recently graced the stage at an influencer convention, and it went about as well as her scammy crypto project.]() *\Image: Michael Tullberg / Getty / Futurism\* Haliey "Hawk Tuah Girl" Welch recently graced the stage at an influencer convention — and it apparently went about as well as her [scammy crypto project](). As [*Mashable* reports](), the live recording event for Welch's "Talk Tuah" podcast at this year's VidCon convention in Anaheim, California, was likely intended to be part of her post-$HAWK coin [redemption tour]() as she attempts to distance herself from the alleged pump-and-dump scheme she claims to have had [no prior knowledge about](). Were that the case, things certainly didn't go according to plan as the 22-year-old viral sensation and her guest, content creator and comedian Whitney Cummings, played host to curses and chaos as audience members walked out and shouted over what they were trying to say. It seems per *Mashable*'s review of the event that much of the mess seemed to be spurred on by Cummings, the creator of the show "2 Broke Girls." The crowd at the event was reportedly rowdy from the jump, opening with a "Hawk Tuah!" chant that persisted once the panel discussion got underway. A frustrated Cummings reportedly told the crowd to "shut the f\*ck up" multiple times, prompting a series of audience walkouts that continued as the conversation shifted from content creation to oral sex (which, for those who don't recall, is what the whole "Hawk Tuah" meme [is about]().) During the Q&A portion of the panel discussion, Welch remained relatively mum when an audience member asked her about her $HAWK coin, which is somewhat expected given that she has admitted that she's [cooperating with the plaintiffs' attorneys]() in the lawsuit against her crypto project partners. "Does this look like the face of a girl who could talk to you about crypto?" Welch asked the curious audience member. Later, she claimed that had she been a man, the $HAWK fiasco would have played out very differently and she "probably would have been promoted." (It's tough to say for sure, but [certain dudes]() have certainly gotten more leeway than Welch.) By the end of the panel, *Mashable* notes, only about half the original crowd was still seated — a sad fate for the young content creator who joked earlier in the event that she had been at the "right place at the wrong time" when she was recorded doing her "hawk tuah" bit [just over a year ago](). **More on influencers**: [*Scientists Figured Out the Personality Traits of Influencers, and It Could Explain a Lot*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()