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It’s a stroke for the NFT abstraction arsenic Kanye West, oregon Ye, lashes retired against the tokens successful an Instagram post.
Kanye West won’t beryllium purchasing a Bored Ape Yacht Club nonfungible token (NFT) immoderate clip soon.
In a powerfully worded Instagram station made connected Monday, Ye stated “Do not inquire maine to bash a f*cking NFT.” The connection successful the photo, shared with his 10.5 cardinal followers, explains helium is focused connected “building existent products successful the existent world.”
He didn’t mince his words successful a follow-up remark to the Instagram post:
Whereas celebrities including Neymar, Eminem and Jake Paul who made cash grabs for NFTs successful 2021, the billionaire and erstwhile statesmanlike campaigner Kanye West is categorically successful absorption to the virtual tokens.
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Kayne West joins a increasing database of NFT-skeptics, including celebrities specified arsenic Keanu Reeves. Movie prima Reeves joked successful an interview for the Matrix Resurrections that NFTs are “easily reproduced.”
Unlike Reeves' quality Neo, who is trapped successful the Matrix, Ye volition proceed to enactment connected "real products" successful the "real world". West's medium Donda 2 is scheduled for merchandise connected Feb. 22. Meanwhile, NFT fans volition wonderment however Ye could beryllium truthful heartless?
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