New video revives debate over Bored Ape Yacht Club's alleged 'racist' imagery
A new video examines the alleged racist and white supremacist symbols hidden in plain sight by Yuga Labs in its most popular NFT collection. A video released by investigative YouTuber Philip Rusnack, known as ‘Philion,’ has revived the debate over whether Yuga Labs’ flagship Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) collection employs racist imagery and white supremacist esotericism.In the hour-long video released June 20 on YouTube, Rusnack laid out his case, claiming that BAYC is “one massive alt-right inside joke” using language, symbols, and memes from the anonymous image....
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Slim Shady Purchases Bored Ape Yacht Club #9055 for $452K
The Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs have been very popular this year and the project saw more than $1 billion in volume worldwide, according to defillama.com metrics. Now Eminem has joined the BAYC bandwagon by purchasing BAYC #9055 for 123.45 ether on Thursday. The Detroit hip hop star shared the....