Azealia Banks sells her audio tape as NFT; later calls cryptocurrency 'a scam'

Azealia Banks was recently in news for selling her sex tape with fiance Ryder Ripps. After selling her audio sex tape as NFT for $17,240, she called cryptocurrency 'a scam'. She took to Instagram to give her views on use and idea of cryptocurrency. After making use of NFT to sell her audiotape, she later slammed blockchain method in a three story-long message on Instagram.

Azealia Banks, in her Instagram story, called cryptocurrency a scam and not something she would indulge in, in future. She said, “I really do feel like this crypto s**t is a scam. Sure it was fun to learn for a cute minute but re’s a lot of virtue signaling and elitism in space despite its cause being to ‘democratize wealth.’" Speaking about conspiracies surrounding cryptocurrencies, rapper concluded saying, “I would actually argue that it has less anonymity that FIAT currency and is most likely a syyop to get us all to submit to some NWO style one world currency by tricking us into thinking that crypto is *anti government* when it’s actually been government all along.”

ding furr to her explanation, she explained her reason for selling audiotape. She said that even 100 years from now people will be indulging in intercourse just like y indulge in food and drink water. audiotape was sold by Azealia Banks' fiance Ryder Ripps and duration of tape is said to be over 24 minutes. She concluded her digital monologue by saying that if food cannot be democratized n, people should 'shut up' about sharing wealth. She said that she finds it 'nauseating' and said 'just be real with yourself'.

What is NFT?

Azealia Banks sold her tape as a digital art NFT. tape was sold to Foundation, which specializes in collecting and selling digital art NFT. Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs are digital blockchain assets with unique identification codes. y cannot be sold or tred at equal rates, unlike or cryptocurrencies. NFTs are also called 'Nifties' and can be traced back to original creator of asset. 

A short introduction to Azealia Banks

Azealia Banks is a 29-year-old American rapper who debuted in 2011 with single 212.  song went viral and also stremed on several music charts. She me her acting debut in 2017 with film Love Beats Rhymes for which she received positive reviews. Azealia is infamous for having disputes with public figures on Twitter. Azealia Banks' fiance is Ryder Ripps with whom she announced her engagement in February 2021. She is known for her songs like Black Monna, Anna Wintour, Aquababe, Jumanji, among ors. Her first single of 2021 is Six Flags from her upcoming album Business & Pleasure.