Convicted Felon Anna Sorokin is Launching an NFT Collection
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16 June 2022 21:48, UTC
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In a bid to rehabilitate her picture, convicted scammer Anna Sorokin is moving into NFTs.
The “Anna Card” went stay immediately, following a 2,000 merchandise NFT mint yesterday, which may now be bought for 0.1 ETH at press time. NFTs are blockchain-based tokens that present possession over digital or bodily belongings.
Whereas nonetheless in federal custody, Sorokin advised NBC Information in an interview Thursday that she is making NFTs for her greatest followers.
“We’re making a ‘Reinventing Anna’ NFT venture,” Sorokin stated.
Socialite Anna Sorokin, a.ok.a. Anna Delvey, is at the moment in an ICE detention facility whereas she fights being deported. Anna spoke one-on-one with @WatchSavannah in a uncommon interview and one factor’s for certain – Anna desires you to consider she’s reinventing herself. pic.twitter.com/uknNKTOL4A
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) June 16, 2022
Russian-born Anna Sorokin returned to the worldwide highlight this 12 months after Netflix launched a miniseries primarily based on the true story of Sorokin’s exploits, by which she posed as a German heiress whereas being courted by a hungry journalist (Jessica Pressler wrote Sorokin’s story for New York Journal in 2018). The present was Netflix’s greatest hit earlier this 12 months.
Now that her jail sentence is over, Sorokin is at the moment being held in an ICE immigration detention middle for overstaying her U.S. visa.
“I might not encourage anybody else to comply with my footsteps,” she stated of her actions that landed her in jail.
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However Sorokin has been creating her NFT scheme whereas detained. The “Anna Card” NFTs will reportedly unlock unique livestreams, telephone calls, objects from Anna, or in-person conferences relying on the tier bought.
Three “extremely platinum” NFTs would be the tier that unlocks an in-person assembly with Sorokin and private objects from her, NBC Information reported.
When requested why anybody can buy something from her given her observe document, Sorokin believes she modified loads in her 20s.
“I modified a lot in a manner,” she stated, arguing that “I’m not like this vicious scamming individual.”
Sorokin added that transferring ahead, she desires to do issues by the books and deal with making “one thing authorized.”
However purchaser beware—Sorokin isn’t identified for retaining guarantees.
