Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flipboard 0 Wylie Aronow, one of the co-founders of Yuga Labs, has shared a statement addressing the accusations there is a Nazi image in the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Aronow is known as Gordon Goner on Crypto Twitter, and he has said that the recent accusations were a “misinformation campaign.” BAYC founder criticizes Nazi claims In response to some Twitter users that claimed that the co-founders of the BAYC were “super-secret Nazis,” Goner said that the accusations were “incredibly unbalanced.” Goner responded after a YouTuber posted a video alleging that they had conducted an investigation for six months linking the BAYC corporate image and the Nazi symbol. “We’ve not responded in further detail to these allegations because frankly they are insanely far-fetched. That said, we woke up this morning to a podcaster we respect talking about this conspiracy theory, and that was pretty surreal,” Goner said. The YouTube video has so far garnered over 900K views, and it has triggered debate among the people that have watched it. BAYC is one of the most popular NFT collections in the market, and it has attracted celebrities who want to interact with digital collectibles. It is also one of the most expensive collections in social trading platforms that deal with NFTs. Yuga Labs co-founder opposes accusations of Nazi symbol Goner gave a detailed thread explaining how the BAYC NFT collection was not associated with Nazism, as claimed in the YouTube video. Goner said that the BAYC project founders were diversified and included Jews, Turks, Pakistanis, and Cubans. Goner also said that his wife was Mexican-American, arguing that it did not make sense that the BAYC project would be referred to as a Nazi movement. Goner said that the YouTube video was a “lie.” He also added that these accusations were promoted by an anti-BAYC activist known as Ryder Ripps, who copied the collection and used another name to sell it on Opensea for $3.5 million. Goner also said that Yuga Labs derived its name from Zelda’s video game. He also talked about the contentious BAYC logo, saying that they did not pay much attention to the logo during its creation. “We never wanted to take ourselves too seriously, so the look of the club is ramshackle and divey. Everything about the BAYC was meant to convey a spirit of irreverence and absurdity,” Goner added. Related 10 Cool NFT Projects for 2022 NFTs Pump after Dump – Top NFTs Right Now Up Double Digits Best Gaming Crypto Coins to Buy in 2022 Next NFT to Blow Up - Lucky Block Our Rating #1 NFT Competitions Platform - luckyblock.com Daily NFT Jackpot Draws - Free Entry Lifetime Platinum Rollers Club Benefits Trending NFT in 2022 10,000 NFTs Minted - nftlaunchpad.com LBLOCK Token Listed on LBank, PancakeSwap Learn More Twitter Tweet Facebook Share Email This article was written for Business 2 Community by Ali Raza.Learn how to publish your content on B2C Join our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Author: Ali Raza Follow @ali_r1272 Ali is a professional journalist with experience in Web3 journalism and marketing. Ali holds a Master's degree in Finance and enjoys writing about cryptocurrencies and fintech. Ali’s work has been published on a number of leading cryptocurrency publications including Capital.com, CryptoSlate, Securities.io, Invezz.com, InsideBitcoins, BeinCrypto, and more. … View full profile ›More by this author:Can EOS Reinvention Hopes with Antelope Rebrand Succeed – Price Down 12%Acala Is Almost Back at 1:1 Peg after Exploit, then Burn FixSub-Par Chargers and Eye-Watering Prices Slow EV Adoption