Pussy Riot Launches NFT Proof of Protest Against Roe vs Wade Decision

According to Stani Kulechov, CEO of Aave Companies, the development team behind Lens Protocol: “By allowing activists like Pussy Riot to go direct-to-audiences with a technology that makes NFT minting as simple as posting or liking a post, Lens is empowering a new generation of humanitarians with a way to make an immediate global impact without fear of censorship.”

Concerning Pussy Riot and Nadya Tolokonnikova

Pussy Riot was created by conceptual artist and activist Nadya Tolokonnikova. Hundreds of people today identify as Pussy Riot members.

She rose to international prominence after being sentenced to two years in prison for her anti-Putin act. Nadya Tolokonnikova has since addressed in the United States Congress, the European Union, and the British Parliament. Furthermore, the collective was supported by art world luminaries Marina Abramovic and Ai Weiwei. Pussy Riot also collaborated with Banksy, organizing an interactive event at the Saatchi Gallery in London.

Pussy Riot has become a standard in the NFT world, in addition to the regular art world. The collective joined PleasrDAO in 2021. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova recently founded UkraineDAO, a new Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) to assist Ukraine.