Kanye West Is Set To Buy Crypto Platform Parler

• • Parler has announced the rapper is set to buy the crypto friendly platform.
  • West has shown interest in crypto over time.

Kanye West has agreed to purchase the right-leaning social media platform Parler, according to Parler. The deal is expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Parler was launched in 2018 as a free-speech alternative to Twitter. The platform quickly gained popularity among conservatives and Trump supporters after it was banned from the Google Play and Apple App stores in the wake of the January 6th Capitol riot.

West has been a vocal supporter of free speech in recent years. He has also expressed interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. The purchase of Parler could give West a platform to promote his views on these issues.

Parler CEO George Farmer said in a blog post that the deal with West would “change the world and change the way the world thinks about free speech.” He said that West was “making a groundbreaking move into the free speech media space” and that he would “never have to fear being removed from social media again.”

It remains to be seen how West will change Parler after he takes ownership. However, his purchase of the platform is a sign that he is serious about free speech and that he believes that Parler can be a platform for people with different viewpoints to share their ideas.