{"id":2292,"date":"2023-01-03T11:49:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T11:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/popular-nft-collector-is-accused-of-exploiting-female-nft-artists\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T11:49:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T11:49:25","slug":"popular-nft-collector-is-accused-of-exploiting-female-nft-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/popular-nft-collector-is-accused-of-exploiting-female-nft-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular NFT Collector Is Accused Of Exploiting Female NFT Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several female NFT artists have accused a popular <a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/nft-non-fungible-token-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFT<\/a> collector, who goes by the name Kato, of emotional abuse. In a long article, entrepreneur, author, and artist, Rebekah Bastian claimed that she spoke to 17 female artists, who accused Kato of \u201cmanipulation, control, humiliation, shame, and threats.\u201d Allegedly, Kato has also created a private community called KatoKrew with more than 200 young female artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what exactly are the allegations against NFT collector, Kato?<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88933\" style=\"width: 1036px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88933\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato.jpg.webp 1036w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-300x195.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-768x500.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-86x56.jpg.webp 86w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-150x98.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-450x293.jpg.webp 450w\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201036%20674'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1036px) 100vw, 1036px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88933\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato.jpg.webp 1036w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-300x195.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-768x500.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-86x56.jpg.webp 86w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-150x98.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-450x293.jpg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1036px) 100vw, 1036px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato.jpg\" alt=\"NFT collector Kato's Twitter profile\" width=\"1036\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato.jpg 1036w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-86x56.jpg 86w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kato-450x293.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1036px) 100vw, 1036px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">17 female NFT artists have accused Kato.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"What_did_female_NFT_artists_accuse_Kato_of\"><b>What did female NFT artists accuse Kato of?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stories the female artists shared have a similar pattern. Kato is first \u201creally nice, kind and supportive\u201d to the artists. He then \u201cmanipulates\u201d them to be more \u201creliant\u201d on him, all the while constantly trying to \u201ccontrol\u201d them, Bastian alleged.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, KatoKrew has several communication channels, including Telegram and Discord, where members can share and bid on each other\u2019s artworks. Apparently, it\u2019s also mandatory for the members to tweet their work with the hashtag #KatoKrew. Bastian alleged that it is in these channels that Kato \u201ccreates a sense of control, paranoia and competition amongst his \u201cgirls.\u201d\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, the NFT collector allegedly put different combinations of women in different chats to make them compete among themselves. \u201cHe is the master of playing people against each other if he wants to sow distrust,\u201d a female artist told Bastian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bastian also alleged that Kato put artists who disagreed with him on a \u201ctimeout\u201d on Discord. Allegedly, the NFT collector also allegedly tried to control which communities the women were part of, who they sold their works to, and which tweets they liked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88934\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-88934\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-scaled.jpg.webp 1045w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-261x300.jpg.webp 261w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-768x882.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-49x56.jpg.webp 49w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-150x172.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-450x517.jpg.webp 450w\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20595%20683'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20595%20683'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Kato discord chat\" width=\"595\" height=\"683\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-scaled.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-891x1024.jpg 891w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-768x882.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-49x56.jpg 49w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-150x172.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-450x517.jpg 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-scaled.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-88934\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-scaled.jpg.webp 1045w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-261x300.jpg.webp 261w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-768x882.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-49x56.jpg.webp 49w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-150x172.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-450x517.jpg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kato discord chat\" width=\"595\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-scaled.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-891x1024.jpg 891w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-768x882.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-49x56.jpg 49w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-150x172.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/katoc-450x517.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kato put artists who disagreed with him on a timeout. Credit: Rebekah Bastian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Humiliation_shaming_and_threatening\"><b>Humiliation, shaming, and threatening<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mirror.xyz\/rebekahb.eth\/bgyrfwl-wKkIIGMjTr87pXX25lyVhoWVdYaQAwYqkAc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Bastian further alleged that Kato often humiliated and berated women. \u201cHe treated me like shit, telling me that he invented me, that I owed my life to him, that I wasn\u2019t good enough and stuff like that,\u201d a woman told Bastian.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, whenever KatoKrew members did things Kato disagreed with, he would often publicly \u201cguilt and shame them.\u201d In the screenshots Bastian shared from the female artists she spoke to, Kato can be seen telling women he\u2019s \u201cdisappointed\u201d in them, or that they \u201cbetrayed\u201d him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88935\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-88935\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-scaled.jpg.webp 754w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-188x300.jpg.webp 188w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-768x1223.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-35x56.jpg.webp 35w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-150x239.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-450x716.jpg.webp 450w\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20643%201023'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20643%201023'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"female NFT artist x Kato\" width=\"643\" height=\"1023\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-scaled.jpg 754w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-643x1024.jpg 643w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-768x1223.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-35x56.jpg 35w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-150x239.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-450x716.jpg 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-scaled.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<noscript><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-88935\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-scaled.jpg.webp 754w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-188x300.jpg.webp 188w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-768x1223.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-35x56.jpg.webp 35w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-150x239.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-450x716.jpg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"female NFT artist x Kato\" width=\"643\" height=\"1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-scaled.jpg 754w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-643x1024.jpg 643w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-768x1223.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-35x56.jpg 35w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-150x239.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chat-450x716.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bastian shared screenshots of alleged conversations between Kato and female artists. Credit: Rebekah Bastian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cKato\u2019s next step when he feels he has lost control of someone is to threaten to sabotage their art careers, and oftentimes try to follow through on those threats,\u201d Bastian alleged. Artists shared that Kato allegedly tried to stop collectors from investing in artists he was angry with. On some occasions, he even wrote to the artist\u2019s friends to unsubscribe from them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, Kato reportedly maintains a \u201cblacklist\u201d of artists to not buy from. However, Bastian added that she was unable to verify its existence. 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