The first message ever fired off at twitter offered on monday for $2.9 million when its sender jack dorsey popular the winning bid for the collectible as a “non fungible token” or nft at an auction.
dorsey’s tweet highlighted a surge of interest around nfts, or non-fungible token
nfts use the identical blockchain technology behind cryptocurrencies to flip some thing from art to sports buying and selling cards into virtual collector’s items that cannot be duplicated.
Fifteen years ago Dorsey typed out a banal message — “just setting up my twttr” — which became the first ever tweet, launching a global platform that has become a controversial and dominant force in civil society.
The short tweet was sent March 21, 2006 by the Twitter co-founder and chief, who said he would donate the money from its sale to charity.
“I think years later people will realize the true value of this tweet, like the Mona Lisa painting,” Estavi said in a Twitter post.
Dorsey on Monday tweeted thanks to @sinaEstavi, along with a message indicating the proceeds were sent to Give Directly nonprofit in East Africa that helps people living in poverty.
“Hey @jack , thank you for accepting my offer, and I’m glad this money is being donated to charity,” Estavi responded in tweet from @sinaEstavi.
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