The auction has ended for the sale of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first tweet as a collectible token (NFT). The auction was won by Sina Estavi and paid 1,500 ETH ($ 2.55 million).
The token was issued based on the Cent service and signed by Dorsey. Of course, the tweet itself will remain on Twitter, and the CEO of the Malaysian startup Bridge Oracle received, in fact, a “digital certificate” for the message. To receive the funds, Dorsey registered a new Ethereum wallet, and the transaction was made through the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange.
Earlier it was reported that all proceeds from the sale will be immediately converted into bitcoin and transferred to the Africa Response initiative through the Give Directly service. Later, Dorsey actually converted and sent 50.875 BTC, confirming this message on Twitter. winning auction Sina Estavi wrote in reply:
“This is not just a tweet! I think, years later, people will understand its value, as with the painting of Mona Lisa. ”
Recall that Dorsey put his tweet in the form of NFT up for auction in early March and in just a day its price increased to $ 2.5 million, offered by Estavi. In addition to the CEO of Bridge Oracle, Tron founder Justin Sun also participated in the auction, offering $ 1 million for the token.
Earlier, the British auction house Christie’s held the first auction with a lot in the form of NFT – a digital painting by the artist Beeple was sold for a record $ 69.3 million.
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