SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has sold a digital version of his first tweet for more than $ 2.9 million more than two weeks after announcing a digital auction for the site.
The March 2006 tweet, which says “just set up my twttr,” was bought by Bridge Oracle CEO Sina Estavi, according to Valuables by Cent, the digital platform where the digital auction of the tweet was held.
The 15-year-old publication was sold as non-expendable testimony, or NFT: A digital certificate of authenticity that confirms that an article is real and unique by recording the details in a digital blockchain book.
Dorsey tweeted earlier this month that revenue would be converted to Bitcoin, a digital currency that was not tied to any bank or government, and was given to non-profit Africa GiveDirectly Africa Response. The charity has been raising money to support African families who were financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Valuables, 95% of the proceeds from the sale price go to the original creator of the tweet, while 5% goes to the platform. Dorsey he tweeted the Bitcoin receipt on Monday afternoon and said the funds were being sent to the charity.
“Amazing – huge thanks @jack and @sinaEstavi – looking forward to getting this $ in the hands of recipients soon,” GiveDirectly he tweeted after Dorsey’s announcement.
NFTs have recently traveled the world of online collection. A digital work by artist Beeple sold for $ 69.4 million at an online auction of a British auction house earlier this month, with an NFT as a guarantee of its authenticity.
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