"Historic" tweet for sale for $ 100,000
The first ever tweet on Twitter appeared for sale after Twitter President Jack Dorsey listed his popular post on Valuables selling tweets as Non-Exchangeable Commemorative Tokens (NFTs).
The tweet, posted from Dorsey's account in March of 2006, received offers on Friday totaling $ 88.8 thousand within minutes of being shown on Valuables, the digital marketplace for selling tweets, according to Reuters news agency.
The tweet's old offers indicate it went on sale in December, but the list of items for sale gained more attention after Dorsey tweet Friday.
NFTs are digital files that act as digital signatures to authenticate who owns photos, videos, and other media over the Internet.
The 15-year-old Dorsey tweet is one of the most popular on the platform and can attract bidders to pay a heavy price for other digital souvenirs.
The tweet's highest bid was $ 100,000 at 0125 GMT on Saturday.
Since its launch three months ago, Valuables has been comparing buying tweets to buying a signed baseball card. In the case of Dorsey's tweet, "there is only a unique signed copy of the tweet, and if the creator agrees to the sale, it can be owned forever."
The buyer of the tweet will get a signed digital certificate, using encryption, which will include the metadata of the original Tweet, according to Valuables.
The Tweet will continue to appear on the Twitter website.