The founder of "Twitter" sells the first tweet on the network for $ 2.9 million

Twitter President and co-founder Jack Dorsey sold a verified copy of his first tweet yesterday for $ 2.9 million, in a new embodiment of collectors' growing passion for digital goods.

And a picture of the message "I created my account on Twitter" was sold to the account of investor Sina Estave in Malaysia, after it was put up for sale since the fifth of March on the Valuables platform. "

Such deals have become possible with the emergence of a new digital format known as "NFT" ("Nan Fangible Tokens"), which is a method of encryption via non-exchangeable codes that allows the granting of a certificate proving the authenticity of any digital product, whether images, expressive graphics, video or clips. Musical.

Buying a Tweet is based on the acquisition of a "unique digital certificate signed and authenticated by its owner".

The same tweet will remain visible to everyone in the event that Jack Dorsey or Twitter keep it online.

Only the owner of the tweet is able to sell it according to "NFT" format after verification, according to "Valuables", which was established last December without any direct link with the capitalization of "Twitter".

Valuables keeps 5% of the value of the sale, while the remainder is poured into the seller's account, a spokesperson for the platform told AFP.

Like many players in the emerging NFT market, Sina Estafe has been active in the field of "blockchain" and cryptocurrency databases for years.

He is currently the General Manager of the "Bridge Oracle" blockchain platform based in Malaysia.

The investor appears to be intending to expand his portfolio of digital goods after he offered $ 1.1 million to buy a tweet from Tesla chief Elon Musk.

Since then, the latter announced that he would withdraw the sale of the tweet, even though it was still on the "Valuables" platform on Monday.