The first SMS in history sold 107,000 euros, in the form of "NFT": what is it?

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CryptoPunks are a series of 10,000 fully digital characters created in 2017, certified by NFTs, some of which have sold for millions of dollars.

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By: Clémentine Pawlotsky

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It may seem completely crazy: the very first SMS in history has just been auctioned for the sum of 107,000 euros, or more than 70 million CFA francs.

This text dates from 1992. It is composed of 15 characters to say "

 " (" 

" in French).

It was issued by the operator Vodafone.

This sms was sold in the form of NFT, a new type of digital asset that some see as the new goose that lays the golden eggs.

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In the same vein, the very first Tweet written by the CEO of the social network Twitter had been sold, again in the form of NFT, for the resounding sum of 2.9 million dollars.

What exactly are NFTs?

How does it work ?

How to explain the enthusiasm around this phenomenon and what can be the risks associated with this type of purchase?

With:

Laurence Allard

, lecturer in communication sciences at the University of Lille and in the IRCAV laboratory of Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle, specialist in digital uses, co-organizer of two webinars on NFT and new creative protocols. 

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Mathilde Leroy

, founder and director of KAZOART, online art gallery, pioneer in the sale of NFT art

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