When Tesla CEO Elon Musk changed his introductory picture on his Twitter account, the cryptocurrency market was shaken and unsettled.
According to US CNBC and CoinDesk, a cryptocurrency information company, Musk has changed the profile picture of his Twitter account to the image of one of the popular virtual assets, the 'boring monkey' non-fungible token (NFT).
Musk then tweeted, "I don't know. I think it's possible."
After Musk's tweet, the price of the NFT-related cryptocurrency 'Apecoin' has fluctuated.
At one point, it rose 19% and surged to $17.64, before dropping back to the $15 level.
NFT uses blockchain technology to give digital content a unique recognition value, and it can create non-fungible digital content such as images, pictures, and music, which has created a virtual asset trading boom around the world.
In particular, the 'boring monkey' NFT is a virtual asset that has emerged as the most popular collectible and investment destination, priced in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
As the 'boring monkey' NFT became popular, the 'apcoin' virtual currency was issued, and the NFT that collected topics such as pre-selling virtual land for a metaverse game with the theme of 'boring monkey' for 285 million dollars. is.
Although NFTs are virtual assets demonstrating irreplaceable ownership, skeptics are skeptical that they can easily duplicate relevant content without buying NFTs.
(Photo = Elon Musk Twitter capture, Yonhap News)