NEW DELHI: “just setting up my twttr” – the first ever tweet on the platform for sale after Twitter boss Jack Dorsey he listed his famous role as a unique digital signature on a website for selling tweets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The post, sent from Dorsey ‘s account in March 2006, received offers on Friday as high as $ 88,888.88 within minutes from a Twitter co – founder tweeting a link to the listing on’ Valuables by Cent ‘- market tweets.
Old offers for the tweet suggest it was sold in December, but the listing got more attention after Dorsey’s tweet on Friday.
NFTs are digital files that serve as digital signatures to identify the owner of photos, videos, and other online media.
Dorsey’s 15-year-old tweet is one of the most popular tweets ever on the platform and could entice candidates to pay a high price for the digital memories.
Launched three months ago, Valuables compares printmaking to self-portrait ball card purchases. “There is only one specific signed version of the tweet, and if the creator agrees to sell it, you can have it forever.”
A tweet buyer will receive a self-contained digital certificate, signed using encryption, that includes metadata of the original tweet, according to the Valuables website. The tweet will still be available on the Twitter website.