The first SMS in history sold as an NFT

At the Aguttes auction house in France, the world’s first non-fungible token (NFT) was sold for €132,680.

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The message bearing the text \”Merry Christmas\” was first sent by programmer Neil Papworth to Vodafone’s managing director Richard Jarvis on 3 December 1992.

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The buyer’s identity was not disclosed. Proceeds from the NFT sale are to be donated to the UN refugee agency.

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An unknown buyer purchased the NFT of the first version of \”Wikipedia\” for $750,000.

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