Wikipedia creator’s computer and NFT auctioned for almost US$1mil


Christie’s auctioned off two objects pertaining to the history of Wikipedia directly from Wales. The online sale titled ‘The Birth of Wikipedia’ consisted of two lots: an NFT of Wikipedia’s first edit, which sold for US$750,000 (RM3.17mil), and a Strawberry iMac used by Wales at the time, which totaled US$187,500 (RM793,312). — AFP

NEW YORK: An NFT memorialising Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales’s first edit on the online reference resource 20 years ago and the computer he used when programming the platform sold for a total of almost US$1mil (RM4.23mil) at auction on Dec 15.

Christie’s sold the NFT – Non-Fungible Tokens that are unique digital objects and confer ownership through blockchain technology – for US$750,000 (RM3.17mil) and the Strawberry iMac for US$187,500 (RM793,312).

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