NFT of Mandela's arrest warrant auctioned for US$130,000


An NFT of the arrest warrant for South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela sold for RM550,921, helping cover the cost of the Liliesleaf Farm museum. — Bloomberg

An NFT version of an arrest warrant for anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has raised US$130,550 (RM550,921) at auction, with proceeds going towards a museum preserving the history of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle.

South Africa's first democratic, black president was arrested on Aug 5, 1962, and later jailed for 27 years.

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