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Buying Tweets? NFTs are getting crazier

Hey, rich people! I could use some money and I have about 16,000 tweets I can sell. Anyone?

Here’s me saying something revealing in a language you probably don’t know

Okay, I might be a little flustered after learning that Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s World’s first tweet (“just setting up my twttr”) was sold for $2.9 million in 2021 to Sina Estavi, a crypto entrepreneur from Iran. During the process, the bidding multiplicated in six times its previous value before closing.

This story comes with a twist: more recently, in 2022, Sina tried reselling the tweet, or better saying, the proof of ownership of it, and bombed. Aiming for $48 million, the bidding went as high as $280, and it stayed there. Apparently he was also arrested, as his company goes through rough waters. I guess I’ll keep my tweets to myself.

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