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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey auction tweets money will be charity for poverty in Africa

By Aishwarya Gurav

Twiiter CEO Jack Dorsey proceeds to auction first ever tweet  on the platform to bitcoin for charity,  giving cash directly to families experiencing extreme poverty in Africa.

“just setting up my twttr”  the first ever tweet went live for sale after Dorsey listed it as a unique digital signature on a website for selling tweets in NFT.

Dorsey, a known bitcoin enthusiast, said the auction will end on March 21.

The Non-fungible tokens( NFT) they are an ideal vehicle to digitally represent physical assets like real estate and artwork.

The 15 year old tweet drives huge investors  to pay a high price for the digital memorabilia. $2.5 million is a highest of all as of 17:05 GMT on Tuesday.

 

 

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Aishwarya Gurav

Aishwarya Shridhar Gurav is a recent graduate who pursued her degree in Bachelor of Mass Media & Journalism. She is a dynamic, self-motivated, and highly organized individual with a passion for news and an innate desire for authoring. She aims to pen her thoughts which will lead the way to revolution. and can be reached at aishwaryagurav69@gmail.com