The auction with which the first SMS in the world was sold has closed. The text message, transmitted over the network Vodafone on December 3, 1992, it was auctioned as a non-fungible “NFT” token and immediately met with great success. During today’s auction, an anonymous bidder won the coveted NFT of the world’s first ever SMS for a record amount of 107 thousand euros. LThe entire amount raised from the auction of the text message as NFT will be donated to theUnited Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR.
The first SMS in history was auctioned off as NFT
The first SMS in the world was auctioned off as NFT. The announcement of the auction had arrived in recent days and the actual sale took place today. The buyer obtained the SMS for a sum of 107 thousand euros which will be donated entirely to charity, to UNHCR. This is a new success for NFT auction sales which confirms the growing interest in these solutions. In the future, events like this are bound to repeat themselves.
The message wished a Merry Christmas
The text message sent over the Vodafone network was very simple and effective. Sent on December 3, 1992in fact, this message carried the text “Merry Christmas”, wishing Merry Christmas. The sale today, a few days before Christmas and to raise funds for a charitable cause, is certainly the right end to a process that began almost 30 years ago.