The first message posted on Wikipedia by the site's co-founder marked a unique moment in the history of the Internet and is now sold as NFT.
Jimmy Wales put the first edition of Wikipedia up for sale as a non-expendable token (NFT) alongside his iconic old iMac Strawberry, used at the time the free online encyclopedia was launched.
The first message posted on Wikipedia by the site's co-founder marked a unique moment in the history of the Internet, and it is now sold as NFT.
"Hello World!" It was the first edit that Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales made to the site's home page after its launch on January 15, 2001.
Since then, the online encyclopedia has become the largest repertoire on Wikipedia. Free Internet information. It is published in more than 300 languages, edited by thousands of volunteers, and read by millions of knowledge seekers every day.
Sales will be made by Christie’s December 3-15, which will also auction the NFT of the Strawberry iMac that Wales was using at the time Wikipedia was launched.
When you sent your global greeting two decades ago, Wales probably didn't imagine the reach of Wikipedia, which has been in the top ten most visited sites on the planet for years. "I always say that I am a pathological optimist," he admits: