Tim Berners-Lee, the British computer scientist and founder of the world wide web is auctioning off the original code of the first website on the internet as an NFT. The NFT will be called, “This Changed Everything” and auctioned by Sotheby’s in London from June 23-30.
The world wide web NFT contains the original time-stamped files with the source code written by Berners Lee along with a letter written by the founder about the code and a digital poster with the full code signed by the creator. The bidding for the NFT will start from $1,000 and all the proceeds would go towards the charities supported by Berners Lee. He said,
“Three decades ago, I created something which, with the subsequent help of a huge number of collaborators across the world, has been a powerful tool for humanity. For me, the best bit about the web has been the spirit of collaboration.”
Sharing his thoughts on NFTs, Lee said,
“NFTs, be they artworks or a digital artifact like this, are the latest playfu
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