just when I thought the nft hype couldn't get worse, you can now apparently make nfts out of tweets, because that's an art form worth wasting energy on.
— Monica (@notwaldorf) March 6, 2021
but yeah tell me again how nfts are for the artists and how they're totally going to solve all art market problems. https://t.co/aKUlezkoOm
Can’t wait to sell this tweet for $100,000. https://t.co/jD1p6e0m4U
— ACE???♂️? (@MLGACE) March 6, 2021
Still can't get over the fact that @jack is selling his famous first tweet through an app designed to let people make money from their tweets ? https://t.co/aMjm5rkzUy
— manu #BLM ? (@trekonomics) March 6, 2021
if you buy this, you’re the biggest chooch that ever lived https://t.co/4RnjrvO4VL
— I'm Cold, Bitch Li'l ?listen to @onbeliefpod (@karengeier) March 6, 2021
I know this is getting all the flak but on top of everything else it feels off to me that a CEO of a public company is trying to profit (?) from a make-believe asset hosted on his own company’s website. https://t.co/YWnrAsb3Yw
— Daniel Jalkut (@danielpunkass) March 6, 2021
Incase you dint notice, this amazing tokenized tweet app is also powered by @0xPolygon ??? https://t.co/TWTOV1NmDP
— Sandeep - Polygon(prev Matic Network) (@sandeepnailwal) March 6, 2021
Stop this (really really dumb) simulation, I want to get off.https://t.co/iKWWZ6XBmc
— Adam Lasnik (@thatadamguy) March 6, 2021
“delete your tweets” remains my best/worst advice https://t.co/N87Yl9uopp
— can (@can) March 6, 2021
This tweet will set the bar of what a tweet can be worth, already nearing a $100K bid. https://t.co/Lmbc0a71ZI pic.twitter.com/Ukb8s01XiO
— Chris Burniske (@cburniske) March 6, 2021
Maybe everyone should sell their original Tweet. The value can be established based on how boring it is compared to this one. https://t.co/hMFmasvYiB
— Ron Miller (@ron_miller) March 6, 2021
My god we are truly in the worst timeline https://t.co/LGyYsh3ZHu
— Shubheksha ✨ (@ScribblingOn) March 6, 2021
Okay, convince me the economy isn't drunk https://t.co/2DtGe8Nohg
— Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) March 6, 2021
Twitter's Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia. This NFT business is now getting completely barmy...(but feel free to pay me $100K for this tweet) https://t.co/gsVrPVhZDi
— Rory Cellan-Jones (@ruskin147) March 6, 2021
*checks notes* yep, it definitely can get worse. https://t.co/qonWXGjJlt
— Rachel Coldicutt (@rachelcoldicutt) March 6, 2021
Nobody needs to own tweets. This trend is bad, and it's totally ruining @BoredElonMusk who is just trying to monetize his account incessantly now.
— Dustin Moskovitz (@moskov) March 6, 2021
Please get off my lawn. https://t.co/NBx034ccms
So I’m going to be able to sell my tweets soon? Would people pay for my #futures dive bomb tweets? I marked the top just a few weeks ago. ?? https://t.co/Af3gBhPtIq
— Mark (@TheMarkCooke) March 6, 2021
More non-fungible token (NFT) news. Bids reach $2.5m for Twitter co-founder's first post. These digital snapshots are the ultimate monetisation of the ephemeral. https://t.co/unAK54eRuD
— Pippa Malmgren (@DrPippaM) March 6, 2021
I wish my shitposting was newsworthy. I feel like I’m on the cusp! https://t.co/CVweXKk8ZL
— Corey Quinn (@QuinnyPig) March 6, 2021
I'm shocked.
— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) March 6, 2021
Also, my first tweet is for sale on: https://t.co/OO4Q451JWK @cent https://t.co/DCTr4jEXUQ
This tweet thread is beautiful.
— Sicarious (@Sicarious_) March 6, 2021
1. #Bitcoin maxies losing their mind that Jack has defiled himself with #Ethereum
2. No-coiners losing their minds about NFTs
3. Justin Sun bidding $700,000 for the tweet (because, of course he is). https://t.co/6v8pJ0D3iS
I don’t understand the value here. Do you own the copyright? Do people then have to pay you to have the Tweet appear somehow? I doubt it. https://t.co/dW1O2MSlgJ
— Anthony DeRosa ? (@Anthony) March 6, 2021
https://t.co/01Gm3KptHI pic.twitter.com/XHe1QLHden
— Josh Constine - SignalFire (@JoshConstine) March 6, 2021
Radio Shack tweets: $1 each, 3/$2.50
— Harry McCracken (@harrymccracken) March 6, 2021
Non-Radio Shack tweets: $5 each
10% off for typoshttps://t.co/yEbfU1pC0e
Exit Through the NFT Shop
— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) March 6, 2021
By my count, this is the 5th service which will "mint" your Tweet onto a blockchain.
— Terence Eden (@edent) March 6, 2021
Digital goods have no scarcity.
Don't be conned into "investing" in them. https://t.co/WDdDI0T3ZA
can someone buy the tweet and then delete the tweet https://t.co/6iRsw4Lw4J
— o...k (@kateconger) March 6, 2021
Seriously? come one
— MedicalQuack (@MedicalQuack) March 6, 2021
RT @Techmeme: @jack has listed his original tweet, "just setting up my twttr", as an NFT on auction site Valuables (@jaypeters / The Verge)https://t.co/FlKvXuDRyqhttps://t.co/9r0u3vVgCm
people with a lot of money are not necessarily smart https://t.co/yzS4LgMrbz
— Paul Szoldra (@PaulSzoldra) March 6, 2021
— jack (@jack) March 6, 2021
FYI Jack's tweet NFT lives on $MATIC https://t.co/Vrm6rWw5If
— MISSNATOSHI ?? (@missnatoshi) March 6, 2021
This non-fungible token thing is taking off thanks to Blockchain. Why is there a market for such intangibles? It’s like selling someone a star that they’ll never be able to visit. https://t.co/kzY4gTPpVf
— Nigel Warburton #RejoinEU (@philosophybites) March 6, 2021
this one gonna do numbers
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) March 6, 2021
selling digital only goods during an economic crisis for sky high value is a ... look https://t.co/tNRv6v5waV
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) March 6, 2021
all the bourgeois want to be artists, and all the artists want to be bourgeois https://t.co/aMjm5rkzUy
— manu #BLM ? (@trekonomics) March 6, 2021
The problem with trying to recreate scarcity digitally is information wants to be free.
— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) March 6, 2021
Even if you buy the concept of NFTs, Jack can create NFTs on different platforms or mint multiple NFTs for his tweet. You aren’t buying copyright or IP just a hash.https://t.co/POoQmcvf25
The problem with trying to recreate scarcity digitally is information wants to be free.
— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) March 6, 2021
Even if you buy the concept of NFTs, Jack can create NFTs on different platforms or mint multiple NFTs for his tweet. You aren’t buying copyright or IP just a hash.https://t.co/POoQmcvf25
Bidding Reaches $2Mby #Tron @justinsuntron $TRX as Twitter’s @jack Highlights NFT Version of First-Ever Tweet - @CoinDesk @elonmusk @MrBeast @kevinolearytv @SnoopDogg @genesimmons https://t.co/VhGRPLc7OD
— #JTS?? (@JTS_Global) March 6, 2021
“just an experiment to try out a neat thing be open minded”
— Pierre Rochard (@pierre_rochard) March 6, 2021
12 hours later: “Bidding Reaches $2M”
?https://t.co/tmNq3ChEaP
Bidding Reaches $2.5M as Twitter’s Dorsey Highlights NFT Version of First-Ever Tweet
— NFT Collectibles Trading (@NFTsportsTradin) March 6, 2021
TRON founder Justin Sun is in a bidding war for the historic tweet. https://t.co/7FnZ9AJqZs
Jack selling his first tweet as a NFT: https://t.co/HfFeVQsCoq Just think what all of Donald's tweets are going to fetch. He is so well banked now. #NFTs #JackDorsey #donaldjtrump
— Greg Kidd (@gregkidd) March 6, 2021
I can't believe that @jack is going to sell the first tweethttps://t.co/4DFanaeyZO
— Brady Dale (@BradyDale) March 6, 2021
Bidding reaches $1m as Twitter’s Dorsey lists the first-ever tweet on NFT platformhttps://t.co/mjLXCSJmxe
— unfolded. (@cryptounfolded) March 6, 2021
このNFTは価値があるんじゃないかなあ。NFTもDefiもまったくもって追えてないけれど、もうCloud/AIに注力せざるを得ないからな
— touya (@touya_huji) March 6, 2021
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has created an NFT for the first tweet https://t.co/vy7lc1f4oz via @engadget
What is money https://t.co/OHSrF40YCG
— Katie Roof, mask wearer ? (@Katie_Roof) March 6, 2021
価値の無いものに値段がついた時点で価値があるんだよ、 $BTC も同じ。有用性とか技術力、中身なんてあってないようなもの?
— 銭亀さん (@CrypTurT) March 6, 2021
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Receives $500,000 Bid for NFT Tweet https://t.co/mSU2aqh5nq @crypto_briefingより
TwitterのCEO、ジャック・ドーシーがNFTツイートに50万ドルの入札を受け取る#DOGE https://t.co/U54Co0iZLn
— コイン海外速報 -仮想通貨ニュース- (@CoinNewsFlash) March 6, 2021
NEW: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey mints the first ever published tweet on Ethereum service Centhttps://t.co/ZIrJ5bNiEx
— The Block (@TheBlock__) March 6, 2021
Jack Dorsey mints the first ever published tweet on Ethereum service Cent @FinxZim https://t.co/dMHQm9DqGu
— Prosper Mwedzi (@prosmoon) March 6, 2021
TwitterのCEO、ジャック・ドーシーがイーサリアムサービスセントで初めて公開されたツイートを作成#ETH
— 開運鬼龍? (@kaiun69) March 6, 2021
https://t.co/hqHCtfTsjq
Please do not give billionaire Jack Dorsey money for his tweet https://t.co/R8oINpFFy5 pic.twitter.com/qkZ8D0tyRv
— The Verge (@verge) March 6, 2021
?????
— JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL³³°¹ (@th3j35t3r) March 6, 2021
Jack Dorsey is trying to sell his first tweet - “As of Saturday morning, the highest offer for Dorsey’s (1st) tweet was $2 million, from tech entrepreneur Justin Sun.”https://t.co/dwlYi60LOh
???? Jack Dorsey is trying to sell his first tweet as an NFT - “As of Saturday morning, the highest offer for Dorsey’s (1st) tweet was $2 million, from tech entrepreneur Justin Sun.” ???? https://t.co/MVJ6ywGLg1
— switched (@switch_d) March 6, 2021
Context: https://t.co/PwGyIj6Ksx
— Allum Bokhari (@LibertarianBlue) March 6, 2021
This by Jack Dorsey was the first ever tweet. And now the tweet is being sold as a non-fungible token to the highest bidder.
— Siddharth Singh (@siddharth3) March 6, 2021
The highest bid received so far is $2 million: https://t.co/3K1GYRqxWD
Safe to say I don't understand the art world.
More: https://t.co/09C6y0iyjn https://t.co/daIs27vA8L
Please do not give billionaire Jack Dorsey money for his tweet https://t.co/6iDql23yPw via @Verge
— Kit O'Connell (@KitOConnell) March 6, 2021
"Despite the fact that this tweet has been publicly available as a free digital item to look at whenever anybody wanted for nearly 15 years, Dorsey is now trying to sell it as an #NFT, or “non-fungible token,” through a platform called Valuables."
— Bitcoin Market Journal (@BitcoinMktJrnl) March 6, 2021
More: https://t.co/lZ6uiz4Atr pic.twitter.com/Fmq22kwsCv
#JackDorsey lists his original tweet, “just setting up my twttr”, as an #NFT on auction site Valuables #nonfungibletokens @psb_dc @YuHelenYu @joelcomm @alvinfoo @UrsBolt @chboursin @Chris_Skinner https://t.co/uhtmuvA7oh
— Dr Efi Pylarinou (@efipm) March 6, 2021
I reiterate my perennial feels that computers were a bad idea and my recent rant that NFTs are a shit idea just looking for a market...https://t.co/qyu45K1r8t
— Alice Beryl (@base2wave) March 6, 2021
Jack Dorsey is selling his first twit --"just setting up my twttr" -- and there are people willing to pay $100,000 for it.
— Scott Greenfield (@ScottGreenfield) March 6, 2021
We used to say cocaine was god's way of saying you have too much money.https://t.co/EOfpK9QsTT
More non-fungible token (NFT) news. Bids reach $2.5m for Twitter co-founder's first post. These digital snapshots are the ultimate monetisation of the ephemeral. https://t.co/unAK54eRuD
— Pippa Malmgren (@DrPippaM) March 6, 2021
NFT's Are about to explode...we're in a dot-comesk blockchain bubble just now inflating...where/when does it pop? @elonmusk @GummoXXX #dogecoin #NFTs #BTC https://t.co/5Wh7wvgWAa...
— Doctor_Degen (@Doctor_Degen) March 6, 2021
#Tweets are the latest digital assets to be monetised through non-fungible tokenshttps://t.co/ppPTbAp5se #DigitalAssets #NFTs #fintech #blockchain
— Zhenia Shevchenko (@ZheniaShevchenk) March 6, 2021
In the case of the person bidding $2.5 million for @jack’s first tweet, you can see why this would be terrible if the assets were lost due to closure or for other reasons. With no reliable backup, the NFTweet would essentially be rendered worthless https://t.co/ngrKlqGHvm @BBC
— Check My NFT ? ?️ (@CheckMyNFT) March 6, 2021
So Jack Dorsey just sold the rights to his first Tweet for 2.5 million
— LawnMemo (@LawnMemo) March 6, 2021
My Gorge Tweets will be up for sale shortlyhttps://t.co/yBUZ5afchc
people with a lot of money are not necessarily smart https://t.co/yzS4LgMrbz
— Paul Szoldra (@PaulSzoldra) March 6, 2021
I don’t understand the value here. Do you own the copyright? Do people then have to pay you to have the Tweet appear somehow? I doubt it. https://t.co/dW1O2MSlgJ
— Anthony DeRosa ? (@Anthony) March 6, 2021
Has the pandemic got to all of us? This seems utter madness! It’s a pub locally available tweet. How is it worth $2m? https://t.co/itEaPucM8z
— Nicki Sprinz (@Sprinzette) March 6, 2021
If a crypto mogul bids $2m for an NFT tweet, with zero value or future income potential, it’s a scam, strategy, or an insane bubble ?♂️
— jason@calacanis.com (@Jason) March 6, 2021
Crypto has always been more pump & dump than value so be careful out there! only invest what you can afford to lose! https://t.co/xvD2TptpMQ
Bidding Reaches $2.5M as #Twitter’s #JackDorsey
— Spiros Margaris (@SpirosMargaris) March 7, 2021
Highlights #NFT Version of First-Ever Tweet https://t.co/PKf3GU8MvN #fintech @BradyDale @KReyofCoinDesk @jack #twttr @CoinDesk pic.twitter.com/5ZfPDbCZHH
Another great #NFT storyhttps://t.co/dPTJxVfySZ
— NFTLootBox.com (@NFTLootBox) March 6, 2021
オークションサイト「Valuables」ではブロックチェーン技術を活用して投資家やコレクターが投稿者の署名付きtweetを売買できる。現在twitter社CEO Jack Dorseyの最初のtweetが250万ドルの値をつけている。コピーライターの方々にとっては一攫千金のチャンス到来ではないか。https://t.co/pmaOU3l2sV pic.twitter.com/OUOkNB6JQk
— セキ ヤスヒサ⛅ (@Campaign_Otaku) March 7, 2021
This is just getting daft. How much is a tree worth these days? Not much? In 20 years we’ll be on a lifeless rock while scrambling to bid on the *concept* of Elvis Presley’s farts. https://t.co/L54cDEGcAc
— Jazz Twemlow (@JazzTwemlow) March 7, 2021
こういうのこそがビットコインとかブロックチェーン技術の本来の使われ方と投資の仕方だと思う、https://t.co/WSF6dys1md
— k y o s y u (@kyosyu) March 7, 2021
Jesus. Fools and their money are easily parted.https://t.co/7AxekajVx9
— Barry Malone (@malonebarry) March 6, 2021