Vodafone is auctioning the “Merry Chrismas” message, the world’s first SMS sent in its infrastructure, as NFT.
SMS, In December 3, 1992 Vodafone employee Richard Jarvis received by. Income from the sale of NFT, to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) will be forgiven. UNHCR, current known 82.4 million is an organization that tries to protect refugees and find solutions to refugee problems.
Vodafone UK CEO Ahmet Essam said:
We are proud to combine great technology from the past with the latest technology today to help people who need support.
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Auction of NFT created on Ethereum infrastructure, 21 december located in France on Aguttes Auction House will be carried out by The person who will bid the highest in the auction will have the ownership right of the protocol that enables the sending of the first SMS in the world.
Maximilian Aguttes, founder of the auction house:
The first printed book, the first phone call, the first email, all these inventions changed our world. This text message received in 1992 is historical proof of the development of humanity and technology. We are happy to support this sale as part of history.
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