Indonesian student’s selfies fetch US$1m in NFT sales | Malay Mail

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SEMARANG, Jan 16 — An Indonesian college student has become an internet sensation after trade in the digital rights to his selfies fetched more than US$1 million (RM4.2 million) on a platform for non-fungible tokens. Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, who studies computer science at a university in the...

SEMARANG, Jan 16 — An Indonesian college student has become an internet sensation after trade in the digital rights to his selfies fetched more than US$1 million on a platform for non-fungible tokens.

But after learning about blockchain technology, the 22-year-old decided to upload the photos to NFT trading platform OpenSea under the title “Ghozali Everyday”. Ghozali started to upload his selfies in late December but it was not until a celebrity chef snapped some up last week and promoted Ghozali on his social media account that sales took off.As of Friday afternoon, Ghozali’s collection had reached a total trade volume of 317 ether, equivalent to more than US$1 million.

 

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