Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has auctioned off a non-fungible token (NFT) of the first edit ever made on the site. Wales typed the words “Hello, World!” after launching Wikipedia on January 15, ...

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Another day, another piece of internet history being turned into a wildly expensive NFT. This time, that historical remnant comes from Wikipedia; on Friday, Christie’s Auction House announced it would ...

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Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia curated by volunteer community editors, found itself at the center of conversations about whether to categorize non-fungible tokens as "art." Da-Kuk via Getty ...

Wikipedia's first edited work, the "Hello World" section, has been sold as an NFT (No-Fungible Token). Aside from this, the very first iMac used to create the giant online encyclopedia was also ...

The Wikipedia-themed sale at Christie’s also featured an iMac used by Wales to create Wikipedia, which sold for $187,500. After celebrating its 20th anniversary in January, the free internet ...

Following in the footsteps of Tim Berners-Lee and others, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is auctioning off a piece of internet history. Starting today, you can bid in a Christie’s auction to obtain ...