Charlie’s about to bite his last finger.
The 55-second clip of a toddler happily munching on his brother’s hand is being pulled from YouTube after being auctioned off as an NFT this past Sunday. The clip was at the centre of an hours-long bidding war, which finally ended after an anonymous bidder put down $US760,999 ($976,057) for the 55-second piece of internet history.
As for now, the video is still live on YouTube (albeit unlisted). The auction site that was created by the Davies-Carr Family behind the clip noted that it’s “soon-to-be-deleted.” Right now, anyone can still download the video and meme it to their heart’s content. As a reminder that NFTs aren’t necessarily the same as the item that they represent, the auction site explicitly says, “The top bidder will be the sole NFT holder of the Charlie Bit My Finger NFT.” The future owner of the video’s copyright is unclear.
Screenshot: Merriam-Webster on OpenSea
Content creator Merriam-Webster reigns in glorious relevance: the dictionary is auctioning off its definition of NFT, as an NFT, on OpenSea. The definition is objectively boring, so hell, let’s make it interesting! I’ll run a side bet on the buyer and stake my money on Farzin, the collector who snatched up Disaster Girl and Kevin Roose’s New York Times piece.
The proceeds will go to Teach for All, an international network for improving and expanding access to education. (The buyer will not get the tax break.) It’s unclear whether the charity will receive the donation in Ethereum or cash. At the time of writing, the highest bid stands at $US17.65 ($22).
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