30 Year-Old “www” Source Code is on Sale as NFT!

The “www” source code, written by Tim Berners-Lee 30 years ago, will be auctioned as NFT.

The 30 year-old “www” source code is on sale as NTF. The source code of "www", that is, "Worldwide web", written 30 years ago by Tim Berners-Lee, known as "Sir", the creator of the Internet, will be put up for sale as NFT. The auction will be held at the world-famous auction house, Sotheby's. The source code, digitally signed by Tim Berners-Lee, has been converted to NFT on the Ethereum blockchain and will be put up for sale at the world-renowned auction house Sotheby's. In the statement made by the auction house, it was noted that the auction will start for a week on June 23 and the initial price is set at $1000. It was stated that the income from the sale will be donated to the "World Wide Web Foundation" founded by Berners-Lee and his wife Rosemary Leith and other institutions supported by the foundation.

NFT Consists of 4 Elements

Making a statement on the subject yesterday, Sotheby's included the following statements: “In 1989, British computer engineer Tim Berners-Lee invented the 'World Wide Web' that would change the world forever. Sir Tim will now offer the source code for a one-time sale as NFT. This unique NFT consists of 4 elements. Original and timestamped code files written by Sir Tim, an animated image of the code, a digital poster of the full code created by Sir Tim, and a letter by Sir Tim describing today's code…”

“NFTs Represent Ownership...”

Pointing out that at the moment NFTs are the assets that best represent the subject of ownership, Berners-Lee said: “30 years ago, with the support of a huge number of lower level aides and participants from around the world, I created something that is a great tool for humanity today. In my opinion, NFTs are currently the fun creations that best reflect the subject of ownership…” The name of the auction to be held at Sotheby's will be “This changes everything”. NFT will include 9555 lines of source code and protocols (HTML, HTTP, URIs) written by Berners-Lee between October 1990 and August 1991.