The world's first SMS has been sold as a non-fungible token (NFT) for $149,729 (132,680 euros) at auction in Paris, according to the auctioneer Aguttes.
Reading"Merry Christmas," the message was sent by British programmer Neil Papworth from his computer on December 3 1992 to Richard Jarvis, then director of UKJarvis received the message on his Orbitel 901 cellphone during the company's Christmas function.
"In 1992, I had no idea just how popular texting would become, and that this would give rise to emojis and messaging apps used by millions," Papworth was quoted as saying by the auctioneer.
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