In this file photo from September 5, 2018, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is seen testifying before a US Senate committee; he is now auctioning his first-ever tweet.
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter boss Jack Dorsey is selling his first tweet at auction, with bidding Saturday reaching US$2 million in a sign of the appetite for virtual objects authenticated through blockchain technology.
“just setting up my twttr,” Dorsey tweeted on March 21, 2006.
On Friday he posted a link to “Valuables @Cent,” an online marketplace for tweets where, the site says, investors or collectors can “buy and sell tweets autographed by their creators.”
The top bid Saturday for Dorsey’s tweet — $2 million — came from Justin Sun, the founder of TRON, a platform for blockchain, the technology underlying cryptocurrencies. He also heads the…
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