Twitter's First Tweet Turns 20; NFT Sold for Over $2.9 Million in 2021

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Release Time: 03/22/2026 05:50:39

Summary

Twitter’s first tweet, “just setting up my twttr,” posted by Jack Dorsey on March 21, 2006, turns 20. The NFT news highlights that it was sold in March 2021 for $2,915,835.47 to Sina Estavi. On-chain records show the NFT is now archived in the Computer History Museum and holds a Guinness World Records title. Its value has since dropped significantly.

Odaily Planet Daily report: Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey typed "just setting up my twttr" on a laptop on March 21, 2006, launching the 140-character era. The first tweet, now marking its 20th anniversary, is remarkably simple but has been included in Wikipedia's timeline, the Computer History Museum archives, and even recognized as a standalone entry by Guinness World Records.

In March 2021, Jack Dorsey sold the first-ever tweet as an NFT for $2,915,835.47 to Sina Estavi, CEO of the oracle system Bridge Oracle, but the NFT's price subsequently dropped significantly. (cnBeta)

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