Tim Berners-Lee sells the source code of the browser 'WorldWideWeb' as an NFT at auction

Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the web, has announced that he will auction files with time stamps containing the source code of the world's first web browser 'World Wide Web' as

Source Code for the WWW | This Changed Everything: Source Code for WWW x Tim Berners-Lee, an NFT2021 | Sotheby's
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/this-changed-everything-source-code-for-www-x-tim-berners-lee-an-nft/source-code-for- the-www? locale = en

This NFT is titled 'This Changed Everything ' and is 'a file with the original time stamp containing the source code written by Berners-Lee' 'a visualization of about 10,000 lines of code' 'code and A set of four, 'A commentary by Berners-Lee about the creation process' and 'A digital poster of code created from the original file using Python'.

Berners-Lee said, 'Whether NFTs are artwork or digital artifacts, they are the latest playful work in the field and the most appropriate method of ownership. These package the origins behind the web. It's an ideal way to make it. '

The auction will take place from Wednesday, June 23, 2021 to Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Sotheby's London office. The starting bid price is 1,000 dollars (about 110,000 yen). The proceeds will go to an initiative that Berners-Lee is supporting with his wife.