NFT of the first text message for sale in charity auction

The first text message ever sent is going up for auction on Tuesday as an NFT to raise money for charity.

Simply stating, “Merry Christmas,” the first SMS message was sent almost 30 years ago.

Now, that moment of digital history is up for auction Tuesday to raise money for charity.

The auction house Aguttes, on the outskirts of Paris, is open to bidders around the globe.

Estimated to fetch between $150,000 and $300,000, that text message has been transformed into a digital token -- an NFT, which stands for non-fungible token.