“Doge”, the famous meme of an animated Shiba Inu has been sold as a non-fungible token (NFT) for four million dollars, making it the most expensive NFT sold thus far.
@pleasrdao, the new owner of the meme placed bidthe highest bid of 1,696.9 of the cryptocurrency Ethereum, which equals approximately $4 million, estimates the auction site Zora.
“We’re so happy to be a part of this milestone in internet history. If any meme deserved to be the new meme NFT record holder, it’s Doge,” said Don Caldwell, editor-in-chief of the internet meme database Know Your Meme, Know Your Meme verified Doge was being sold by its actual owner.
Auction site Zora congratulated the bidder in a tweet, for buying the most expensive NFT of all time, and expressed their excitement for future projects.