A student sold his selfies as NFTs and earned $1 million

An Indonesian student sold his selfies as NFTs and made $1 million. It took the guy five years to accumulate the whole collection. Insane, you might say, but this is already commonplace in the digital art world, and it probably won’t stop anytime soon.

The Indonesian Sultan Gustav Al Gozali told this story on Twitter. He initially took selfies for time-lapse videos but later posted them at auction for $3 apiece. In all, he uploaded about a thousand photos. They went viral and went for $800 and $3,000 each as NFTs. 

On his Twitter, he also warned everyone who owns his NFTs that users can do anything like flipping or whatever but can’t “abuse” his photos or “his parents will be very disappointed in him.”

Al-Gozali wants to open his own animation studio with the money he earned. After selling the selfies, he continues to make photos of himself but no longer wants to sell them as NFTs. 

Do you still think it’s crazy but would like to join the crowd? Then learn how to make your own NFTs.