First text message ever sent to be auctioned off as a digital asset

The winning bidder will gain exclusive ownership of a unique replica of the original code that transmitted the world’s first text.

The first SMS message ever sent is set to be auctioned for charity next week.

The text, sent to Vodafone employee Richard Jarvis on December 2, 1992, is being auctioned as a non-fungible token (NFT) via Augettes Auction House in France.