SBT NFTs have images of founder Silvio Santos. Image: SBT.
The auction of 4 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of images from the SBT collection with the TV founder, presenter and “Homem do Baú” ended at R$16,227. The initial bid for each token was R$40. It was the first network in the country to do something like that.
The purchases were made in Polygon’s Matic cryptocurrency. Thus, the value in reais refers to the daily quote of 2,640 Matics. However, today (5), with the rise in crypto prices, the value would be around R$ 19 thousand.
The most valuable NFT was the image of Silvio Santos wet on stage on the show ‘Topa Tudo por Dinheiro’. There were 1,300 Matics, which at the time were R$ 8 thousand. “From a new house” was sold at 700 Matics (R$4,298 at the time), while “Where it all began” was sold at 440 Matics (R$2,701.60). In addition, the NFT “Teleton” was sold for R$ 1,228.00 (200 Matics). There is only one token for each image, to give more uniqueness to NFTs.
NFTs from SBT have images of “Homem do Baú”
There were 85 bids from 17 portfolios. “The result exceeded expectations both for the amount collected, as for the number of bids and participants”, said Caroline Nunes, InspireIP CEO. The company created and sold the tokens on its platform. “The auction was 100% decentralized and the purchase was with cryptocurrency. It’s a victory for the Brazilian blockchain community”
According to Caroline, all bids, NFTs and transfers are recorded on Polygon’s blockchain. “It’s a victory for the blockchain community in Brazil,” he added.
The NFTs are part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of SBT. Whoever bought NFT will not, however, have the right to exploit the image commercially. But it can resell on the marketplace.
*Update at 7:38 pm on 5.10.21 of the amounts in reais based on Matic’s quotation for the sale of NFTs.