An Indonesian college student has reportedly become a millionaire by selling nonfungible token (NFT) versions of his selfies on the OpenSea NFT marketplace.<\/p>\n
Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, a 22-year-old computer science student from Semarang, Indonesia, converted and sold nearly 1,000 selfie images as NFTs. According<\/a> to Ghozali, he took photos of himself for five years \u2014 between the ages of 18 and 22 \u2014 as a way to look back on his graduation journey.<\/p>\n Uploading my photo into nft lolhttps:\/\/t.co\/E3Q4sBmN26<\/a>#NFT<\/a> #opensea<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rD51rdcpzp<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ghozali_Ghozalu (@Ghozali_Ghozalu) January 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Ghozali selfies were taken sitting or standing in front of his computer, which was later converted into NFTs and uploaded to OpenSea<\/a> in December 2021. The artist set the price for each NFT selfie at $3 without expecting interest from serious buyers. While monetizing his expressionless images, Ghozali said<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cYou can do anything like flipping or whatever but please don’t abuse my photos or my parents will very disappointed in me. I believe in you guys so please take care of my photos.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Going against his wildest expectations, Ghozali\u2019s NFT offering blew up as prominent members of Crypto Twitter showed support by purchasing and marketing the offerings.<\/p>\n Ghozali happened…the year of Gozali @Ghozali_Ghozalu<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/HKOw7FZddj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Arnold Poernomo (@ArnoldPoernomo) January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n With the rising popularity, one of Ghozali\u2019s NFT sold for 0.247 Ether (ETH<\/a>) on Jan 14. worth $806 at the time of purchase, according to AFP<\/a>. The young entrepreneur also adds a touch of personalization by providing some background information along with the selfies, which adds to the rarity of the NFT.<\/p>\n every #NFT<\/a> photo I take has a story behind<\/p>\n This photo was taken during the second corona vaccine https:\/\/t.co\/pZfJKoKuc9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ghozali_Ghozalu (@Ghozali_Ghozalu) January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n At its peak, Ghozali\u2019s selfie NFTs sold for 0.9 ETH, worth roughly $3,000, according to a Lifestyle Asia report<\/a>. Ghozali’s collection subsequently reached a total trade volume of 317 ether, equivalent to more than $1 million. The young artist also made his first tax payment on the basis of this income through OpenSea.<\/p>\n this is my first tax payment in my life https:\/\/t.co\/VDa8KYYPGs<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ghozali_Ghozalu (@Ghozali_Ghozalu) January 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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