The beloved TV and meme " Charlie Bit My Finger " will be leaving YouTube shortly , after it has beensoldas a non - fungible token ( NFT ) for $ 760,999 ( £ 538,000 ) by the original family who captured the moment on tape . After being put onto an NFT auction web site by the Davies - Carr kin , bid swarmed in as the auction fell into its ’ final present moment , and drug user " 3fmusic’“took the crown with a final bidding of over three - quarters of a million dollars .
An constitutional part of many people ’s net upbringing , Charlie Bit My Fingeris one of the most pop videos in history with over 880 million views on YouTube . With 1 - twelvemonth - older Charlie and 3 - year - old Harry starring in the short storey , Charlie repeatedly burn Harry as he call out his comrade for it . There really is n’t much more to it , but the couplet capture the internet and became a lovable meme that has stay ever since .
concord to a BBCreport , the video has continued to supplement the untried pair and their two younger siblings through advertising and furtherance , and they appear more than happy to be a part of it .
Now , however , the video recording will be leaving YouTube where it could be enjoy by all , and or else belong to just one user . Although it remains usable for now , the leverage of the video as an NFT will give the owner exclusive rights to the original posted content . Creators can still choose to keep their contentedness up even after it is sell as an NFT , but the Davies - Carr family has decided to move out it , divert from the norm in sales event such as this .
NFTsare essentially the sale of a " certificate of possession " of a digital " original " , much like an original graphics by an creative person , and the right to democratic digital opus of message are being auctioned off at harebrained prices as pastime in NFTs skyrockets . Each NFT comes with an encrypted key signature by the Maker , verifying the possession to the new vendee .
Twitter founding father and CEO Jack Dorsey made headlines after sell hisfirst tweetfor a astounding $ 2,915,835 ( £ 2,058,000 ) , while other memes continue to go up for sales event , such as the " Disaster Girl " meme of a girl standing in front of a burning construction , which fetched $ 473,000 – seemingly also to 3fmusic , the person who bought " Charlie Bit My Finger " . Anyone with a pop piece of internet history can make their depicted object usable for purchase , and people are cash in on their fleeting celebrity while flush internet lovers are see the NFT boom as a pattern of fresh - age investment .
