Lee Sedol 9-dan, who held the white stones and won in the fourth game against AlphaGo, is posing with the Go board.
[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] An NFT (Non Fungible Token) containing the only victory record of a human against the Go AI AlphaGo was auctioned for 60 Ethereum (ETH, approximately 250.2 million KRW).
According to blockchain startup 22nd Century Media on the 18th, Lee Sedol 9-dan listed the fourth match of the five-game series against AlphaGo, held on March 13, 2016, on the NFT trading platform OpenSea on the 11th. In this match, Lee Sedol played white and won by resignation after 180 moves. The 78th brilliant move that overturned the unfavorable situation at the time became a hot topic as the 'Divine Move.'
This fourth match NFT is characterized by faithfully transferring the entire game process. The black and white move points were digitally implemented using English alphabets and Arabic numerals. The final price of 60 Ethereum was set through OpenSea's auction method, and the winning bidder's OpenSea ID is 'Doohan_Capital.'
An NFT is a form of issuing and storing ownership of a specific digital file on a decentralized blockchain that is tamper-proof.
Known as a kind of 'digital certificate of authenticity,' NFTs have already been widely auctioned overseas. This spring, Beeple's digital painting work, which was the biggest topic at the Christie's auction, was sold for 69.3 million dollars (approximately 78.5 billion KRW).
In addition, digital painting works by graffiti artist Banksy and 10 pieces by Grimes, Elon Musk's wife, were sold for a total of 6.5 billion KRW, attracting great interest from artists and investors worldwide.
Meanwhile, Lee Sedol 9-dan's NFT auction started at 10 a.m. on the 11th and was held until 10 a.m. on the 18th on OpenSea (opensea.io), the world's largest NFT auction site.
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