KOMPAS.com – Name of Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali is becoming a hot topic of discussion especially on social media.
The young man who is familiarly called Ghozali It has succeeded in reaping a profit of up to 1.5 billion rupiah from the proceeds of selling its selfie photos in the form of NFT or Non-Fungible Tokens. How come?
By Ghozali, a collection of his selfies is sold in NFT form on the NFT marketplace, OpenSea. Unmitigated, currently an NFT photo of Ghozali’s selfie is valued at around 0.3 Etherium (ETH) which is equivalent to Rp. 14 million.
Currently, on the OpenSea site, the number of NFT selfies of Ghozali has reached 933 photos. All photos were taken from the period 2017-2021 or when they were 18 to 22 years old.
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Sekilas NFT
NFT is digital items that can be traded with blockchain technology in cryptocurrencies or cryptocurrencies.
Unlike other objects or assets that are traded for equal value, NFTs have disproportionate selling values. This is what sets it apart from other assets.
However, not only in the form of images like what Ghozali did, NFT can also take the form of other digital works such as art, music, in-game items, and videos. The items are sold online, often using cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH).
Currently, NFT is increasingly being looked at as a new area for those who want to earn income from digital transactions.
This can be seen from the sales volume of NFT which reached US$25 billion (around Rp. 357 trillion) throughout 2021. This figure has increased significantly compared to 2020, which was at 95 million US dollars (Rp 1.3 trillion).
The figures come from a report by DappRadar, an application developer that also uses a blockchain scheme.
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Then there is what is called OpenSea, a marketplace for NFT owners or sellers and collectors or buyers can transact. OpenSea is the world’s first and largest NFT trading platform.
It is through OpenSea that Ghozali sells his selfie photo NFT products. OpenSea has 300,000 users with more than 34 million NFT, which consists of various items, such as photos, videos, and so on.
The majority of sellers and buyers on OpenSea use the cryptocurrency type Ethereum (ETH) to transact. Crypto money like ETH can be disbursed in cash.
Didn’t think the NFT selfie photo could be sold
Ghozali admitted that he did not expect a collection of selfie photos on OpenSea to be sold, especially at a fairly expensive price.
The young man who is still a student at Dian Nuswantoro University (UDINUS) Semarang shared a story about the beginning of selling his NFT selfie photos.
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“Know NFT from campus and from internet references. When I first uploaded it to NFT, I originally imagined that it would contain 2D 3D or pictures of good works. But I think it’s funny if one of the collectors has my face,” he said in Semarang, Thursday (13/1/2022).
Only in December 2021, Ghozali dared to upload hundreds of his selfies to OpenSea through his account Ghozali Everyday.
Ghozali Everyday-
Even though it’s just a selfie, there’s a story behind him who regularly takes selfies since 2017. According to him, he originally wanted to use the selfie photo collection as a timelapse.
“After five years it became a video. That’s the goal. It’s been made and then uploaded on NFT just funny times,” he said.
“I didn’t think anyone would buy it, that’s why I set the initial price at 3 dollars. It was intentionally so that no one bought it. The initial upload at the end of December only dared to promote four days ago,” continued the 7th semester student of the Animation Study Program This D-4.
Ghozali said that his achievement could not be separated from the support of the Indonesian NFT community. He said that the Indonesian NFT community participated in promoting NFT products to attract the interest of many people, including from abroad.
“Initially it was promoted by the Indonesian NFT community. Then foreign people bought it too, even Chef Arnold bought it. Even bought it for up to 25, a photo of my face,” he explained with a laugh.
(Source: Kompas.com/Zulfikar Hardiansyah, Semarang Contributor, Riska Farasonalia | | Reska Editor K. Nistanto, Teuku Muhammad Valdy Arief)
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