Later on Monday,Musk tweeted an animation depicting what appeared to be a golden trophy decorated with coins and accompanied by a pulsing electronic soundtrack.
“I’m selling this song about NFTs as an NFT,” the tweet said.
Non-fungible tokens,or NFTs,are a new type of digital asset that is authenticated by blockchain,which certifies its originality and ownership.
Their popularity has exploded during the pandemic,as enthusiasts and investors scramble to spend enormous sums of money on items that only exist online.
The buyer of a$US70 million ($90 million) digital-only artwork was named last week by auction house Christie’s as a crypto asset investor who goes by the pseudonym “Metakovan.”
It was not immediately clear if Musk actually intended to sell the video or the song.