Indonesian student becomes rich overnight after selling a thousand SELFIES as NFTs for $1MILLION
- Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, 22, has made $1million selling selfies as NFTs online
- He has been taking photos of himself in the same pose for the last five years now
- After learning about NFTs he put them up for sale in December - with the price soaring recently
An Indonesian student has become an overnight millionaire after selling thousands of selfies as NFTs for more than $1million.
Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, 22, who studies computer science at a university in the central city of Semarang, earned his newfound fortune after taking pictures of himself every single day for around five years.
Each picture is slightly different but features the same distinctive expressionless face, as he sits in front of his computer screen.
His initial idea behind the photos was to create a video time-lapse showing a snapshot of every single day he spent studying - which he could then use at his graduation.
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However, after learning about Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) he decided to try selling his photos, thinking it would be funny to see his face on other people's collections.
His photos officially went up for sale on the platform Opensea in December and after a celebrity chef snapped a few of the images up last week, he was flooded with more than 400 people purchasing the ownership rights to his images.
This high demand saw the price of his collection, under the title 'Ghozali Everyday', eventually surpass $1million.
On Friday one selfie was available for 0.247 of the cryptocurrency ether ($806) after demand shot up.
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France24 reports he said: 'I never thought anybody would want to buy the selfies, which is why I only priced them at $3'.
Despite his overnight success, Ghozali said he hasn't been able to find the courage yet to tell his parents about the money he has made.
Looking ahead to the future, Ghozali said that he now plans on investing the money he has made from his NFTs in the hope of setting up his own animation studio.
He will also continue to take the daily selfies until he graduates.
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