An Indonesian student claims 'many' women are after him after becoming an overnight millionaire by selling selfies as non-fungible tokens (NFT).
Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, who studies computer science at a University in Semarang, opted to take photos of himself every day for five years and ended up selling thousands of images as NFTs - making him very wealthy.
In December, the 22-year-old uploaded his images on the Opensea platform and reportedly made over $1 million, making him a billionaire in his native Indonesia.
Hundreds of people bought ownership of Ghozali's expressionless snaps.
According to reports, the entire collection, which is titled Ghozali Everyday, is worth a staggering 374 ETH ($1 million).
Ghozali was forced to admit: "I still haven't got the courage to tell my parents, they would be wondering where I got the money from.
"I never thought anybody would want to buy the selfies, which is why I only priced them at USD 3."
Since his overnight success, Ghozali said he is getting bombarded with private messages from women.
However, he says he is aware of 'their intentions'.
He recently appeared on the TS Media podcast, where he was asked how many women had reached out to him since his selfie success.
Ghozali confessed that 'many' women had contacted him since coming into money, but the shrewd young man appears aware that they may not have the best intentions at heart.
He said: "Many [women] have written to me... I do not respond, I already know their intentions."
Justin Bieber has recently been getting a fair old roasting online after he seems to have paid massively over the odds for a ‘Bored Ape’ NFT.
Naturally, there is some debate about whether he actually did, and whether he paid that much, or whether it's just a cynical marketing ploy.
Beebz has just purchased his own ape for a cool $1.29 million (£950,000) which is 500 Ethereum.
He wrote: "What if you had it all, but nobody to call, maybe then you'd know me. Cuz I've had everything but no one's listening and that's just f***in lonely."
Touching stuff, you’ll surely agree.
Anyway, some of the eagle-eyed NFTers out there have noticed that the going rate for this particular ape was $208,237 (£154,115) on 29 January, meaning that Justin paid well over the odds.
One wrote: "Justin Bieber really paid 5x the Bored Ape floor price for an ape with no rare traits.
"He just got finessed."
Another said: “Next time you think you’re down bad, just remember that [Justin Bieber] just bought a floor ape for 500 ETH.”
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Anish Vij