<p>Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will give all the proceeds from his minted tweet auction to charity, he announced on Tuesday. </p> <p>His announcement follows the revelation that the first-ever published tweet was turned into a non-fungible token (NFT) and <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/97459/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-mints-the-first-ever-published-tweet-on-ethereum-service-cent">put up for sale</a> on a service hosted by crypto startup Cent. Cent is a service built on the Ethereum blockchain that allows users to mint, sell and bid on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of tweets.</p> <p>The highest bid for the NFT is currently at <a href="https://v.cent.co/tweet/20">$2.5 million</a>, placed by @sinaEstavi.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ending this March 21st<br /> <br /> Will immediately convert proceeds to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bitcoin</a><br /> <br /> And send to <a href="https://twitter.com/GiveDirectly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GiveDirectly</a> Africa Response</p> — jack (@jack) <a href="https://twitter.com/jack/status/1369326373035245581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2021</a></blockquote> <p></p> <p>The auction will end on March 21, after which Dorsey said he will immediately convert the proceeds to Bitcoin. He said he plans to donate the proceeds to <a href="http://www.givedirectly.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GiveDirectly</a>, a non-profit organization that sends cash directly to families living in extreme poverty.</p> <div class="articleShare d-print-none"> </div>