The original source code for the ‘worldwide web’ has been sold as a non-fungible token, for an eye-watering $5.4 million

World-wide-web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee has sold the NFT to an unidentified buyer, through a British-owned auction house.

The highest bid stood at $3.5 million for most of the last day of the auction – but an underdog came through in the closing 15 minutes

The profits would go towards causes chosen by Sir Tim and his wife

NFTs are certificates of ownership for digital assets… meaning physical representation isn’t really required.

There’s no copyright control set in stone – and critics say they are get-rich-quick schemes that are bad for the environment.