Kenyan Athlete and Olympic Champion Eliud Kipchoge Gets $40K in ETH After Auctioning NFTs of 'Key Moments'
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Kenyan Athlete and Olympic Champion Eliud Kipchoge Gets $40K in ETH After Auctioning NFTs of 'Key Moments'

THELOGICALINDIAN - Kenyan amateur and apple almanac holder Eliud Kipchoge afresh auctioned off his aboriginal set of NFTs for a absolute of 179837 ethereum tokens The bargain which was conducted on the NFT exchange Opensea includes some of the key moments in Kipchoges career

According to a report, one of these moments, Kipchoge’s 2019 record-breaking run in Vienna fetched $14.8837 ETH while the marathoner’s Berlin Marathon run becoming him 3.1 ETH or for over $6,500 at accepted prices.

Meanwhile, in a Twitter post, Kipchoge, who is additionally an Olympic Champion, said he was beholden that some key moments in his career were now accessible as NFT. He wrote:

In the meantime, the address states that “Momentible.io created the NFT artwork in accord with Kipchoge.” It adds that “the video bulletin is the official approval and affidavit brand that it is absolutely from Kipchoge himself.”

Kipchoge became the aboriginal being to complete the 42 kilometres and 195 meters run in beneath than 2 hours during “the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in 2024 in Vienna.” With the NFT auction, the marathoner becomes the latest celebrity to accompany the growing account of added arresting personalities to jump assimilate the NFT craze.

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