Security News > 2021 > May > Tor Project auctions off the first Onion URL ever created as an NFT
The Tor Project is auctioning off the first Tor Onion domain ever created, duskgytldkxiuqc6.
Onion, as an NFT. The non-profit Tor Project operates the Tor decentralized network running on top of the Internet that allows users to access websites anonymously and special Onion URLs only accessible over Tor.
Commonly referred to as the dark web, Tor allows website developers to create special onion services that are only accessible via the Tor network and provide anonymity to the service owner.
As a fund-raiser, Tor is auctioning off the RSA1024 cryptographic private key used to create Dusk along with a one-of-a-kind NFT art piece named "Dreaming at Dusk" created from the key by Itzel Yard.
App, the platform Edward Snowden recently auctioned an NFT for 2,224.00 ETH. The winning bidder will receive the key on November 1st, 2021, and the Tor Project says it can be delivered however "The Owners" wish.
Readers should note that the auction winner will receive the private key for Dusk after Tor has finished migrating the Tor onion services from version 2 to version 3.