11/04/2022 Ghana's viral 'Coffin Dance' meme sells as NFT for $1.04 million

Ghana's viral 'Coffin Dance' meme sells as NFT for $1.04 million

The viral 'Coffin Dance' meme has been auctioned as an NFT (non-fungible token) for 327 Ethereum worth $1.04 million. The video, which shows Ghanian pallbearers dancing while carrying a coffin, went viral during COVID-19. The pallbearers will donate 50% of the proceeds from auction to a Ukrainian charity and their friends in Ukraine, who lost their income after Russian invasion.
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