The web’s source code is being auctioned as an NFT by inventor Tim Berners-Lee - CNBC

LONDON — British computer scientist and inventor Tim Berners-Lee is auctioning the original code for the World Wide Web as a nonfungible token.

The proceeds of the auction will benefit initiatives that Berners-Lee and his wife support, Sotheby's said.

The NFT includes original time-stamped files containing the source code written by Berners-Lee, an animated visualization of the code, a letter written by Berners-Lee on the code and its creation, and a digital "poster" of the full code.

"Three decades ago, I created something which, with the subsequent help of a huge number of collaborators across the world, has been a powerful tool for humanity," said Berners-Lee in a statement.