French truffle grower Bernard Planche has put one of the largest truffles ever discovered for sale at NFT auction.
Planche, who has been growing truffles for over 30 years, said that he believes putting the giant mushroom on the blockchain will prove the source, quality and authenticity of the truffle.
Truffle Mushroom, 3 Times the Size of Normal Truffles
This type of mushroom, which will go up for auction, is one of the most sought-after edible mushrooms in the world. . These truffles are almost three times the size of average truffles. Bids for giant truffles can be submitted until Friday.
The truffles auctioned on the OpenSea marketplace will be able to be paid with cryptocurrencies.
While the NFT auction of a giant truffle may seem like something new, using blockchain technology as a way to identify its food source has been studied for years.
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