In May, Twitter began rolling out its Tip Jar feature to some users. With this option, creators were able to easily get money from their followers. Now, it’s widely available to all iOS users — and it even has crypto support.
“People already post links to their payment profiles in their bios and Tweets. Tips makes this easier to do by providing a fixed place, right on your profile,” explains Twitter. The company says it’s possible to connect to your Cash app, Patreon, Venmo and other platforms where people can support you.
According to one blog postthis feature is rolling out to people on iOS first and will bring Tips to people on Android in the coming weeks.
To tip people, you need to go to their profiles and tap on a new icon next to the Follow button. There, you can choose which platform you want to send money to. The services available so far are:
- Gang camp
- Cash app
- Cyprus
- Patreon
- Razorpay
- Simple rich money
- Come on
Twitter is also adding GoFundMe and PicPay, a Brazilian mobile payments platform, as new Tips services. Once you tap the app you want to use, you’ll be taken away from Twitter to your chosen service to send funds. Twitter doesn’t get a cut, he says.
In addition to the apps currently enabled through Tips, people can tip with Bitcoin using Strike – a payment app built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network that allows people to send and receive Bitcoin. Strike offers instant and free payments globally.
Strike is available to people in El Salvador and the US (except Hawaii and New York). People in eligible markets will need to sign up for a Strike account and add their Strike username to receive Bitcoin tips through the Lightning Network. You can use any Bitcoin Lightning wallet to send tips to someone’s Strike account.
Are Tips already available to you? Are you planning to use or tip someone? Let us know in the comments section below.
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