Twitter is apparently working on enabling users to add their Ethereum and Bitcoin addresses to their profiles to receive cryptocurrency tips. Twitter could use the extension to improve the Tip Jar feature it introduced earlier this year.
Twitter is working to allow users to receive Bitcoin tips through the Tip Jar. In July, CEO Jack Dorsey had called Bitcoin a “big part” of its future in talks with investors and analysts, hinting at its implementation.
Alessandro Paluzzi, a mobile app developer, found references to the San Francisco-based company adding the feature and posted a tweet with screenshots of the new options.
The first screenshot seems to suggest that Twitter would allow users to copy Ethereum and Bitcoin addresses to send tips using Tip Jar. The second and third screenshots show the ability to add Ethereum and Bitcoin addresses to user profiles.
Paluzzi also posted a screenshot on his Twitter account that suggests the Tip Jar feature will have Bitcoin support. Kayvon Beykpour, Twitter’s head of product, also appeared to confirm the development by replying to the tweet with a lightning bolt emoji and another comment saying “coming soon”.
Beykpour, however, did not provide any other details about when the feature would be made available to users. However, Paluzzi’s screenshot suggests that the tech giant would consider the Lightning Network’s payment transfer technology to allow Bitcoin advice.
Twitter introduced the Tip Jar feature in May to allow journalists, creators and nonprofits the opportunity to monetize their tweets as tips. Initially, the company allowed users to link their Cash App, Bandcamp, Paypal, Patreon and Venmo accounts to receive tips. Now, it looks like Twitter will add cryptocurrency as a new payment option.
Dorsey has long defended cryptocurrencies. He said in August that Bitcoin would unite a deeply divided US.
