Twitter is reportedly testing a bitcoin tip option as part of its “Tip Jar” feature. This followed the company’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, stating that bitcoin is a major part of Twitter’s future, hinting that the cryptocurrency will be part of some future products.
Twitter is reportedly testing Bitcoin tipping option
Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR ) is reportedly testing a bitcoin tipping feature. This development followed CEO Jack Dorsey hinting in July that bitcoin could be integrated into several products, including Tip Jar. Macrumors reported on Tuesday:
Twitter’s latest beta update introduces support for providing content creators with bitcoin tips using the ‘Tip Jar’ feature that Twitter introduced earlier this year.
“Bitcoin is not yet available to select as a tip option for beta users, but code in the beta suggests that Twitter is in the process of rolling it out,” the publication described. “Details in the latest Twitter beta show that users will be guided through a Bitcoin tutorial that includes details on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and custodial and non-custodial Bitcoin wallets.”
Twitter user Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) tweeted a screenshot of how to get bitcoin tips on Twitter. The instruction indicates that a Strike account is required, saying, “We use Strike to generate Bitcoin Lightning receipts, so you’ll need to link your account to receive bitcoin tips.”
#Tweet is working on the ability to receive advice in #Bitcoin 👀 pic.twitter.com/uycD3qsR5F
– Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) September 1, 2021
I tweet presented Tip Jar in May. The company explained at the time that “services you can add today include Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, Paypal, and Venmo,” adding that it “requires no trimming.”
Dorsey said in July that bitcoin is a big part of Twitter’s future, noting that bitcoin is the best candidate for the internet’s native currency. He said at the time: “If the Internet has a local currency, a global currency, we’re able to move much faster with products like Super Follows, Commerce, Subscription, Tip Jar, and we can reach every person just on plans because of that, rather than going down to the market-by-market approach.”
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