Twitter to allow users to add BTC and ETH addresses to profiles, per leaked screenshots

Published at: Sept. 3, 2021

Twitter appears to be developing functionality that enables users to add Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses to their profiles.

The latest update is believed to be a part of Twitter’s Tip Jar feature, which was introduced in May this year, and adds to reports, which surfaced earlier this week, that the firm would enable Bitcoin (BTC) tipping for content creators.

Italian mobile developer and self-described “leaker” Alessandro Paluzzi tweeted screenshots on Thursday that showed BTC and Ether (ETH) wallet address options in the settings toolbar of the app version of Twitter.

#Twitter is working to allow you to add your #Bitcoin and #Ethereum address to your profile to receive tips via the Tip Jar feature ℹ️ It is not necessary to link a Strike account to add them to your profile. pic.twitter.com/xT9Tg1vdzR

— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) September 2, 2021

While the news is unofficial at this stage, Twitter product lead Kayvon Beykpour retweeted Paluzzi’s Wednesday post about the BTC tipping feature with the lighting and “soon” arrow emoji.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hinted in July that BTC tipping was a part of the company’s broader plans to integrate that asset into the platform via avenues such as commerce and subscriptions.

A Tuesday report from MacRumors claimed that the BTC tipping feature will utilize Lightning Network payment platform Strike. However, Paluzzi has suggested that “it is not necessary to link a Strike account” to add BTC addresses to user profiles.

⚡️ https://t.co/EumSmM9caR

— Kayvon Beykpour (@kayvz) September 1, 2021

Related: Ethereum alone not enough to disrupt Big Tech: Jack Dorsey

Dorsey’s Square Inc has outlined multiple BTC initiatives in 2021, including an assisted custody wallet and BTC-based decentralized finance services. The idea of digital gold being used to tip content creators on Twitter is unsurprising, given that Dorsey is a BTC maximalist. However, the inclusion of ETH appears to be uncharted territory for the tech leader, who has notably refused to have anything to do with the second-most popular cryptocurrency in the past.

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