Twitter Adds Ethereum Option To Tipping Feature
Twitter has had the “Tip Jar” feature for a while now and it has been a smooth sail so far. Bitcoin had been the only cryptocurrency option to tip on the feature but that is now changing. This week, Twitter introduced a new payment method to its Tip Jar feature, ethereum. This will allow users to tip their favorite content creators in more than one cryptocurrency. Twitter Adds Ethereum Twitter has added Ethereum payments to its “Tip Jar” service. The feature that allows users to ‘tip’ content creators on the app was launched late last year and now features on the profiles of millions of....
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Bitcoin tips are available to send through the Lightning Network using the Strike app, or by adding a BTC address directly to one’s profile. Social media giant Twitter will be enabling cryptocurrency options to its tipping jar, allowing any user to pay through the platform.In a Thursday blog post, Twitter staff product manager Esther Crawford said the crypto tips feature would be available for all iOS users globally and the platform plans to roll out options for Android in the coming weeks. The crypto option will allow users to link third-party apps, including Cash App, Patreon, Venmo,....