Cryptocurrencies

Twitter Adds Bitcoin Tipping, Pushes Further Into NFTs

Company expands tipping feature to all global iOS users
Twitter executives say cryptocurrencies are the ‘future’

WATCH: Strike CEO Jack Mallers speaks with Emily Chang about how his payment application will be powering Twitter’s push into the crypto world.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Kurt Wagner and Olga Kharif

September 23, 2021 at 5:00 PM UTC

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Twitter Inc. will let users send and receive tips using Bitcoin as part of a broader push to help users make money from the service.

Twitter also said Thursday that it’s looking into authenticating users’ nonfungible tokens -- digital goods ranging from high art to pictures of digital apes. Some users already showcase NFTs on their profiles, but there’s no easy way to authenticate if the person displaying a picture actually owns it.