{"id":11605,"date":"2021-09-01T16:54:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T16:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/twitter-rolling-out-bitcoin-tipping-feature-latest-code-update-suggests\/"},"modified":"2021-09-01T16:54:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T16:54:04","slug":"twitter-rolling-out-bitcoin-tipping-feature-latest-code-update-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/twitter-rolling-out-bitcoin-tipping-feature-latest-code-update-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Rolling Out Bitcoin Tipping Feature, Latest Code Update Suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Twitter is reportedly testing the option of tipping with bitcoin as part of its \u201cTip Jar\u201d feature. This followed the company\u2019s CEO, Jack Dorsey, stating that bitcoin is a major part of Twitter\u2019s future, hinting that the cryptocurrency will be part of several upcoming products.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Twitter Reportedly Testing Bitcoin Tipping Option<\/h2>\n<p>Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is reportedly testing a bitcoin tipping feature. This development followed CEO Jack Dorsey <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/jack-dorsey-bitcoin-big-part-of-twitters-future-global-currency\/\">hinting<\/a> in July that bitcoin may be integrated into several products, including Tip Jar. Macrumors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/08\/31\/twitter-beta-ios-bitcoin-tips\/\">reported<\/a> Tuesday:<\/p>\n<p>Twitter\u2019s latest beta update introduces support for providing content creators with bitcoin tips using the \u2018Tip Jar\u2019 feature that Twitter introduced earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBitcoin isn\u2019t 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,\u201d the publication described. \u201cDetails in the latest Twitter beta indicate that users will be directed through a Bitcoin tutorial that includes details on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and custodial and non-custodial Bitcoin wallets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) tweeted a screenshot of how to receive tips in bitcoin on Twitter. The instruction indicates that a Strike account is required, stating: \u201cWe use Strike to generate Bitcoin Lightning invoices so you\u2019ll need to connect your account to accept bitcoin tips.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Twitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Twitter<\/a> is working on the ability to receive tips in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uycD3qsR5F\">pic.twitter.com\/uycD3qsR5F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex193a\/status\/1432963409151135744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- growjs zone placement 31 -->    <!-- end of growjs zone placement --> <\/p>\n<p>Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.twitter.com\/en_us\/topics\/product\/2021\/introducing-tip-jar\">introduced<\/a> Tip Jar in May. The company explained at the time that \u201cThe services you can add today include Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, Paypal, and Venmo,\u201d adding that it \u201ctakes no cut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dorsey said in July that bitcoin is a big part of Twitter\u2019s future, noting that bitcoin is the best candidate for the native currency of the internet. He opined at the time: \u201cIf the Internet has a native currency, a global currency, we are able to move so much faster with products such as Super Follows, Commerce, Subscription, Tip Jar, and we can reach every single person on the planet because of that instead of going down on market-by-market approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What do you think about Twitter adding the option of tipping with bitcoin? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin News<br \/>\nNews, Bitcoin Tipping, bitcoin tipping feature, bitcoin tipping option, bitcoin tips, bitcoin tweet tip, Bitcoin Wallet, lightning network, twitter bitcoin, twitter bitcoin feature, twitter bitcoin tips, twitter tip jar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter is reportedly testing the option of tipping with bitcoin as part of its \u201cTip Jar\u201d feature. This followed the company\u2019s CEO, Jack Dorsey, stating that bitcoin is a major part of Twitter\u2019s future, hinting that the cryptocurrency will be part of several upcoming products. Twitter Reportedly Testing Bitcoin Tipping Option Twitter Inc. 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