Major social media portal Twitter builds a blockchain-focused team to work on dapps, NFTs, and other crypto-related products.
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The lead of Twitter Crypto is experienced developer Tess Rinearson.As per a post published by Rinearson, the team's work will include but is not limited to cryptocurrencies. She says they will work to find out how Twitter can benefit from crypto and the other way round.
I’m thrilled to share that I’ve joined Twitter, to lead a new team focused on crypto, blockchains, and other decentralized technologies—including and going beyond cryptocurrencies.✨ pic.twitter.com/HaP0k5hUOq
— Tess Rinearson (@_tessr) November 10, 2021
Besides, the group will cooperate with Twitter's blockchain-based standard for social media Bluesky. Long-term goals include developing the ways of identity, ownership, community, etc.
As Tess Rinearson announced, the staff continues looking for talents to join them.Twitter has included crypto-related services to its platform in the past. In September, the app presented a crypto tipping feature and started allowing using NFTs as profile pictures.
The CEO of the company, Jack Dorsey is a major supporter of BTC, with his bio only including a hashtag and the seven letters of the leading cryptocurrency.