{"id":57939,"date":"2022-02-17T10:28:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T08:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=57939"},"modified":"2025-09-04T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:14:43","slug":"twitter-adds-ethereum-tipping-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/twitter-adds-ethereum-tipping-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter adds Ethereum tipping feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The social network Twitter has enabled users to send tips in the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have you set up Tips on your profile yet so it&#8217;s easy for people to show their support?<\/p>\n<p>Yes: Cool, we\u2019ve added Paga, Barter by Flutterwave, Paytm, and the option to add your Ethereum address.<\/p>\n<p>No: What are you waiting for? Here&#8217;s how: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Id5TwTpnCF\">https:\/\/t.co\/Id5TwTpnCF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterSupport\/status\/1494008973581856768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abAs with Twitter, digital currencies operate without global barriers. We are pleased to include Ethereum in addition to Bitcoin payments, which will allow more people to participate in the digital economy,\u00bb said a Twitter representative, TechCrunch reports.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The feature does not support ENS domains \u2014 only full Ethereum addresses.<\/p>\n<p>The capability to send tips in Bitcoin was <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/twitter-enables-bitcoin-tips-for-creators-via-lightning-network\">implemented in September 2021<\/a> via the Lightning Network in collaboration with Strike.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter&#8217;s other payment partners include Cash App, GoFundMe, Patreon, Wealthsimple, Venmo, as well as fintech providers Paga, Paytm and Barter by Flutterwave, added alongside Ethereum.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2022, Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/twitter-adds-nft-profile-picture-verification\">integrated the ability to add NFTs<\/a> as profile avatars, which entails linking to an Ethereum wallet.<\/p>\n<p>This followed Jack Dorsey, a well-known Bitcoin advocate, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/jack-dorsey-steps-down-as-twitter-chief-executive\">stepping down as the company&#8217;s CEO<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The social network Twitter has enabled tipping in the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[46,40],"class_list":["post-57939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ethereum","tag-twitter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"19","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57941,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57939\/revisions\/57941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}