Several months after including Bitcoin in its Tips feature, Twitter added the ability to send tips to Ethereum addresses.
User can send tips by visiting the Tips icon in someone’s Twitter profile. If user wants to receive tips and is at least 18 years old, he can choose to edit his profile and enable tips.
Have you set up Tips on your profile yet so it's easy for people to show their support?
Yes: Cool, we’ve added Paga, Barter by Flutterwave, Paytm, and the option to add your Ethereum address.
No: What are you waiting for? Here's how: https://t.co/Id5TwTpnCF
— Support (@Support) February 16, 2022
The move follows Twitter’s continued exploration of the Ethereum ecosystem. The social media giant debuted non-fungible token (NFT) verification for paid “Twitter Blue” subscribers last month.
“We’re continuing to expand ways to get paid on Twitter which includes more choices for creators and fans who want to use crypto,” Johnny Winston, lead product manager of creator monetization at Twitter, told CoinDesk in a statement. “We’re excited to add the ability for anyone to add their ETH address to Tips.”
Notably, this development comes several months after former CEO Jack Dorsey’s departure from the social media company. Dorsey, a Bitcoin maximalist who doesn’t put much stock in Ethereum, now leads payments company Block (formerly Square) full time. Block in the last half year has revealed plans to produce Bitcoin mining rigs and a decentralized exchange for sending Bitcoin and fiat.