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Ethereum wallet addresses are present successful the premix for Twitter-native tipping, the institution said Wednesday.
The societal media elephantine added bitcoin tips in September. Users tin present adhd their Ethereum wallets to the merchandise arsenic well. (Note: It's lone disposable connected mobile.)
The determination follows Twitter's continued exploration of the Ethereum ecosystem. The institution debuted non-fungible token (NFT) verification for paid "Twitter Blue" subscribers last month. However, Ethereum wallet enactment is disposable to each users who hold to the company's tipping policy, a Twitter spokesperson told CoinDesk.
The spokesperson said the caller diagnostic doesn't enactment Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain names.
Tipping with ETH and ERC-20 tokens (including Ethereum-based stablecoins) volition beryllium supported, the institution confirmed.
"We're continuing to grow ways to get paid connected Twitter which includes much choices for creators and fans who privation to usage crypto," Johnny Winston, pb merchandise manager of creator monetization astatine Twitter, told CoinDesk successful a statement. "We're excited to adhd the quality for anyone to adhd their ETH code to Tips."
Twitter besides said it made its tips diagnostic disposable successful Nigeria, Ghana and India.
UPDATE (Feb. 16, 19:39 UTC): Adds accusation astir the tipping feature's caller geographies.
UPDATE (Feb. 16, 20:12 UTC): Adds punctuation from Twitter merchandise manager.
UPDATE (Feb. 16, 21:34 UTC): Adds accusation connected ERC-20 support.
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