Twitter recently announced that it will now allow users to tip their favorite creators on twitter using bitcoin.
The company introduced tipping as a test feature back in may as a way to experiment with helping creators earn payments from their followers for the content they post on Twitter. The company announced Thursday that its Tips feature will now roll out globally to all iOS users and will become available for Android users in the coming weeks.
Twitter will integrate the Strike bitcoin lighting wallet service so that creators can receive bitcoin tips without any middleman . The creators can receive or send their tips from their bitcoin address Previously, users could tip with fiat currency using more traditional payment services such as Square’s Cash app and Paypal’s Venmo.
Additionally, Twitter on Thursday said it is also experimenting with a feature that would allow users to authenticate and showcase their NFT Digital assets collections . The company did not provide much detail or any specifics about this blockchain project.
Besides blockchain, Twitter also announced its plans to incentivize more live audio events by launch a creator fund for users who host Spaces audio rooms.