Twitter

Twitter Picks Crypto Developer Jay Graber to Run Decentralized Social Media Wing

Bluesky's new leader has worked on Zcash and more.

Business  ·  16 August 2021

Dorsey, Musk Hint at Bitcoin Debate

In a Twitter exchange Friday, the Twitter founder suggested having "THE talk," to which the Tesla CEO replied, "... let's do it."

News  ·  25 June 2021
Twitter

‘Big Short’ Fund Manager Warns of ‘Mother of All Crashes’ in Crypto

Michael Burry issued the warning in a series of tweets that have since been deleted.

News  ·  21 June 2021
Newsletters

The Infinite Tomato Economy

A satirical tweet about the compounding return on planting tomatoes reveals a lot about contemporary tech culture.

People  ·  18 June 2021
Lightning Network

Jack Dorsey Suggests Twitter Likely to Integrate Lightning Network

In a tweet, the Twitter founder hinted the micromessaging system will integrate Bitcoin layer 2 payments Lightning Network.

News  ·  11 June 2021
Crime

Buyer of Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet Reportedly Arrested in Iran

Although Iranian officials confirmed arresting members of Estavi’s company, it is unclear if the Malaysia-based businessman was one of those detained.

News  ·  17 May 2021
Twitter

Twitter Scammers Used Elon Musk’s ‘SNL’ Appearance to Reap $100K in Crypto

The scammers reportedly hijacked verified Twitter accounts to promote a fake giveaway by the Tesla CEO.

News  ·  10 May 2021
Twitter

Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet Sells for $2.9M

The auction for the March 2006 tweet by the Twitter co-founder closed Monday.

News  ·  22 March 2021
Lightning Network

Bottlepay Brings Real-Time Bitcoin Payments to Twitter

Bottlepay users can tweet bitcoin and fiat currency to other users instantly, the firm says.

Business  ·  18 March 2021
Twitter

Twitter Hacker Will Serve 3 Years for Mass Crypto Phishing Scheme

Graham Ivan Clark will also serve three years of probation following the jail term.

News  ·  16 March 2021
Cryptocurrency

Multiple Crypto-Related Twitter Accounts Have Been Suspended

No explanation for the suspensions has been given aside from the fact the accounts allegedly violated Twitter's rules.

News  ·  10 March 2021
Twitter

Twitter CEO Will Donate Proceeds From the Genesis Tweet to GiveDirectly

Bidding on the tweet has sat at $2.5 million since March 6.

News  ·  9 March 2021
CoinFlash

Twitter Considering Bitcoin Options, Including on Balance Sheet, Exec Says

Chief financial officer Ned Segal said the firm has been watching other companies to see what it can learn.

Business  ·  10 February 2021
CoinFlash

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Has Set up His Own Bitcoin Node

Dorsey will now have a hand in keeping the bitcoin network running.

Tech  ·  5 February 2021
Twitter

Dogecoin Becomes Most Mentioned Crypto on Twitter Ever as Price Soars

Tweet volume for the shiba inu-themed cryptocurrency surpassed previous records for bitcoin, according to TheTIE.

News  ·  29 January 2021