El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s McDonald Uniform for Twitter Profile Is All the Rage
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced Friday the nation bought 410 additional BTC for $15 million, totaling over 1,500 BTC. Bukele has since changed his Twitter icon to a McDonald’s employee after bitcoin shed 20% in the past week, referencing a meme of HODLers in their future career prospects when BTC crashes.
Twitter Launches NFT Profile Picture Verification
After months of anticipation, Twitter has released an official verification mechanism for non-fungible token (NFT) profile pictures. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest rollout bringing NFT and crypto tech awareness to the masses.
Twitter Exec. On Jack Dorsey Resignation, Decentralized Social Media, Web 3, and More
CoinDeskTV’s Christine Lee sat down with Esther Crawford, Twitter Product Lead for Creators, at the 2021 Miami Art Basel. The two discuss Jack Dorsey’s resignation and Parag Agrawal’s appointment as CEO, Twitter’s ambitions to decentralize social media through their protocol Blue Sky, and the integration of digital assets like cryptocurrency and NFTs into Twitter.
$2.2M Bored Ape NFT Theft: What to Know About Security
“I’ve been hacked … All my apes are gone,” an NFT trader posted on Twitter last week, referring to his cache of over $2 million worth of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.
Jack Dorsey Goes on Unfollowing Frenzy After Web 3 Beef
Since Jack Dorsey's controversial tweet on Dec. 20, declaring venture capitals (VC), not users, control Web 3, Dorsey has gone on to unfollow some of the biggest players in crypto, including Andressen Horowitz (a16z) co-founder Marc Andreessen and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. Andreessen later blocked Dorsey. "The Hash" panel breaks down the latest feud between bitcoin maximalists and Web 3 advocates.
Twitter Bans Sharing 'Private' Media Without Consent
Twitter users will no longer be able to share private photos and videos of other people without their consent. This comes amid speculation of what's next for new Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal as Jack Dorsey has stepped down from his position. "The Hash" team discusses the implications for Twitter's latest efforts to improve privacy and security.
Jack Dorsey Resigns as CEO of Twitter
Jack Dorsey is now the former bitcoin-friendly CEO of Twitter. Dorsey's role at payments company Square remains unchanged. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for Twitter and where Dorsey could head next. Could he be focusing more on his bitcoin advocacy?
Jack Dorsey Expected to Step Down as Twitter CEO, Democratic Senators Oppose Biden’s OCC Nominee Saule Omarova
CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De reacts to reports Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is expected to leave his position as head of Twitter. Separately, according to Axios, five Democratic senators expressed to the White House last week their opposition of Saule Omarova as Head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
