Take That, Jack Dorsey: Tech Blogger Says She Tweaked Twitter Feature To Receive Ethereum Tips

Popular technology blogger Jane Wong has successfully added her Ethereum ETH/USD wallet to Twitter’s TipJar despite the feature not being announced by the microblogging platform, according to a report by Decrypt on Monday.

What Happened:  Wong was able to tweak Twitter’s tipping feature that enables users to receive tips in the form of Bitcoin BTC/USD or in fiat from other payment platforms, as per the report.

She succeeded in adding her Ethereum address to her Twitter tips button, despite the payment options feature currently not including the cryptocurrency.

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Wong took to Twitter to suggest that Twitter users could try out the feature.

You can also try it out by sending something to that address

wongmjane.eth, or:
0x3B706114b380c3741b1Fd43e061F6A1c017e997A https://t.co/UXVKBfBM4P

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) November 29, 2021

Wong is a Hong Kong-based technology blogger who decodes unreleased features from apps such as Twitter, Spotify Technology SA SPOT and Facebook, Inc. FB - now rebranded as Meta Platforms Inc. - before they are officially announced.

Why It Matters: The news about Wong’s tweak comes on the same day that Jack Dorsey, a big supporter of Bitcoin, stepped down as CEO of Twitter.

Dorsey is widely regarded as a so-called “Bitcoin maximalist” and has refused to consider buying into Ethereum and other altcoins on several occasions.

In August, he had engaged in a war of words with supporters of Ethereum -- the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization --  on Twitter.

In September, Twitter officially unveiled its Tip with Bitcoin feature using Strike, an application built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network that allows people to send and receive Bitcoin. The feature was initially rolled out on Apple Inc.’s AAPL iOS mobile devices.

It was reported in October that Twitter is working on rolling out the feature to Android devices too.

Price Action: Twitter closed 2.7% lower in Monday’s regular trading session at $45.78, but rose almost 0.8% in the after-hours session to $46.14.

Ethereum is up 1.9% during the past 24 hours, trading at $4418.42 at press time.

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