{"id":372150,"date":"2019-02-20T21:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T21:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=372150"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:44:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:44:46","slug":"dorsey-supports-lightning-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/dorsey-supports-lightning-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Dorsey Tweets Support for Lightning Network Use on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Dorsey has endorsed the recent launch of a Twitter in-browser tipping extension built using the Lightning Network<\/a>. The second layer scaling solution launched last year allows for near-instant, feeless payments in Bitcoin<\/a>\u00a0and by using the new Tippin extension, users can show their support for posters’ content financially.<\/p>\n

Twitter users can add Tippin<\/a>\u00a0to either Chrome or Firefox. Once installed, each Tweet will have a lightning bolt symbol next to it \u2013 a symbol popularly used by Twitter users to signal their interest in Bitcoin and more specifically, the development of the Lightning Network itself.<\/p>\n

Tippin Impresses Dorsey, When Will Lightning Support be Native to Twitter?<\/h2>\n

After Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey<\/a> recently<\/a> took part in a crypto community-run initiative to spread awareness of the Lightning Network, many observers asked when support for the second layer scaling solution added to Bitcoin would come to the social network. So far, there has been no word as to when (or even if) Twitter would integrate Lightning payments directly.<\/p>\n

However, although the recently created Tippin browser extension is not a built-in feature for every Twitter user, its use will certainly serve as an excellent \u201cproof-of-concept\u201d for those responsible for new features at the site.<\/p>\n

In fact, Dorsey was so impressed that he took the opportunity to Tweet the news of the launch to his 4.14 million followers:<\/p>\n

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This is excellent \u2066@tippin_me<\/a>\u2069 \u26a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/FifrgwBOTp<\/a><\/p>\n

— jack (@jack) February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n