Twitter drops Bitcoin lightening payments for tipping

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Twitter drops Bitcoin lightening payments for tipping

JUST IN: Twitter announces they are discontinuing the #Bitcoin lightning tip feature after usage fails to surpass $8500 TOTAL volume. Twitter to replace it with “coin tips” which transacts fiat instead of BTC.

https://twitter.com/CryptoVinco/status/1599779533585928194

Tipping via the lightning network was introduced on twitter in September 2021

https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/bringing-tips-to-everyone

This means the average volume for tipping via the lightning network on twitter would have been $20/day. It does not appear twitter is going to test out another cryptocurrency for tipping at this time.

Thoughts everyone?

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