By buying Twitter, Elon Musk sounded the death knell for an obsolete system where the “lords” reigned supreme. His expectations for the social network with the blue bird seem enormous: multiplication of Twitter users by 5 in a very short time, more decentralization, setting in tune with NFTs and cryptocurrencies… Speaking of cryptocurrencies, the CEO of Strike offered to add Bitcoin Lightning payment options to make it easier to pay for the Twitter Blue subscription.
Elon Musk allays doubts, $8 a month for Twitter Blue
The sounds of corridors synthesized in thearticle by The Verge on October 31 brought the entire Twitter ecosystem to a boil. We learned there of the intention of the new boss of the Californian company to increase the price of account certification on the social network. If the initial price of the Twitter Blue subscription was 4.99 dollars per month, Musk intended to increase it to 20 dollars.
Finally, he changed his mind. He probably took into account the results of the poll carried out by Jason Calanis on Twitter on October 31. This mini-survey, in which 500,000 people took part, was able to identify the disinterest of the general world for a paying blue badge. Even Stephen King has promised to drop everything if a $20 subscription is implemented.
The fear of a shattered Twitter would therefore have prompted the pro-crypto Tesla boss to revise his price downwards. Thus, on Tuesday, November 1, he posted this message:
” The current system of lords and peasants, with those who have the blue tick and those who don’t, is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8 a month. »
Strike (STRK) seizes the opportunity to democratize cryptocurrencies
For Jack Mallers, the CEO of Strike, this announcement from Musk is an opportunity to highlight cryptocurrencies. In collaboration with Twitter since 2021, Strike has already implemented support for bitcoin payments on the social network. To do this, it relies on the Lightning Network.
The revision of the Twitter Blue subscription price is an opportunity for him to remind the world of the existence of this alternative.
” My company (@Strike) has partnered with @Twitter to enable Lightning tips. We even offer the option to settle these payments in USD, so there are no additional fees for @Twitter (settled and reported as a card payment). This can be implemented in a few days, given that we are already in collaboration. »
Musk, already fond of Dogecoin, will certainly not find any drawbacks. Provided that the developers of Twitter agree to other overtime to study this new parameter related to cryptocurrencies, and also to compile it with the new obligations of the new CEO.
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