Twitter is Launching a Dedicated Crypto Team, Part of Its Push Toward Decentralization (theverge.com) 5
Twitter is building a new division for "all things blockchain at Twitter," called Twitter Crypto, and has hired Tess Rinearson as the team's engineering lead to "set the strategy for the future of crypto at (and on) Twitter," the company said in a release Wednesday. From a report: "First, we'll be exploring how we can support the growing interest among creators to use decentralized apps to manage virtual goods and currencies, and to support their work and communities," Rinearson said on Twitter. "Looking farther ahead, we'll be exploring how ideas from crypto communities can help us push the boundaries of what's possible with identity, community, ownership and more." She added that her team would be working closely with Bluesky, an independent Twitter-funded effort to create a decentralized social network standard.
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A cryptography team wouldn't be a terrible idea (Score:3)
Cryptography is an important aspect of computer security, so having a dedicated cryptography team on a big company like Twitter isn't a bad idea. Too bad they're wasting their time with cryptocurrencies and blockchains, though.
@Jack banned Satoshi from Twitter (Score:1)