News JVTech After the takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk announces the color with a brand new feature
While Elon Musk bought Twitter last October, the changes on the social network are already being felt. With the arrival of this brand new feature, it seems that the billionaire wants to build a Twitter in his image, with his own sensibilities.
The new Twitter feature adds a new feature
After redesigning posts on Twitter by changing the display order of “Like”, “retweet” and “comments” interactions, Elon Musk introduces Twitter to crypto.
A great aficionado of cryptocurrencies, the billionaire continues to demonstrate his interest in the sector through his companies. After accepting DOGE and Bitcoin as means of payment at SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk is taking on the Twitter case with a new feature.
Indeed, it is now possible to consult the price of cryptocurrencies in real time directly on Twitter. For the moment, the only ones affected by this novelty are the two biggest cryptocurrencies in the ranking, namely Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Nevertheless, to everyone’s surprise, the DOGE coin, Elon Musk’s favorite crypto, is not supported by the new Twitter feature.
A Wall Street-like Twitter
To consult the prices of cryptos in real time, all you have to do is enter Bitcoin or Ethereum in the search bar of the social network. After valdiation, we find the top of the subjects concerning the two terms, as usual, but also a curve indicating the price of the digital currency in real time.
This data is provided by the famous trading platform RobinHood with which Twitter seems to have concluded a partnership agreement. Indeed, by clicking on this curve, Twitter redirects directly to the site of the American financial broker. Thus, it is also possible to consult the price of different shares of the traditional stock market such as Google, Amazon or Tesla, in addition to Bitcoin and Ethereum.
This decision may seem surprising as the price of the two cryptocurrencies and shares have been falling for 1 year. However, it looks like Elon Musk has a plan.
More than a financialization of the platform, Twitter seems to be moving towards an “alternative Google”. Indeed, this initiative seems to tend towards this famous “all-purpose application” that Musk has been talking about since the acquisition of the platform.
Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2022
According to him, Twitter could be a testing ground to test and develop new features in preparation for the deployment of “X”:
“Twitter is probably accelerating X by 3 to 5 years, but I could be wrong” he announced via his networks.
In this sense, after the addition of this new feature, several users in the cryptocurrency world are impatient to see the next step. Some hope to see crypto payments on Twitter within the next few months with the implementation of a native token. The subject is not to be ruled out since the platform already supports crypto with the “Bitcoin tips” donation system.
