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Microblogging site Twitter is looking to hire a senior product manager for crypto with a special focus on “creator monetization,” according to a job listing posted this week. The new hire will work alongside Tess Rinearson, who was recently hired to lead Twitter’s crypto division. According to a job listing posted on Twitter’s official page, the social media platform is looking to hire an additional leader for its cryptocurrency division to explore decentralized technologies including blockchains, cryptocurrencies, and web3. “Our goal is to figure out what crypto means for Twitter, and what Twitter means for crypto We help teams across Twitter build features that are supercharged by crypto, while also thinking long-term about explorations in community, identity, and more. This is an opportunity to help bring crypto to a more general audience–we’re bridging web2 and web3!,” the post read. The job requirements for the new product manager includes serving as a ‘domain expert on all things crypto for the company,’ coming up with ‘crypto-specific features and products,’ informing ‘strategic initiatives in the blockchain and web3 space’ as well as ‘evaluating new protocols, projects, and trends in the crypto industry.’ The qualifications to fill the role includes familiarity with dApps, blockchain interoperability protocols, blockchain scaling protocols, P2P systems, byzantine fault-tolerant distributed systems, or web3 primitives like NFTs and DAOs. The recent posting indicates that the social media giant has potential cryptocurrency plans in the future as the company looks towards exploring membership tokens, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), including collaborating with Bluesky, the company’s social media decentralization arm. Twitter launched its dedicated crypto team in November just weeks before co-founder Jack Dorsey left the company to focus on Bitcoin adoption through his other company Block, formerly Square. In September, the social media platform integrated Bitcoin tipping over the Lightning Network in the platform’s tip jar feature as well as starting Bluesky, the company’s decentralized social media initiative. The company also introduced NFT profile pictures verification this week but only for “Twitter Blue” members using iOS devices.

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Social media giant, Twitter, is looking to hire a senior project manager for crypto. The firm has put out a job placement to recruit a suitably qualified person to join Twitter Crypto, a new team that will explore integrating blockchain. Twitter is also exploring new possibilities for its ongoing integration of crypto. Twitter is hiring

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Is your company ready to buy the Bitcoin dip? Saylor and Dorsey will give you the 411 for free.99. The MicroStrategy World annual conference goes live on February 1st. Learn directly from these two titans of the industry, who have definitely been among Bitcoin’s main proponents and promoters over the last few years.  Michael Saylor has led by example, buying every dip, and is a constant presence in mainstream media. His interviews are more like classes and the attention they get is outstanding. Jack Dorsey, for his part, left Twitter to focus on Bitcoin. Since then, his Block company announced several projects that’ll definitely strengthen the Bitcoin network. About the MicroStrategy World conference, the press release promises it’ll be “focused on Enterprise Analytics and Bitcoin for Corporations. World 2022 is 100% virtual, and—for the first time ever—access to all sections of the conference is free of charge.” That’s an unbeatable price. What Will Saylor And Dorsey Talk About? The conference has two sides, two different events that showcase MicroStrategy’s duality: “The Enterprise Analytics event will introduce bold new ways to think about analytics and business intelligence, and showcase organizations who’ve used data as a strategic differentiator. The Bitcoin for Corporations event will explore the various benefits of incorporating Bitcoin into corporate initiatives.” Join me and Keynote Presenter @jack at the 2nd Annual Bitcoin for Corporations Feb 1 & 2. This free, virtual conference is a must for any corporation considering integrating #Bitcoin with their products & services, or adding #BTC to their balance sheet.https://t.co/V9fIkv633q — Michael Saylor⚡️ (@saylor) January 20, 2022 As you might expect, NewsBTC will focus on the second event. It’s important to say that both Dorsey and Saylor’s companies have Bitcoin on their balance sheet. These two put their money where their mouth is, and then some. In any case, what does MicroStrategy World promise? “An in-depth discussion on Bitcoin between two visionary voices: Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block, Inc., and Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy Inc. This session will be followed by a discussion on Bitcoin Treasury with Phong Le (President and CFO, MicroStrategy). Bitcoin for Corporations will also feature live interviews with industry experts from Coinbase, Deloitte, Fidelity Digital Assets, Genesis, Jefferies, NYDIG, Paxos, and Silvergate Bank.” It’s noteworthy that Fidelity Digital Assets recently shocked the world by predicting more countries and probably a Central Bank or two would add Bitcoin to their balance sheet in the next few years. Christine Sandler, Fidelity’s Head of Sales & Marketing, will represent the company at the conference.  Saylor ’s Recent Bitcoin History Since MicroStrategy first added Bitcoin to its balance sheet in August 2020, the company has increased the bet every few months. They issued common stock. They sold stocks. They bought, and bought, and bought, and bought. In a recent interview, Saylor explained the strategy and NewsBTC reported: “Look, our long term strategy is kind of like Harvard University. We’re running a university but we have an endowment. MicroStrategy is selling enterprise software. We generate $100 million in cash flow a year – in a good year – and we are reinvesting that cash in our endowment. Our endowment is 100% bitcoin.” Saylor adds that MicroStrategy plans to acquire and hold bitcoin as a balance sheet. As for the operations, the company will continue to sell its enterprise software everywhere in the world.” Related to this, about MicroStrategy’s free conference, Saylor said: “We have gained a wealth of experience and expertise innovating our treasury strategy and evolving our corporate bitcoin acquisition strategy. And we’re pleased to be in a position to share our knowledge—via this curated event—for corporations looking to pursue similar strategies and bold initiatives.” Dorsey’s Recent Bitcoin History For his part, Dorsey’s strategy is much different than Saylor’s. He’s working in infrastructure. Dorsey’s fortifying the network’s weak parts. Among other things, Block announced they’re building a decentralized Bitcoin exchange called tbDEX. Released the Lightning Development Kit. And announced they’re working in an open-source ASIC miner.  On a personal level, Dorsey and rapper Jay-Z put 500 BTC in a blind trust to promote Bitcoin development in Africa and India. And created the Bitcoin Defense Legal Fund to protect developers from all kinds of lawsuits. BTC price chart for 01/21/2022 on Gemini | Source: BTC/USD on TradingView.com The Price Of Bitcoin Despite Saylor’s and Dorsey’s efforts, Bitcoin is bleeding. On one hand, Proof-Of-Stake proponents straight up lied before U.S. Congress in a hearing about Proof-Of-Work’s environmental risks. On the other, there’s a rumor that Russia is considering banning Bitcoin in some capacity. Both of those situations caused panic in the market, and Bitcoin’s price is currently 40% lower than the ATH of $69K.  Will Michael Saylor buy the dip?  Featured Image: screenshot from the conference's website | Charts by TradingView

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Twitter just made the day for NFT owners as it announced to roll out NFT profile pictures for IOS users. Last year in September Twitter enabled Bitcoin tipping and announced it will soon allow users to authenticate NFTs. This announcement proves Twitter’s keen interest in crypto adoption. Twitter’s Crypto Support Continues Everyone knows Twitter CEO

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