{"id":476096,"date":"2021-11-11T09:03:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T09:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=476096"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:00:13","slug":"the-new-twitter-crypto-division-opens-up-a-few-questions-heres-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/the-new-twitter-crypto-division-opens-up-a-few-questions-heres-what-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Twitter Crypto Division Opens Up A Few Questions. Here’s What We Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

What does Jack Dorsey think about Twitter\u2019s crypto team? That\u2019s the question. Without fanfare or even an official statement, the new Twitter Crypto division just came into existence. They\u2019ll cover cryptocurrencies and blockchain-related matters. New hire Tess Rinearson took to – where else? – Twitter to broadcast her new position and the direction that her leadership will take the company. \u201c<\/span>We\u2019ll be working to figure out what crypto can do for Twitter, as well as what Twitter can do for crypto<\/span><\/i>,\u201d <\/span>Rinearson said<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About Tess herself, <\/span>through her website<\/span><\/a> she gets us up to speed:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMost recently, I worked at the Interchain Foundation, where as VP of Engineering I led teams building open-source infrastructure for many leading blockchain networks, including Cosmos. Among other things, these teams were responsible for Tendermint Core, a popular proof-of-stake consensus engine, and the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol, a leading interoperability standard.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Twitter price chart on FTX | Source: TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n

What Do We Know About The Twitter Crypto Division?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Not much, because Twitter Crypto\u2019s creation didn\u2019t make <\/span>the company\u2019s blog<\/span><\/a>. The team will work directly under Parag Agrawal, Twitter\u2019s CTO. And they\u2019re currently \u201c<\/span>hiring for roles in engineering and product.<\/span><\/i>\u201d According to Rinearson, Twitter Crypto will focus \u201c<\/span>on crypto, blockchains, and other decentralized technologies\u2014including and going beyond cryptocurrencies<\/span><\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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As I build out the team, we\u2019ll be working to figure out what crypto can do for Twitter, as well as what Twitter can do for crypto. Twitter truly \u201cgets\u201d crypto (hello bitcoin tipping & NFTs!) but there\u2019s so much more to explore here.<\/p>\n

— Tess Rinearson (@_tessr) November 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n