An SEC submitting has revealed that Jack Dorsey nonetheless owns 2.4% of Twitter following Elon Musk’s acquisition. Dorsey, the previous CEO of Twitter, left the corporate in November 2021, simply 19 days after Bitcoin hit its all-time excessive of $69,061.
Dorsey is the present CEO of Block, the father or mother firm of Sq., CashApp, Spiral, Tidal, and TBD. The music service Tidal is the one firm throughout the group and not using a direct connection to Bitcoin or crypto. The entire different corporations are deeply ingrained in blockchain know-how.
Rumors have been circulating about the potential of Musk introducing crypto funds throughout the Twitter app. Musk’s ardour for Dogecoin and the revelation that Binance dedicated $500 million to the acquisition laid the groundwork for the idea.
Nonetheless, Dorsey retaining his voting energy throughout the firm would be the most important indicator but that the platform might combine blockchain know-how sooner or later. Musk is at present remodeling the Twitter verification system, and one Twitter consumer prompt utilizing ENS domains as a approach to handle verification.
Think about a world with just one vitalik.eth… https://t.co/OwMR9a6xr0
— 448.eth (@448_eth) October 30, 2022
Watcher Guru reported that Twitter verification standing could be accessible for a month-to-month price of $20. The group is now debating whether or not cost shall be allowed in crypto, particularly Doge.
Jack Dorsey is commonly seen as a Bitcoin maxi, so it will likely be attention-grabbing to see how concerned he shall be in any conversations round Twitter and crypto. No public announcement has been made to recommend that Dorsey shall be straight concerned in any capability. Nonetheless, the SEC submitting confirmed that he retained 18,042,428 voting shares.
Dorsey is actively engaged on what he calls ‘web5,’ a Bitcoin-powered ecosystem led by an arm of Block referred to as TBD. One such product is the web5 app Zion, a social media platform that would rival Twitter. A weblog submit on Zion v2 shared by Dorsey states, “Think about a brand new world the place you can… depart Twitter and Instagram and take all of your connections with you.”
Due to this fact Dorsey’s potential position in Twitter beneath Musk’s management is unclear right now. A number of shops have touted Dorsey in opposition to Musk in an obvious social media rivalry. Nonetheless, the pair have at all times appeared to get alongside in public and share some comparable views on blockchain know-how.
Throughout a ‘B phrase” podcast in 2021, Dorsey and Musk mentioned Bitcoin with Cathie Wooden of ArkInvest with out signal of any evident vendetta. Additional, Dorsey retained his shares by willingly rolling them into the brand new firm, saving Musk round $1 billion.
Ought to Dorsey’s Zion v2 proceed to place itself as a direct rival to Twitter, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see how the connection evolves. Nonetheless, given Musk’s repute for disrupting the established order, who is aware of what the longer term holds for Zion and Twitter?
