Who on Crypto Twitter chose not to pay for a blue checkmark?
Despite their large numbers of followers — and being potential targets for scammers impersonating them — not every major Crypto Twitter personality has signed up or been given a blue checkmark since the platform removed legacy verification on April 20.
In a debate that’s almost exclusively limited to die hard enthusiasts of the social media platform, many individuals have opted not to pay Twitter $8 each month to retain a blue checkmark formerly given as a symbol of verification. Though it’s unclear whether certain high-profile figures in the crypto space have chosen to pay for the ‘Twitter Blue’ subscription to retain their verification status, some of their profiles still show the checkmark.
Among those staying in the game Elon Musk seemingly wants members of the platform to play in order to drive additional revenue to Twitter include the CEO himself, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Litecoin (LTC) creator Charlie Lee, Pixelmatic CEO Samson Mow, podcaster Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano, Ripple CTO David Schwartz, and MicroStrategy executive chair Michael Saylor. Musk said he was personally footing the bill in order for certain users to keep their blue checkmarks, including Star Trek actor William Shatner with his 2.5 million followers.
William Shatner criticized Elon Musk over paid verification last month and then randomly thanked him for something vague and unspecified yesterdaynow he’s got a Twitter Blue verification badge lol pic.twitter.com/VLGPXK8Sw1
At the time of publication, however, some of the biggest names in the crypto industry have opted not to pay for the social media platform’s initiative. Blockstream CEO Adam Back, Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
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