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A comment on Twitter enables tipping with Bitcoin, plans to let users authenticate NFTs. Parent comment

Re:Twitter enables tipping with Bitcoin, plans to let users ... by shawn-butler on Thursday September 23, 2021 @02:50PM (#28633484)
Isn't this what Brave tried doing in their browser circa 2016?

Doesn't seem like micropayments fit the current consumer mindset the way periodic subscriptions do.

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Re:Twitter enables tipping with Bitcoin, plans to let users ... by em3rgent0rdr on Thursday September 23, 2021 @03:24PM (#28633988)
lightning network wasn't available in 2016. Lightning network makes micro-transactions feasible with bitcoin by almost eliminating the fee.
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Re:Twitter enables tipping with Bitcoin, plans to let users ... by wmeredith on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:21PM (#28635601)
Yes, but Brave made their own token (BAT)
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