Social
media
platform
X,
formerly
Twitter,
has
seemingly
discontinued
its
support
for
the
Bitcoin
emoji
(also
known
as
a
hashmoji
or
hashflag).
As
of
press
time,
when
typing
#bitcoin
into
X,
no
Bitcoin
logo
is
generated.
Initially
introduced
in
2020,
the
emoji
appeared
alongside
the
hashtag
#Bitcoin,
adding
an
orange
Bitcoin
symbol
to
tweets.
This
feature
became
a
hallmark
of
Bitcoin
discussions
on
the
platform,
and
its
recent
removal
has
sparked
a
backlash
from
the
crypto
community.
Meanwhile,
the
decision
is
unforeseen,
given
that
Elon
Musk,
the
social
media
platform’s
owner,
has
a
complicated
relationship
with
Bitcoin.
Tesla
and
SpaceX,
two
of
his
companies,
hold
significant
Bitcoin
assets,
and
he
recently
even
used
a
profile
picture
featuring
blue
laser
eyes,
a
popular
symbol
among
Bitcoin
supporters.
However,
Tesla
once
owned
substantially
more
Bitcoin
but
sold
most
of
it
in
2021
and
2022.
Musk
stated
that
his
support
would
be
reignited
when
Bitcoin’s
hash
rate
was
supported
by
at
least
50%
renewable
energy,
a
level
which
it
passed
several
years
ago
without
Musk
reverting
his
stance.
So
far,
neither
X
nor
Musk
has
provided
any
public
comment
on
this
change.
Nexo’s
proposal
for
a
Bitcoin
Emoji
Meanwhile,
crypto
lender
Nexo
has
proposed
adding
Bitcoin
emojis
to
digital
keyboards
globally.
The
firm
has
submitted
a
proposal
to
the
Unicode
Consortium,
a
non-profit
organization
managing
the
global
character
standard.
Since
2017,
Unicode
has
recognized
the
Bitcoin
symbol
as
a
currency
sign.
However,
it
exists
only
as
a
black-and-white
glyph
and
not
in
its
popular
orange
emoji.
If
the
current
request
is
approved,
the
Bitcoin
emoji
will
be
available
on
all
personal
computers
and
mobile
keyboards
worldwide.
The
Consortium
is
expected
to
respond
by
Nov.
30.
Nexo
said
15,000
people
signed
its
petition
for
the
initiative,
and
it
was
partnered
with
several
top
crypto
firms,
including
Kraken,
Bitget,
Chainalysis,
Nansen,
and
others.
It
stated
that
its
goal
is:
“Orange
pill
for
every
smartphone
out
there.”
Fact
Protocol,
a
decentralized
network
focused
on
AI
and
Web
3.0,
which
also
promotes
the
initiative,
stated
that
it
was
necessary
to
have
the
“Bitcoin
emoji
on
every
keyboard.”
It
added:
“Now
that
we
together
have
submitted
the
proposal
to
Unicode,
this
will
be
forever
etched
in
the
history
books
for
as
long
as
we
keep
communicating
digitally.”
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Author: Oluwapelumi Adejumo
