Twitter is growing its in-house crypto team

Twitter is hiring a senior product manager for crypto, according to a tweet by the company's crypto engineering lead Tess Rinearson. 

The position is described as a member of a new team at Twitter that explores "decentralized technologies, including blockchains, cryptocurrencies, and web3." There's a particular focus on creators, "especially creator monetization. In this capacity, we'll be looking closely at NFTs and NFT tooling, membership tokens, DAOS, and more!" the post says. 

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Twitter has been making big moves recently in moving into Web3. Yesterday, Twitter Blue, a paid subscription service offered by Twitter, began offering NFT profile pictures for users. 

Rinearson did not respond to a request for comment from The Block in time for press.

However, on Twitter, she did mention that the senior product manager will "really be my thought-partner in exploring all the opportunities for crypto x twitter." More job descriptions for engineers will be coming soon, she added. 

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Anushree covers how U.S. businesses and corporations are moving into crypto. She has written about business and tech for Bloomberg, Newsweek, Insider, and others. Reach out on Twitter @anu__dave