How to get NFT profile picture on Twitter that no-one else can use
CERTAIN Twitter users can gain access to a new NFT profile picture feature.
It means you can display a profile picture that no-one else is allowed to use.
It's a feature that Elon Musk has blasted as "annoying".
Musk a screenshot of the Twitter announcement and wrote: "This is annoying."
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are becoming increasingly popular.
Bitcoin has helped create a new world of digital currencies and now attention is turning to the new trend of NFTs.
Cryptocurrencies are really collections of computer code but coins such as Bitcoin or Dogecoin have recognisable logos.
An NFT provides something different as it digitises a piece of work such as art or music and turns it into a non-fungible token that is stored on the blockchain.
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That means it cannot be replicated and is unique to whoever owns it.
If you're a Twitter Blue subscriber, you should be able to access the new NFT profile picture feature.
This feature is only available for iOS at the moment but should roll out to Android and desktop soon.
Any one wanting to use the feature would have to own an NFT and connect their crypto wallet to their Twitter account.
The profile picture would then be displayed in a special hexagon shape and information about the digital artwork can be displayed to anyone who clicks on it.
The price of an NFT can range from a few hundred to millions of dollars so they're not exactly something that everyone has access to.
Twitter's paid subscription service also isn't widely available.
You can access Twitter Blue in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
What is an NFT?
Here's a simple guide...
- NFTs are a hot new tradable item taking the internet by storm
- The letters NFT stand for "non-fungible token"
- If something is "fungible", it can be traded for an identical counterpart
- For instance, Bitcoin is technically fungible – you can swap one for another, and have the same thing
- Physical cash is also fungible – you could trade one £10 note for another
- An NFT is a totally uniquedigital token with no copies
- Like Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, NFTs work using a blockchain
- A blockchain is a public ledger of transactions recorded across the internet – and is totally unalterable
- The NFTs on the blockchain can be traded like Bitcoin, but they're unique by design
- This gives them a special value, because each NFT is individual and unique
- You can turn almost any kind of data into an NFT
- People are selling digital artworks, songs and even tweets in NFT form
- More elaborate NFT sales include virtual trainers/sneakers and even a virtual house
- Importantly, NFTs are not physical – so if you buy an NFT object, you're just owning a part of the blockchain and NOT a physical item
Twitter has been met with praise and criticism – and not just from Musk.
Anonymous NFT entrepreneur No Face welcomed the move, but warned that Twitter needs to act faster on the revolutionary tech.
“I think this is a great direction to go in, with such a massive corporation investing in the NFT movement,” said the expert who founded the Goth Girlfriends NFT network.
“It’s really important to use that the platform moves with the times and shows that it understands NFTs.
“However it does feel a little slow – the NFT community has been vocal on the platform for some time.
“So it’s really key to get this verification method up and running for everyone soon, not just Twitter Blue subscribers.”
No Face added: "While this is a great feature it is currently only available for select collections on Ethereum main-net.
"Hopefully in time it can also be expanded to a wider range of collections and chains."
And NFT artist PJ Cooper of Pandimensional Trading Co said it’s a good move by Twitter overall.
“It’s another way to flex and prove ownership of an NFT, and make you stand out from the crowd.
“There’s a lot of distrust in the community.
“Almost certainly due to the scammers that circle like vultures and frequently pull rugs.
“So we could finally tell if all those punks, apes and skulls we’d followed are legitimate owners.”
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