One of the two founders of the original meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE), Billy Markus, known for being a strong supporter of tech mogul Elon Musk and his companies, Twitter/X in particular, has posted a tweet in support of the aforementioned. social media platform.
One of the two founders of the original meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE), Billy Markus, known for being a strong supporter of tech mogul Elon Musk and his companies, Twitter/X in particular, has posted a tweet in support of the aforementioned. social media platform.
He also said that it would be an innovative step if Elon Musk decided to create a metaverse based on App X.
Elon Musk buys Twitter and remodels it as X
Markus posted a tweet today praising App X purchased by Elon Musk in October 2022, when it was still called Twitter. Later, he began rebranding Twitter as X, adding several new features mainly to attract content creators by creating tools for them to make long-form posts and live videos.
Among the new content creators was Tucker Carlson, a famous American political commentator who used to host the show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News. After his contract was terminated last year, Carlson began hosting his show on X.
Musk created a set of tools to allow content creators to make a living publishing through the Monetization and Subscription features. X under Musk also charges users for verification checks, which many did not like. Musk personally pays the blue checks of American classic horror writer Stephen King and Star Trek actor William Shatner, who refused to pay $8 a month and threatened to leave the platform.
Dogecoin co-founder Markus is one of those creators who receive monthly payments for ads placed next to their posts with large comment threads; This is how the Monetization feature works. But he also has subscribers who pay him a few dollars a month each.
DOGE founder daydreams about the X metaverse
In his root tweet, Markus tweeted that X should build a metaverse: “We can practically go to war with the metaverse.” Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg is an underdog on X, as Zuckerberg has copied X threads into his recently launched Threads app.
Elon Musk did not sue him but offered him a cage fight. At first the two agreed on various dates and locations, but then Zuckerberg quietly backed out.