Several cryptocurrencies branded ‘X’ surged at the
beginning of the week after the social media platform Twitter changed its
iconic blue bird logo to an ‘X’ symbol. Twitter’s owner, Elon Musk, tweeted about
the changes on the weekend.
In April, Musk integrated Twitter into a shell company dubbed X, Corporation, causing speculations among the users of the
social media platform. Before buying Twitter, the tech billionaire said the
platform would enable him to create an app for a wide range of services dubbed ‘everything app’.
https://t.co/bOUOek5Cvy now points to https://t.co/AYBszklpkE. Interim X logo goes live later today.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2023
Musk Replaces Iconic
Bird Logo
Commenting about the changes, Twitter’s Chief Executive Officer, Linda Yaccarino, explained:
“X is the future state of unlimited interactivity, centered in audio,
video, messaging, payments or banking, to create a global marketplace for
ideas, goods, services, and opportunities. Powered by AI, X connects us all in
ways we are just beginning to imagine.”
For years, fans and critics alike have pushed Twitter to dream bigger, to innovate faster, and to fulfill our great potential. X will do that and more. We’ve already started to see X take shape over the past 8 months through our rapid feature launches, but we’re just getting…
— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayacc) July 23, 2023
Additionally, the
development on Twitter has led to the emergence of new cryptocurrencies with the
symbol X which have skyrocketed in value as traders try to profit from the
hype. One cryptocurrency, which reportedly closed its operations in May, jumped
as high as 1,200%, while another token with the logo of Musk’s SpaceX
exploration company surged 1,000%, according to CoinMarketCap.
New Vision for Twitter
Musk, who serves as the
Executive Chair and Chief Technology Officer at Twitter, is fond of using the
letter X in his companies, from his space exploration company SpaceX to his recently launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, xAI. The Tesla CEO founded X.com in the earlier days
of his career before the company merged with Confinity and rebranded to PayPal
in 2001.
Musk bought
Twitter last year for
USD $44 billion and introduced several changes to the social media platform,
including staff layoffs. Shortly after acquiring the company, Musk tweeted that
“the bird was free,” referring to the iconic Twitter symbol, and that he would
allow free speech on the platform.
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This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.
