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The Verge logo. Twitter has said like tipping to give people a way to pay other Twitter users, and now we have further evidence that a tip feature may be on the way. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong shared images on Thursday and Friday showing that Twitter could offer a tipping button right on user profiles. — check out the little blue cash button under the “@wongmjane” watermark in the left image. Clicking or tapping that button apparently shows options to let you tip via Bandcamp, Cash App (made by Square, which counts Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as its CEO, too), Patreon, PayPal, and Venmo.Twitter is working on Tip Jar right on the user profile — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane)As you can see in this tweet, Wong also found evidence in March that Twitter is working on a “Tip Jar” feature for Twitter Spaces, the company’s Clubhouse-like social audio rooms (Clubhouse just introduced its own )., from Wong. These screenshots show a black tipping button instead of a blue one. They also show designs Twitter is apparently testing for its , which will let you charge followers so they can access extra content. (Think Patreon, but for tweets.)Twitter is working on the “Super Follow” button,as a small circular button , or a big “Super Follow” onep.s. that cash button is for tipping: Twitter is also making their color scheme more monochrome, and is also using their new “Chirp” font — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane)Twitter has not formally announced a tipping feature, so there’s no guarantee the company actually releases it publicly. Even if it does, it’s unclear if there would be any restrictions on who could put a tipping button on their profile. It seems possible that the feature will be gated in some way, perhaps requiring you to have a certain number of followers or be verified.Twitter declined to comment.Most PopularTHere’s how to see the most active discussions across The Verge.! And probably my favorite feature so far is the “Discussions” tab. 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The Verge logo. Twitter has said like tipping to give people a way to pay other Twitter users, and now we have further evidence that a tip feature may be on the way. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong shared images on Thursday and Friday showing that Twitter could offer a tipping button right on user profiles. — check out the little blue cash button under the “@wongmjane” watermark in the left image. Clicking or tapping that button apparently shows options to let you tip via Bandcamp, Cash App (made by Square, which counts Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as its CEO, too), Patreon, PayPal, and...

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