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Twitter is working on a ‘Collectible’ tab that will allow users to show off their non-fungible token (NFT) collections.
The tab will connect to Twitter users’ crypto wallets on platforms such as COINBASE and MetaMask, hosting a gallery of all owned NFTs on their Twitter profile.
Users will even be able to set an NFT as their profile picture that is verified by a small badge, confirming the token’s legitimacy. An early concept video of the proposed tab was first teased by Twitter engineer Mada Aflak back in September.
As promised, here is the first experiment. Feedbacks and ideas are welcome ?? https://t.co/TDyhibCXfG pic.twitter.com/2ifru9T2Pa
— Mada Aflak (@af_mada) September 29, 2021
The video shows a simple process as to how users will connect their crypto wallets to the tab.
On October 25, reverse software engineer Jane Manchun Wong was able to dig deeper into the upcoming tab’s development. She found that users will be able to click on others’ NFTs for a zoomed in look, and that a page with details on the NFT will be attached.
Twitter is working on Collectibles profile tab, NFT view and NFT details view pic.twitter.com/BrqPyvaLOp
— Jane "Not A Twitter Employee" Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) October 24, 2021
Whilst it remains unclear when exactly this feature will be released, the monumental growth of NFT markets this year may imply a rollout is coming in 2022.
The feature would mark a major step for the social media platform in its newfound acceptance of cryptocurrency and digital assets.
The platform banned all crypto-related advertising in 2018, but such policies have clearly been swept aside thanks to the crypto boom of recent years.
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Tags: collectibles, NFT, Twitter
