Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin worried about Elon Musk's Twitter Plan
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter has been one of the highlights of the 2022 financial circus. The deal went through many ebb and flows, before concluding on October 27th. Upon acquiring the social media giant, Musk immediately announced changes that he would bring to the platform. One of the most talked about changes is the new verification process. The idea also drew concern from Ethereum co-founder and chief, Vitalik Buterin. Musk said that there would be an $8 monthly charge for the blue tick verification. The move is an attempt to curb the number of bots on the platform. However, the Ethereum boss said that the move may damage the blue tick’s anti-scam role. The blue check is now only available to a select group of users, as defined by Twitter. How well this works depends on exactly how much due diligence is done to make sure blue check s are who they say they are. "Pay $8/month and call yourself whatever" would damage the blue check 's anti-scam role...