Twitter gives NFT enthusiasts a new reason to pay for a Twitter Blue subscription. The company is testing a new feature that will allow NFT owners to authenticate NFTs that appear in their profile photos.
The feature that is offered at an early stage “Labs” feature for Twitter Blue subscribers, allows NFT owners to connect their crypto wallet to their Twitter account and display an NFT as their profile photo. While many NFT owners already use the graphic in their profile photos, the Twitter Blue feature also adds an icon to show that the NFT has been authenticated and the person behind the account is the official owner of the piece.
Although only Twitter Blue subscribers can access the feature, the authentication icon is visible to everyone on Twitter. And other users can tap the hexagon icon to learn more about the NFT in the image.
While Twitter before specified that it was working on an NFT authentication service, it’s notable that it would choose to offer the feature to Twitter Blue subscribers first. The company debuted at $3/month subscription service in November to target power users who may be paying for special features. The NFT feature is “still under active development,” according to the company, and it’s not clear if a wider rollout is planned. Twitter has previously said that “Labs” features are early-stage experiments that could become available outside of Twitter Blue, be kept for subscribers, or be retired entirely.
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