A week on crypto Twitter: Jimmy Fallon joins Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT craze, Discord CEO Jason Citron hints at integrating with crypto, then backtracks on a few days later, AMC CEO Adam Aron flaunts crypto payments success, and many more happen.
Monday Discord CEO Jason Citron tweeted a screenshot of MetaMask wallet connectivity feature inside Discord user settings. The tweet was in response to a blog post by Packy McCormick, who discussed a “Discord-native crypto wallet” idea. Citron backtracked days later, saying Discord has “no current plans to ship” this MetaMask integration. Reasons for Citron’s U-turn are unclear, but many Discord’s core audience greeted the potential crypto update with cynicism, citing environmental concerns and the oft-repeated taunt that crypto is a “pyramid scheme”.
Tuesday Jimmy Fallon tweeted a screenshot of his Bored Ape Yacht Club avatar, saying “Permission to come a bored?” The following day, he changed his Twitter profile pic to the Bored Ape Yacht Club avatar and tweeted “Permission to come a bored?” The CEO of movie theatre chain