X Discontinues Exclusive NFT Profile Picture Feature for Twitter Blue Subscribers

Table of Contents

• Feature Removed After Two Years
• Social Media Attitudes Towards NFTs Changing
• NFT Trading Volume Surges Despite Feature Removal

X (formerly known as Twitter) has removed the feature for premium users to use NFT images as profile pictures. The discontinued NFT profile picture feature was exclusive to Twitter Blue subscribers, allowing them to display a verifiable NFT as their profile picture with a hexagonal shape.

Feature Removed After Two Years

The feature was introduced in January 2021, two years prior to the cut-off date. X’s move to cancel the NFT profile picture feature was not accompanied by an official statement, leaving the future of this verification method and the hexagonal profile picture format unclear.

Social Media Attitudes Towards NFTs Changing

Social media attitudes towards NFTs are changing; Meta has recently decided to reduce its focus on NFTs on Instagram in favor of AI and metaverse development. https://about.meta.com/

Twitter experienced crypto-related incidents, including a breach of the SEC’s official account on X, leading to a false statement about the approval of Bitcoin ETFs. The breach was due to a lack of two-factor authorization and unauthorized phone access, prompting an FBI investigation.

NFT Trading Volume Surges Despite Feature Removal

Despite X’s decision to remove the NFT feature, NFT trading volume surged by $99 million in October, reaching $405 million. In December 2023, sales of NFTs on the Bitcoin network reached a record high of over $881 million, with Ethereum and Solana blockchain sales trailing behind at $364.79 million and $325.14 million, respectively. Polygon and Arbitrum followed as leading blockchains in NFT sales after Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.

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