Designers wanted: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey wants a more user friendly bitcoin

Bitcoin fan and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey believes that user experience  is the key to mass adoption for bitcoin. And, to improve it, he’s hiring designers to work with the cryptocurrency’s open source community.

- Advertisement -

Dorsey is also CEO of Silicon Valley-based payment services firm Square. On Monday, the company posted an advertisement on Medium, under the title Designing Bitcoin for Everyone.

“Square Crypto is making design part of our core, offering a unique opportunity for a designer to help shape the future of how bitcoin will be brought into the mainstream,” the ad said. 

Designers, it said, will get a chance to establish “the long term design vision of Bitcoin.” They’ll be working from within the Square Crypto team and engaging with the Bitcoin developer community. If consensus forms around a particular design approach to bitcoin development, Square Crypto plans to engage the key people to help these ideas happen. 

The UX problems faced by the bulk of blockchain tech are well known. Users must grapple with confusing new ideas—like private keys, block explorers and dapp browsers—just to do seemingly simple tasks. 

The industry is crying out for experienced UX professionals to make cryptocurrency tools and platforms easier to use, and draw in greater numbers of users. Dorsey, having created one of the most compelling social media platforms out there, is well aware of the power of good UX. 

The new ad also demonstrates that Dorsey’s growing involvement, and desire to make a difference in the Bitcoin community. 

- Advertisement -

In March, he announced plans to hire to hire blockchain engineers and a designer to work on “open-source contributions” to the bitcoin ecosystem, reporting directly to him. 

And, in the past, he’s made no secret of his admiration for the cryptocurrency, and has expressed a desire to give back to the open source community.

“I love this technology and community. I’ve found it to be deeply principled, purpose-driven, edgy, and…really weird,” Dorsey once tweeted.  

- Advertisement -

Whether the new designers will be weird or not, remains to be seen.

 



Source

Previous Articles:

- Advertisement -

Latest

Bybit Slashes Web3 Services Amid Strategic Product Refocus

Bybit is discontinuing multiple Web3 services, including its Cloud Wallet, Keyless Wallet, and DEX Pro by May 31, 2025.Several additional services will be shut...

Russia Mulls Stablecoin for Trade as Tether Freezes Funds

Russia's Finance Ministry official proposes creating a national stablecoin for international trade amid sanctions.Russia seeks alternatives after Tether froze $28.5 million linked to sanctioned...

Cardano Speeds Up: Ouroboros Peras to Slash Settlement Times

Cardano's Ouroboros Peras update will reduce transaction settlement times to approximately two minutes.The upgrade introduces a voting-based chain selection process and certificate system for...

Base Token Crashes 88% Minutes After Surprise Proprietary Launch

Base Blockchain's surprise launch of a memecoin called "BASEISFOREVERYONE" crashed 88% within two minutes, then plummeted further by 94%.Coinbase and Base executives previously stated...

Bitcoin Miner Auradine Raises $153M to Expand into AI Data Centers

Bitcoin mining equipment maker Auradine secures $153 million in Series C funding, bringing its total investment to $300 million.The company launches AuraLinks AI, a...

Must Read

9 Best Books On Ethereum And Blockchain Technology (Beginners And Advanced Readers)

Ethereum is a complex topic, and it can be difficult to know where to start learning about it.Even for people who are familiar with...