--- title: "NFT Profile Pictures in Hexagon Shape Debut on Twitter" description: "NFT profile images are shown as hexagons on Twitter, which distinguishes them from the conventional circles available to other users." author: "Vallabha Buddepu" published: 2022-01-21 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1276/nft-profile-pictures-in-hexagon-shape-debut-on-twitter category: "twitter" tags: ["twitter api", "twitter", "technology news"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # NFT Profile Pictures in Hexagon Shape Debut on Twitter ## HIGHLIGHTS Web3 [technologies](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11429/tools-and-technologies-to-learn-in-2017) such as NFTs, according to proponents, decentralise ownership online. NFT sales have surpassed $25 billion (roughly Rs. 1,86,250 crore) Decentralization claims are dismissed by critics. ## WHY IN NEWS On Thursday, Twitter announced the debut of a service that allows users to use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as profile images, capitalising on a digital collectibles mania that has expanded in popularity over the last year. The [functionality](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/136/using-watermark-functionality-in-textbox-by-jquery), which is only accessible to Twitter Blue subscribers on iOS, connects users' Twitter [accounts](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33250/what-are-accounts-in-salesforce) to [cryptocurrency](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/327746/effective-ways-to-earn-in-cryptocurrency) wallets where they keep their NFT holdings. NFT profile images are shown as hexagons on Twitter, which distinguishes them from the conventional circles available to other users. When you tap on the images, information about the art and who owns it appears. **read more :** https://tinyurl.com/yc8h6z9n Web3 technologies like NFTs, according to proponents, decentralise ownership online by allowing individuals to profit from popular inventions rather than having those [advantages](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12841/5-advantages-of-customer-portal-you-didn-t-know-about) go largely to a few [tech](https://www.mindstick.com/services/technologies) platforms. Web3 technologies such as NFTs, according to proponents, decentralise ownership online. Decentralization claims are dismissed by critics. **read more :** https://tinyurl.com/2p88x7br Many of the [services](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13111/distinctions-of-iiot-services-how-its-helps-brands) driving use of those technologies, such as the six crypto wallets offered by Twitter's NFT [platform](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13080/wikipedia-the-most-powerful-advertising-platform-of-the-digital-age), are financed by a tiny number of venture capitalists, according to critics. Jane Manchun Wong, a [security](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/43813/new-security-technologies) researcher, highlighted one of those linkages in a widely shared tweet following the debut, revealing how an outage at venture-backed [NFT marketplace](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2665/state-owned-nft-marketplace-to-launch-in-china) OpenSea briefly prevented NFTs from loading on Twitter. ## also read **1)** https://tinyurl.com/bdf43px **2)** https://tinyurl.com/5n74xn6c **3 )** https://tinyurl.com/58r4xwp2 --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1276/nft-profile-pictures-in-hexagon-shape-debut-on-twitter Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.