{"id":306103,"date":"2021-07-23T04:28:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T01:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/no-jack-dorsey-isnt-trolling-eth-by-making-its-logo-the-ethiopian-flag\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T04:28:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T01:28:06","slug":"no-jack-dorsey-isnt-trolling-eth-by-making-its-logo-the-ethiopian-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-jack-dorsey-isnt-trolling-eth-by-making-its-logo-the-ethiopian-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"# No, Jack Dorsey isn&#8217;t trolling ETH by making its logo the Ethiopian flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40d411f2d6a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40d411f2d6a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/no-jack-dorsey-isnt-trolling-eth-by-making-its-logo-the-ethiopian-flag\/#Hashflags\" >Hashflags<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># No, Jack Dorsey isn&#8217;t trolling ETH by making its logo the Ethiopian flag <\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Crypto <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> was united in amusement today when the hashtag #eth began to automatically show the Ethiopian flag as the Ethereum &#8216;logo&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Given Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey\u2019s love of Bitcoin and the fact Bitcoin has its own Twitter icon many wondered if Dorsey was subtly trolling Ethereum (ETH). After all he\u2019s a staunch Bitcoin (BTC) maximalist that has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1092918196338737153?s=20\">refused<\/a> to consider buying into ETH and other altcoins on multiple occasions and has repeatedly stated that Bitcoin will become the internet\u2019s native currency.<\/p>\n<p>The Twitter and Square founder certainly saw the funny side of it, Tweeting \u201c#eth\u201d\u00a0 which drew the attention of the official Olympics account which said it was \u201cgreat to see Jack and the crypto community supporting the #ETH athletes!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-07\/4072dbbf-6c38-4323-a19a-f6e8987c56c4.JPG\"><\/figure>\n<p>Twitter influencer Crypto Cobain also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoCobain\/status\/1418321772412297216\">found<\/a> the funny side and tweeted \u201cHAHA\u201d to his 403,400 followers that \u201cthis is perfect.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>NFL footballer Sean Culkin, who is converting his entire 2021 NFL salary into Bitcoin, wondered why so many people were \u201cnot realizing its a troll\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Bitcoiners such as &#8220;Bitcoin Meme Hub&#8221; jumped in the joke by posting fake Tweets from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin supposedly stating that &#8220;this is not funny Jack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1DK6R9d1Gi\">pic.twitter.com\/1DK6R9d1Gi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bitcoin Meme Hub  (@BitcoinMemeHub) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinMemeHub\/status\/1418377265776406530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hashflags\"><\/span>Hashflags<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In fact, the Ethiopian flag had nothing to do with Ethereum at all. The social media platform has been attaching flags to hashtags of nations competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The promotion is part of a &#8216;<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialmediatoday.com\/news\/twitter-outlines-its-olympic-tie-in-tools-provides-tips-for-brand-campaign\/603755\/\">hashflags<\/a>&#8216; campaign that the platform also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prweek.com\/article\/1404652\/twitter-creates-200-emojis-rio-2016-olympics\">did<\/a> for the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-07\/87e9ec8a-b3cd-4bd7-b370-f241b8aa1342.JPG\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Related:<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em><em>Aave founder hints at developing \u2018Twitter on Ethereum\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly the Twitter CEO used the Ethiopian flag to promote Bitcoin earlier this year, after he retweeted lobbying efforts from a group of Ethiopian-based entrepreneurs dubbed \u201cProject Mano\u201d who were urging their government to consider mining and hodling BTC. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jQSnJr5bv8\">https:\/\/t.co\/jQSnJr5bv8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jack (@jack) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1404905853111746562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dorsey this week spoke at &#8220;The \u20bf Word,&#8221; \u2014 a virtual Bitcoin event alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood. During the event, Dorsey <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/jack-dorsey-bitcoin-world-peace-171030828.html\">outlined<\/a> his hope that Bitcoin \u201ccreates world peace or helps create world peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have all these monopolies off balance and the individual doesn\u2019t have power and the amount of cost and distraction that comes from our monetary system today is real and it takes away attention from the bigger problems,\u201d he said as he emphasized Bitcoin\u2019s potential for solving financial inequality.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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