The Bitcoin emoji is no longer present in X (formerly known as Twitter], a feature that is dear to the Bitcoin community. This issue was addressed by Tron founder, Justin Sun, who called for the return of the emoji to the platform. In this tweet, Sun has politely requested Elon Musk, the owner of X, to bring back the Bitcoin emoji. He noted this tradition as being vital for the community. He was also ready to fulfil any condition to restore it.
Musk Supported Bitcoin Long Before Trump’s Endorsement
Elon Musk is a popular billionaire who supports cryptocurrencies and he has expressed his positive opinion on Bitcoin significantly earlier than Trump. More recently, Trump also noted that Bitcoin’s market cap could pass that of gold.
Until Friday’s European time, the emoji for MAGA, which included ex-president Donald Trump. It was also deleted before his participation in the Bitcoin 2024 convention in Nashville.
Justin Sun Hopes for Bitcoin Emoji Comeback on X
The Bitcoin emojis were first launched in the year 2020 when X (which was twitter) was owned by Jack Dorsey. Dorsey sought to turn the Bitcoin symbol into a meme and even tried to add it to Unicode. It is a standard that is used to support text in any written language that has been digitized.
When X was known as Twitter, the company was paid up to $1 million by the firms for including a branded icon. This strategy aided companies in making their branding distinct from other companies and to market this to consumers.
Lastly, Justin Sun still believes that the Bitcoin emoji will be back on X and appreciates Elon Musk’s awareness of the Bitcoin space.