Twitter's Crypto Engineering Resigns Amid Staff Decline

[{"selector":"#anim-c37c6818-60a4-4545-8371-cd96899447ea [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(36.52794466128821%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Tess Rinearson, Twitter's Crypto Lead, has left the company, tweeting a salute and a blue heart emoji.

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[{"selector":"#anim-35e9431e-368e-41af-8de3-ed9844e8414c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.16523962994268%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] "I am extremely proud of everything the Twitter crypto team has accomplished."

[{"selector":"#anim-622f4830-2383-4c59-b3ac-7a03a0c9544b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.374999905188105%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] "I'm sad that I won't be able to see it through to the end," Rinearson wrote on Twitter on Friday.

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[{"selector":"#anim-72a48feb-67ce-4b51-900a-f6ca6c0ee254 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] While Twitter's crypto lead and countless others may have left the company, the company is still thriving.

[{"selector":"#anim-f59a7ce9-38b2-4c5c-8343-f266381972e1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(28.93339755556636%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] According to rumours, a planned crypto wallet function for the site has been halted since Musk took charge. Learn more