Former Zcash and Skuchain software engineer Jay Graber have been named as the new leader of Twitter’s decentralized arm.
Social media giant Twitter announced Monday that it has appointed crypto space developer Jay Graber as the current leader of its decentralized social media initiative, Bluesky.
Graber, who previously took part as a contributor to the Zcash privacy coin project, announced the news through Twitter. The CEO of the platform, Jack Dorsey (CEO of Square) also shared in a tweet the news about the new leader who will now step up, and lead efforts to create a decentralized social media protocol.
Bluesky is a decentralized development arm of Twitter. The initiative was initially announced by Dorsey in 2019, who described it at the time as a decentralized standard for social media.
The project plays a role in a plan designed by the company to bring support to its vision of a free and open Internet and would take advantage of blockchain technology to bring its users clearer information management, governance processes, and even monetization.
On the official website of Bluesky, some details describe the rebuilding of the social web by re-connecting disconnected silos and bringing back control of the social experience to users as the first goals of the initiative.
Bluesky Has a Director and will Operate Independent of Twitter
Founder of social events startup Happening Inc., and a former Skuchain engineer, Graber will spearhead the Twitter effort.
He said that, for the last year, he has been working closely with a group of developers from the decentralized social ecosystem. They have posted an ecosystem review in January, and the next step would be hiring for the Bluesky team, looking forward to partnering closely with Twitter and other businesses. It won’t happen overnight, but there is progressing along the way.
In a January 2020 post, the developer had spoken about the relevance of decentralizing social platforms. He also spoke about efforts to decentralize social media and plans to shift the balance of power in favor of users. This power would be giving them the ability to change the services and control their identity and data.
Bluesky’s official account advanced on the hiring of the new director at the beginning of the month. They also reported that they were specifying the details for the creation of an entity that would permit Bluesky to work independently of Twitter.
Dorsey is Mining
News about Dorsey mining bitcoin has arrived late. Although he did not offer further details about how he is mining Bitcoin and the investment destined, Compass Mining’s proposal allows those interested to apply this activity without purchasing specialized hardware.
This practice is known as cloud mining. Some reputable companies that handle this business model claim it is currently risky to practice it because it would lend itself to scams within the space of digital currencies.
By: Jenson Nuñez
