WHO CONTROLS THE BITCOIN TWITTER ACCOUNT?

The Bitcoin Twitter account is a prime piece of crypto real estate. With 667,000 followers, it is more popular than any other cryptocurrency account on Twitter by a considerable margin. When @Bitcoin tweets, its message is carried far and wide. But lately, the operator of the account has begun tweeting a preponderance of stories about bitcoin cash, some of which originated on news.Bitcoin.com. This move has led to accusations from high profile bitcoiners that the @Bitcoin domain is now under the control of Bitcoin.com

@Bitcoin.com can confirm that no one at Bitcoin.com is in control of the account or exerting influence over it. As far as can be determined, the operator of the account is the same individual who has ran it since day one. In a DM shared by “Satoshi Nakamoto”, one of the few accounts @Bitcoin follows, @Bitcoin joked about their identity, writing “I wonder who I am every day. Far too many people take fun on twitter too seriously”.

The likeliest explanation for the account’s recent show of support for bitcoin cash is that the individual believes it more closely resembles the original vision of what bitcoin was meant to be. Given that heavyweights such as Gavin Andresen have echoed this sentiment, the notion isn’t that outlandish. The owner of the Twitter account has simply updated his views and understanding of Bitcoin, a reality reflected in the owner’s choice of retweets.

Do you think the Twitter account @Bitcoin is still controlled by the same individual or was it recently overtaken?