Thread by @pete_rizzo_

WHY JACK DORSEY IS A #BITCOIN LEGEND

Worth $5.7 billion
Discovered BTC at $11
Wears a Satoshi shirt everywhere

A thread 🔥

1/ In 2009, Jack Dorsey was already a tech mogul.

The founder of Twitter – he was on his way to becoming a multi-billionaire.

But he realized there was a bigger problem – payments – even with smartphones, our money was broken. 🤩

2/ By 2012, Jack had founded Square (now Block)

It was one of the world’s fastest growing financial startups, processing over $3 billion.

That’s when Jack heard about #Bitcoin – and he was eager to accept an innovative new currency. 👏

3/ Jack quickly dove into the #Bitcoin white paper.

He understood it was an invention in computer science.

He called it "poetry." 😍

4/ By 2014, Jack had integrated #Bitcoin into Square

"You should be able to accept cash, check, or $BTC," he said.

This was at a time when many payment processors and banks were still FUDing and dismissing it 😠

5/ By 2018, Jack was deeply embedded in the technology

He became one of the 1st users of the Lightning network – a cutting-edge L2 for #Bitcoin payments

Here he is sending one of the world’s 1st LN payments ⚡

6/ At a time when many tech CEOs were still backing "crypto," Jack made clear he focused on #Bitcoin only.

He was regularly on X dispelling FUD.

He called its community "principled." 👏

7/ But Jack wasn't just using #Bitcoin for payments.

In 2020, he adopted it for Square's treasury – then pivoted the whole company to adopt a Bitcoin focus.

Today, Block has stockpiled over 8,000 $BTC worth over $250 million and is investing profits regularly 🔥

8/ At the same time, Jack announced unprecedented personal support for #Bitcoin's unpaid developers.

He pledged to donate millions to hard-working coders.

He also vowed to take on the frauds pretending to be Satoshi Nakamoto in court ✊

9/ Wherever there was FUD, Jack was there.

Here he is calling out FTX CEO SBF for spreading lies about the cost of #Bitcoin payments.

SBF has since been put in jail 🤯

10/ Then, in 2021, Jack took aim at crypto VCs.

Here he is calling out A16z for funding vaporware.

His posts sparked a wave of articles on the difference between #Bitcoin and crypto 🧡

11/ Jack even stood up to tech giants like Apple.

Here he is calling out Tim Cook directly for blocking apps with #Bitcoin payments.

This year, Apple Pay finally announced an integration 🏆

12/ Later, Jack teamed up with Jay-Z on a global #Bitcoin adoption initiative.

He pledged to donate 500 $BTC to African entrepreneurs building on the technology

That's over $50 MILLION 👏

13/ Jack did the same for underprivileged kids in America.

Today, he's giving $1,000 in #Bitcoin to graduates of The Bitcoin Academy in inner cities.

Students can save the $BTC or use it to build innovative apps and companies 💫

14/ In fact, Jack is now the biggest contributor to #Bitcoin development in the world.

He's a major donor to almost every $BTC developer organization in the world.

Estimates suggest he's giving $5 million annually

15/ Jack continues to give not just money but time.

He regularly attends #Bitcoin conferences in Africa and Indonesia – ensuring they get media attention and support.

Here he is in Kenya just last week 💕

16/ No matter where he goes, Jack is spreading #Bitcoin.

Here he is at last year's Super Bowl next to Beyonce and Jay-Z.

Promoting $BTC on the biggest stage in the world 👏

17/ Today Jack calls #Bitcoin his "life's mission."

He believes it will bring world peace

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