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Twitter's Bitcoin Tipping Feature Could Be a Fatal Disrupter to Entire Wire Transfer Industry

Every major bank or international wire transfer service provider has been put on notice. On Thursday, Twitter launched a new "tipping" feature for its Apple iOS users, enabling them to send dollarized amounts of Bitcoin to their favorite content creators for free. In actuality, it's anything but quaint for the banks and wire transfer services that make money by charging fees.