Edward Snowden is ready to become Twitter CEO for bitcoin pay

[krishnaverma]

Link to the news
https://moneywreckers.com/edward-snowden-offers-to-become-twitters-ceo-in-exchange-for-bitcoin-pay/

Interesting that a person applying for the CEO position of Twitter is asking for payment in Bitcoin. That is how strong bitcoin has become over the years. More adoption yet to come and we may see even the majority workforce in USA getting paid in bitcoin.

[mk4]

Interesting proposal from an interesting person, but let's be honest — the chances of this happening is next to zero. Even if Elon wanted it, it would be a regulatory nightmare for him.

[Hispo]

Interesting proposal from an interesting person, but let's be honest — the chances of this happening is next to zero. Even if Elon wanted it, it would be a regulatory nightmare for him.

I agree.
In comparison to Elon, Snowden being in charge of Twitter would be a nightmare for many people in positions of power and holding security clearances in the USA government. For example, the are many people there who believe Social media owned by political adversaries is a threat to the national security (Tiktok is an usual case or this discussion).

If Snowden took over, the Republican establishment would go crazy about it and the democrat establishment would question whether the Kremlin would try to influence the society in America through Twitter.

On the other hand, There is a chance Musk considers his offer for the sole purpose of causing displeasure among his critics.

[Bitstar_coin]

Link to the news
https://moneywreckers.com/edward-snowden-offers-to-become-twitters-ceo-in-exchange-for-bitcoin-pay/

Interesting that a person applying for the CEO position of Twitter is asking for payment in Bitcoin. That is how strong bitcoin has become over the years. More adoption yet to come and we may see even the majority workforce in USA getting paid in bitcoin.

That's very interesting, am not surprised he requested to be paid in btc though. The question is, will Elon be willing to pay in btc, or would he rather pay him in dogecoin?  Lol, it seems to me this did this on purpose knowing Elon stands in btc. This is really interesting.

[hZti]

Interesting proposal from an interesting person, but let's be honest — the chances of this happening is next to zero. Even if Elon wanted it, it would be a regulatory nightmare for him.

Think this is more of a marketing stunt from Edward Snowden, since he needs to stay in the media to keep making a living. Still it is a good thing that he proposes bitcoin payment, especially since a few people claim that bitcoin was created by the NSA  I think that makes this theory a lot more unlikely.

[bitmover]

I believe Twitter should not have a CEO that could do whatever he wishes. There should be some kind of board of directors to take the decisions in group  and this group should have multiple political point of views.

I like Snowden, but I think a more neutral person and not so polemical would be better

[NeuroticFish]

Is it only me who finds these polls made by Elon just desperate attempts for advertising his new toy (yes, Twitter) and keep some action going on there?
I find a bit unlikely Elon will step down this quick - he might find some trick to get out of this dilemma he created for himself - and I also find it highly unlikely to make Twitter CEO people like Snowden or Snoop Dogg or others who would propose themselves as CEO.

He desperately needs a solution, especially after he "restored the freedom" and then started disallowing this and that (including the most visible thing: the links to competition), and a new CEO could be the salvation he needs. But, again, I have some doubts he will do it.

The only correct/hones thing in this shitshow is Elon's answer there:

The question is not finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive

[electronicash]

Is it only me who finds these polls made by Elon just desperate attempts for advertising his new toy (yes, Twitter) and keep some action going on there?
I find a bit unlikely Elon will step down this quick - he might find some trick to get out of this dilemma he created for himself - and I also find it highly unlikely to make Twitter CEO people like Snowden or Snoop Dogg or others who would propose themselves as CEO.

He desperately needs a solution, especially after he "restored the freedom" and then started disallowing this and that (including the most visible thing: the links to competition), and a new CEO could be the salvation he needs. But, again, I have some doubts he will do it.

The only correct/hones thing in this shitshow is Elon's answer there:

The question is not finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive

it doesn't look like twitter is going to die. is it?
a lot of people are still there and are tweeting every minute. and there are still lots of discussions that are trending.
Snowden offering as CEO might be a bit of crazy. But he might be able to make the Twitter more alive, Snowden must have lots of things to discuss in relation to free speech that's for sure.

[NeuroticFish]

it doesn't look like twitter is going to die. is it?
a lot of people are still there and are tweeting every minute. and there are still lots of discussions that are trending.
Snowden offering as CEO might be a bit of crazy. But he might be able to make the Twitter more alive, Snowden must have lots of things to discuss in relation to free speech that's for sure.

Far too early to say anything meaningful on that matter. It's clearly bleeding, but it's far from bleeding to death.
The problem is that Elon was probably expecting the opposite: a tremendous growth from second one under his lead; and the current state (people publicly moving to another platform and calling the others join in there) is a bit bad for the business...

[Upgrade00]

I don't pay much attention to Elon's sensational tweets which are created for attention, nor is an average individual concerned with the administrative aspects of running Twitter.

Snowden offering as CEO might be a bit of crazy. But he might be able to make the Twitter more alive, Snowden must have lots of things to discuss in relation to free speech that's for sure.

A CEO does not necessarily need to draw traffic through discussions, if Twitter needed that, it would be better of going for an influencer. Also, the success of a business, even a social media platform, is far more than building traffic and engagements.

[PrivatePerson]

I am also ready to become the CEO of Twitter, with payments in bitcoins.

[WillyAp]

most are willing but as a russian passport holder and seeked after from the US chances are rather slim for him.

[Iroh]

Yeah, I doubt Snowden’s application to step in as CEO of twitter would receive a second review. But it is interesting he’s opting for the job and more interesting, the choice to be paid in bitcoin. I think the fact that he sees bitcoin as a legit means of payment and is indirectly spreading the word about bitcoin is what’s note worthy. I personally don’t care who runs twitter as the CEO.
Lately Elon, with his newfound incessant twitting habit has been  in my opinion, doing a poor job of running the app that anyone other than him would be better.

[Cantsay]

Link to the news
https://moneywreckers.com/edward-snowden-offers-to-become-twitters-ceo-in-exchange-for-bitcoin-pay/

Interesting that a person applying for the CEO position of Twitter is asking for payment in Bitcoin. That is how strong bitcoin has become over the years. More adoption yet to come and we may see even the majority workforce in USA getting paid in bitcoin.

That's a great proposal but I doubt if Elon Musk is going to accept his proposal.
If the man of mars (Elon Musk) eventually agrees to pay him with crypto I doubt if it will be Bitcoin he might be willing to pay him with Dogecoin rather than Bitcoin judging from the fact that Elon Musk supports Dogecoin he might just use this as a means to manipulate Dogecoin's market.

[uneng]

That was just a joke, because it's not possible to put such proposal on practice. USA wouldn't accept Twitter accessible on their country if a man who is wanted by them is the CEO of the company. Probably allied nations would follow USA's lead on this matter, also forbidding Twitter right after. So, besides the currently financial issue Twitter is facing, they would have another one, besides worsening the financial status more yet.

[PrivacyG]

More adoption yet to come and we may see even the majority workforce in USA getting paid in bitcoin.

Doubt.  Big doubt.

Bitcoin is getting more adopted than ever before.  But this will not make Bitcoin the favorite choice of the majority.  States will not allow this to happen.  And it would be a huge disappointment and a big failure because imagine your salary ranged from $500 to $1,500 through out every 30 days instead of being set at a fixed $1,000.

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If Elon wants Twitter to fail, choosing Snowden as the new CEO is the way.  While Snowden said a lot of very important and interesting things, he is still seen by most people as some body sitting on Putin's lap.  Would be a big scandal nonetheless.

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Regards,
PrivacyG

[darkangel11]

I've read that Elon asked in a poll if he should step down as CEO and the answer was yes. Let's see what he does, but the people have spoken.
I'd like to see Snowden as the CEO, just for fun, but it would be impossible for a wanted citizen of Russia to get the position in a legitimate US company. It would be a huge "fuck you" towards the US government, which I'd love to see.

That was just a joke, because it's not possible to put such proposal on practice. USA wouldn't accept Twitter accessible on their country if a man who is wanted by them is the CEO of the company. Probably allied nations would follow USA's lead on this matter, also forbidding Twitter right after. So, besides the currently financial issue Twitter is facing, they would have another one, besides worsening the financial status more yet.

Surely, it was intended as a joke because Elon doesn't have any bitcoin and he won't touch it because it's not environmentally friendly enough.
Elon is a master manipulator, why are we even talking about him?

[Captain Corporate]

And I am too. This is not even newsworthy, why the hell would Snowden be the new CEO, and why are we even discussing it. Like I would be too, and you wouldn't make it a news right? Because why would you? Why would some guy who is a random would be the CEO and be a news. I get that Snowden is a bit famous due to leaks and I get that, I understand that part but he is not a social media manager or anything like that, dude has NOTHING to do with being CEO, its like Lebron James or Ronaldo, or Gordon Ramsay said it, like absolutely irrelevant person. And we somehow still consider this news for some weird reason.

[FanEagle]

I am pretty sure that OP hasn't realized it yet or maybe knew it and just doesn't care but Snowden is a runner, dude can't live anywhere properly and that means bitcoin is his only hope, he can't get any type of banking because it would be impossible for him to keep that in cash, and can't put it in any bank neither because any bank that accepts him as a customer would be cut-off from the world banking system or at least would have to seize his money to be involved with the banking world again.

So, bitcoin is his only option and he has no other option left. This doesn't mean that it was a serious application neither, dude is a runner, how could he be the CEO, it's just a joke.

[mendace]

Link to the news
https://moneywreckers.com/edward-snowden-offers-to-become-twitters-ceo-in-exchange-for-bitcoin-pay/

Interesting that a person applying for the CEO position of Twitter is asking for payment in Bitcoin. That is how strong bitcoin has become over the years. More adoption yet to come and we may see even the majority workforce in USA getting paid in bitcoin.

It would be interesting if it became true but this is click bait news.  Snowden was certainly ironic while Musk remains the usual self-centered who is shattering a platform that at least worked before his arrival.

[blockman]

I'm waiting for Elon to come up with another tweet concerning the poll that he has made. It seems that he'll kick himself out of the CEO position and having that said, Snowden applies for it showing his interest in the position. I doubt that Elon will just actually give him that position since he's no longer a US citizen. Just a few months ago Snowden was granted by the Russian government his citizenship there. So, there could be some conflicts with it along with personal interest.

[BitcSeo]

Ah, now that Putin is blasting the whole space they want to bring Snowden & Assenge - the founder of wikileak into the game right?

I understand, the USA govt need stronger hacxxxxc to penetrate.


What is the chances of George Bush coming back? Now there is need for a more stronger candidate in the upper room

[eddie.gouws]

Interesting proposal from an interesting person, but let's be honest — the chances of this happening is next to zero. Even if Elon wanted it, it would be a regulatory nightmare for him.

That is true but Elon is also quite fond a regulatory nightmares and I think that he will find the proposal quite interesting. I 'd love to see that happen

[avikz]

Link to the news
https://moneywreckers.com/edward-snowden-offers-to-become-twitters-ceo-in-exchange-for-bitcoin-pay/

Interesting that a person applying for the CEO position of Twitter is asking for payment in Bitcoin. That is how strong bitcoin has become over the years. More adoption yet to come and we may see even the majority workforce in USA getting paid in bitcoin.

If you already have millions in your bank account, such kind of bitcoin payment may make sense. But for the majority of the workforce who lives from paycheck to paycheck, it's a stupidity. The volatility of bitcoin can put any salaried person into big mess especially those who have liabilities.

A certain percentage of bitcoin payment may make sense but definitely not the entire salary. Edward Snowden may have made millions from his excile days but not everyone is fortunate like him. Unless the price of bitcoin shows stability, majority of the workforce would never accept bitcoin as salary payment.

[Artemis3]

Well, they sure want to kill Twitter asap:

Twitter Announces Policy Banning Promotion of Other Social Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Post and Nostr

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/twitter-announces-policy-banning-promotion-of-other-social/

With the likes of Mastodon, free open source p2p alternatives, why bother with a company that just wants to sell your clicking habits to advertisers and heavily censors your comments?

[WillyAp]

With the likes of Mastodon, free open source p2p alternatives, why bother with a company that just wants to sell your clicking habits to advertisers and heavily censors your comments?

have you used mastodon?

[crwth]

How can someone say that it’s already a thing? From what I see is that it’s a tweet that suggests that he wants to become the CEO of Twitter but not applying to it. It’s like saying, yeah, if it only pays in bitcoin, but no other motivating thing or words were given, so I don’t think this should be taken seriously.

[Rikafip]

I find a bit unlikely Elon will step down this quick - he might find some trick to get out of this dilemma he created for himself - and I also find it highly unlikely to make Twitter CEO people like Snowden or Snoop Dogg or others who would propose themselves as CEO.

To be honest, I am not surprised that he already wants to step down as twitter CEO as he is known for losing interest in something fast (Bitcoin, Doge etc) so this would be just business as usual for him. He will soon find new toy anyway.

I've read that Elon asked in a poll if he should step down as CEO and the answer was yes. Let's see what he does, but the people have spoken.

He is of course not stepping down because of the poll results, as he obviously decided that before, and this was just something for the audience.


                                

[poldanmig]

I find a bit unlikely Elon will step down this quick - he might find some trick to get out of this dilemma he created for himself - and I also find it highly unlikely to make Twitter CEO people like Snowden or Snoop Dogg or others who would propose themselves as CEO.

The results of the poll conducted by Elon Musk surprised me personally, because I thought that with Elon Musk success in acquiring Twitter of course the influence would be even greater, but after the poll was conducted, it turned out that many people wanted Elon Musk to leave his post, even though the results of the poll would not actually materialize, but I think the results of this poll could be a sign that Elon Musk is not really liked by Twitter residents, but if Elon Musk really resigns then of course Snowden is not the right criterion to become the next CEO of Twitter, I personally might prefer the old CEO to return to that position.

[davis196]

Link to the news
https://moneywreckers.com/edward-snowden-offers-to-become-twitters-ceo-in-exchange-for-bitcoin-pay/

Interesting that a person applying for the CEO position of Twitter is asking for payment in Bitcoin. That is how strong bitcoin has become over the years. More adoption yet to come and we may see even the majority workforce in USA getting paid in bitcoin.

Why do I have the feeling that this is fake news/clickbait? I'm not going to visit this link, because I haven't seen this moneywreckers.com website before.
You probably know that Snowden will get arrested immediately after he enters the USA.
The idea of Edward Snowden becoming a CEO of Twitter while he is still in Russia seems like a joke to me.
Assuming that Snowden really wants to get paid via Bitcoin? So what? Bitcoin is transparent(unless he is going to use a trusted BTC mixer).
A guy like Edward Snowden would be more interested in privacy coins like Monero. I don't believe that the information is legit. Maybe the news are fake or maybe Snowden is joking.

[rdbase]

I'm waiting for Elon to come up with another tweet concerning the poll that he has made. It seems that he'll kick himself out of the CEO position and having that said, Snowden applies for it showing his interest in the position. I doubt that Elon will just actually give him that position since he's no longer a US citizen. Just a few months ago Snowden was granted by the Russian government his citizenship there. So, there could be some conflicts with it along with personal interest.

He won't. It was sort of a pun on Snowden behalf since he knows twitter is a US based company and he is a fugitive of the US government thus can not own or operate anything within it's borders.
Addition to this Elon wouldn't be able to pay him in bitcoin since he probably will end up selling his holdings due to his other companies stocks had been suffering since his takeover of the platform. Some have speculated it has taken all his time away from the operating of his other companies.

[NotATether]

In comparison to Elon, Snowden being in charge of Twitter would be a nightmare for many people in positions of power and holding security clearances in the USA government. For example, the are many people there who believe Social media owned by political adversaries is a threat to the national security (Tiktok is an usual case or this discussion).

Political adversary?? Man do you really think of him like that?

He exposed worldwide government surveillance by leaking a few classified papers and this is what he gets from the internet? Government harassment is more than enough for him. I'm sure you guys wouldn't like a new world order, so why this?

Snowden becoming Twitter CEO is perfect. The company is private, so no earnings calls and stuff like that (IIRC), and prior to Elon's buyout, Twitter was a national security nightmare - without Snowden.

[pooya87]

The only correct/hones thing in this shitshow is Elon's answer there:

The question is not finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive

That's the perfect answer. Twitter is a government tool used for many "operations" and it needs a CEO that has a leash in the hands of NSA who is also cooperating with other 3 letter agencies. That way they can keep this tool alive. Someone like Snowden who has already ran away and leaked NSA secrets is not a possible choice because that would kill the platform!

[Flexystar]

I am not sure if Edward is worthy of this position or not, I am only thinking about the future of twitter and whether I still get follow quick news in the future or not?

Plus, if they start paying this guy in Bitcoin then damn, let him be CEO and hope that Elon keeps buying bitcoins to pay his fat pocket salary each month. At least that will help us as hodler. We will know exactly how everyone else will be reacting to this kind of adoption. Let us hope that other billionaires follow the same trend and slowly it injects the whole damn thing everywhere in the world.

That being said, imagine if Edward is CEO and he enforces the tip button which was thought long ago by Elon. DOGE would be seeing some good days in the future. Though we learnt our lesson about the DOGE, then also there are millions of followers and hodlers, so anything can happen with the event tha tis described in the OP.

[Hispo]

In comparison to Elon, Snowden being in charge of Twitter would be a nightmare for many people in positions of power and holding security clearances in the USA government. For example, the are many people there who believe Social media owned by political adversaries is a threat to the national security (Tiktok is an usual case or this discussion).

Political adversary?? Man do you really think of him like that?

He exposed worldwide government surveillance by leaking a few classified papers and this is what he gets from the internet? Government harassment is more than enough for him. I'm sure you guys wouldn't like a new world order, so why this?

I don't, but it would be an easy narrative to push by the media to discredit Twitter.
We should not forget that Snowden is not only viewed as a hero in the eyes of many, but also as a traitor in the United States. If he took over Twitter, the people who is already against Elon and what he is doing would not have much problem to use the fact Edward is in Russia (as citizen now) to further fearmonger against Twitter and the Russian influence on American politics.

I believe it would make sense if it happened.

[justdimin]

In comparison to Elon, Snowden being in charge of Twitter would be a nightmare for many people in positions of power and holding security clearances in the USA government. For example, the are many people there who believe Social media owned by political adversaries is a threat to the national security (Tiktok is an usual case or this discussion).

Political adversary?? Man do you really think of him like that?

He exposed worldwide government surveillance by leaking a few classified papers and this is what he gets from the internet? Government harassment is more than enough for him. I'm sure you guys wouldn't like a new world order, so why this?

Snowden becoming Twitter CEO is perfect. The company is private, so no earnings calls and stuff like that (IIRC), and prior to Elon's buyout, Twitter was a national security nightmare - without Snowden.

The lack of vetting was the cause of Snowden being hated. Maybe you know this or maybe you are not aware but while unearthing the bribery and corruption of the people in power, he was also responsible for people who are spies in other nations. What do you think happens to Russian guy leaking information to US government? Or what happens when someone goes into protection program to hide from mafia gets their new ID public?

I have to say wikileaks had many things, but the biggest problem came from the fact that Snowden didn't vetted and considered who he would hurt by providing these leaks. 100% supportive if some congressman got payment from an oil company and then voted for more pollution, but when you hurt innocent people it becomes a trouble.

[livingfree]

Aside from Edward, we have another contender on the line ~ Snoop Dogg.

Snoop Dogg wants to be CEO of Twitter

I know if Twitter will be on the person like Edward, we might see some good privacy matters and there could be balance in everything as that what Elon wants.

But even if Elon just announced that he wants someone to replace him as CEO, I think before even making that poll and decision, he's already made a choice of it.

[Davidvictorson]

This would never happen. He's got too much dirt on him and has made many enemies that you rather die than see him become Twitter's CEO. Besides Elon wouldn't fancy the idea of paying anyone in Bitcoin because he is a doge coin supporter.

[NotATether]

Aside from Edward, we have another contender on the line ~ Snoop Dogg.

Snoop Dogg wants to be CEO of Twitter

Nah, that's a bloody joke. If he became the CEO then Twitter would be rapped into bankruptcy because he has no prior leadership experience

[Hispo]

This would never happen. He's got too much dirt on him and has made many enemies that you rather die than see him become Twitter's CEO. Besides Elon wouldn't fancy the idea of paying anyone in Bitcoin because he is a doge coin supporter.

I do not think it is about the dirt or the history anyone may have, I believe it is mostly about the political consequences of that person's actions. Snowden sin was to face and challenge the people in power, their bosses, there are politicians who have gone through scandals and still hold their positions.

Also, keeping in mind how the FUD has evolved against the PoW coins, I would not be surprised if Musk already discarded Dogecoin as his favorite. I assume he already made some money off the doge hype.

[livingfree]

Aside from Edward, we have another contender on the line ~ Snoop Dogg.

Snoop Dogg wants to be CEO of Twitter

Nah, that's a bloody joke. If he became the CEO then Twitter would be rapped into bankruptcy because he has no prior leadership experience

Yeah, a joke that's been startled by most Twitter users that have responded to Elon's poll survey.

Elon's category for the next CEO he said as someone who's "foolish enough". Well then, we don't know what's on his mind and if this is going to be the standard that he really wants.

But yeah, this is certainly a joke and he's not a CEO material if it's Twitter.

[coupable]

This would never happen. He's got too much dirt on him and has made many enemies that you rather die than see him become Twitter's CEO. Besides Elon wouldn't fancy the idea of paying anyone in Bitcoin because he is a doge coin supporter.

I think that the news can be read in more than one way, although it is difficult to read what is behind its lines :
- Even if Musk agreed, he would enter into a procedural adventure, as Snowden is wanted by the US authorities.
This will be considered the end of the glory of Twitter because the Americans will continue to accuse Russia of controlling its internal affairs.
- Snowden's inclusion of Bitcoin as a means of payment cannot be innocent, because why didn't he ask for Dodge instead, given that Musk is a big supporter of it.
- Snowden may be looking for media attention again so as not to lose sight of the limelight, and he is making this suggestion as a joke and not a real show.

[Welsh]

I'm not even sure if it would be possible for whoever owns Twitter to hire someone like Snowden who I do believe is still exiled, and a wanted criminal. Whether you agree with the reasoning or not for his wanted arrest, that basically makes him unemployable by anyone within these countries that want him arrested.

Elon would basically have to give him the company, as far as my understanding goes. Although, as for the original post I don't really find this surprising that someone like Snowden would want to be paid in Bitcoin. I think it's quite obvious he's been using cryptocurrency for a long time, and was probably one of the early adopters. Snowden is all about privacy, and security. He uses Qubes OS, and various other software level security practices, probably only uses a certain brand of computer, and treats his privacy like its gold Bitcoin.

Also, the news sources it's coming from isn't exactly reputable. I haven't clicked to go read it, so if there's further links in there to a source, it'd be great if someone could link it. I don't use Twitter, so maybe Snowden tweeted something like this directly?

[kryptqnick]

I was supportive of Snowden for a while because I really don't think whistleblowers should be prosecuted, given the importance of the things they make public. That being said, there are a couple of things to note in his particular case. One is that allegedly the majority of stuff he disclosed was not about mass surveillance and stuff like that, but about US military techniques and capabilities, which does pose a serious threat to national security. Another very major thing is that he not only fled to Russia but became a Russian citizen in 2022, in the middle of the war, and swore allegiance to that country. For me, as a Ukrainian, that's something I cannot accept. So whether he supports Bitcoin or not and regardless of how good or bad of a Twitter CEO he could be, I'm happy he won't be.

[teosanru]

Link to the news
https://moneywreckers.com/edward-snowden-offers-to-become-twitters-ceo-in-exchange-for-bitcoin-pay/

Interesting that a person applying for the CEO position of Twitter is asking for payment in Bitcoin. That is how strong bitcoin has become over the years. More adoption yet to come and we may see even the majority workforce in USA getting paid in bitcoin.

Honestly I saw this on the twitter itself but this was more like a Joke made by Snowden on the Twitter post by Elon Musk. I don't think there is any genuineness connected with this. Also as far as I know Twitter's head office is in USA, so unless Elon is planning to shift it somewhere in Russia, possibility of this looks really grim to me for sure. Also not sure how would the American Employees of the company be happy about such a thing.