Today, over 25 of the most prominent Bitcoin organisations have united under the banner “Bitcoin Deserves Emoji”. The global initiative spearheaded by Nexo aims to secure an official Bitcoin icon for keyboards around the world.
“Bitcoin’s journey reflects a remarkable blend of innovation and community,” stated Kosta Kantchev, Co-founder & Executive Chairman of Nexo. “It’s time its significance is recognized universally, starting with a symbol we all understand – an emoji. Join us in making history.”
This coalition is made up of a variety of entities, including Bitcoin Magazine’s parent company BTC Inc., Bitget and Brink. Other participants include Hacken, Nansen and Unstoppable Domains. They aim to promote and celebrate the integration of Bitcoin into the digital language through emojis.
“Bitcoin is universal money for the world, it needs a universal emoji for every person, young and old to use,” David Bailey, CEO of BTC Inc.
Campaign kick-off is a fifty-day petition on Change.orgThis will culminate in a formal submission to the Unicode Consortium during the submission window of 2024. This is a concerted push to gain recognition. It builds on past attempts, and highlights the increasing importance of Bitcoin.
Emojis have evolved from their origins in Japan in the 1990s to become foundational elements of digital communication, transcending linguistic and geographical barriers. According to Unicode92% of all internet users around the world use emojis to communicate digitally. The campaign for a Bitcoin emoji is more than symbolic—it’s a movement to cement Bitcoin’s status as an essential component of modern digital and financial Ecosystems around the world
“Supporting Bitcoin’s development has always been about paving the way for future innovation. An official emoji is more than a symbol; it’s a nod to Bitcoin’s technological impact on the world,” Mike Schmidt is the Executive Director at Brink.
This initiative is a community effort that everyone can join. To learn more and join in the effort, please visit the initiative website. here.
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Source: bitcoinmagazine.com
