Cryptocurrency developer appointed as project leader for Twitter's decentralized social media open standard 'BlueSky'

Twitter has announced that Jay Glover, who has worked on the development of Zcash , a decentralized cryptocurrency that uses zero-knowledge proofs to ensure anonymity, has been appointed project leader for Bluesky , an open standard for decentralized social media announced by Twitter in December 2019.

I'm excited to announce that I'll be leading @bluesky , an initiative started by @Twitter to decentralize social media. Follow updates on Twitter and at https://t.co/Sg4MxK1zwl

— Jay Graber (@arcalinea) August 16, 2021

Twitter taps crypto developer to lead decentralized social media initiative Bluesky
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/114709/twitter-taps-crypto-developer-to-lead-decentralized-social-media-initiative-bluesky

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Bluesky Project Hires Jay Graber - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-16/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-s-bluesky-project-hires-jay-graber

Twitter's decentralized social network project finally has a leader - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/16/22627435/twitter-bluesky-lead-jay-graber-decentralized-social-web

Bluesky is a project to develop a protocol that will allow any social media service to use content from a variety of sources. When completed, services that incorporate Bluesky will be able to share content with each other.

Twitter CEO announces promotion of development of 'open standard for decentralized social media' - GIGAZINE

On August 17, 2021, it was announced that Jay Glover had been appointed project leader of bluesky. Glover revealed that the next step will be to hire new members to the bluesky team and to work closely with Twitter and other companies.

I look forward to partnering closely with Twitter and other companies as we embark on this journey. It won't happen overnight, but we'll share our progress along the way.

— Jay Graber (@arcalinea) August 16, 2021

Since Bluesky was announced in December 2019, few concrete developments have been revealed, but Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey described Bluesky as 'my biggest focus' at the Bitcoin Conference held in July 2021, and it is expected that activity will become more active with Glover's appointment as project leader.

As one example of the growing movement, Glover said he has created a Discord channel for the community, and he has posted tweets encouraging people to join in the wider discussion about bluesky.

If you're interested in joining @bluesky , we have open roles on our website https://t.co/Sg4MxK1zwl . Or join the community on @Discord - we're excited to open up this discussion space to everyone. https://t.co/uMOEEeutQJ

— Jay Graber (@arcalinea) August 16, 2021