On August 15th, according to official news, Telegram has added a paid emoji reaction function for posts. Users can now perform star emoji reactions on posts to send Telegram Stars to their favorite channels and content creators. Channel owners get 100% of Telegram Stars and can convert them into Toncoin cryptocurrency rewards or subsidized ads. Channel owners who want to enable star responses on posts need to go to "Channel Settings" > "Emoji Reaction" > "Start Paid Emoji Reaction".
The ZK-powered interoperability protocol Union released a photo emoji at X, or hinted that a snapshot had been completed. Previously, Union announced the launch of the public testnet at X and created tasks on Galxe to attract users to join. According to reports, Union is a modular interoperability layer for general messaging, asset transfer, NFT and DeFi.
According to WatcherGuru, social media platform X removed the Bitcoin emoji.