She may not be a newcomer to crypto, though—particularly to the meme-inspired cryptocurrencies that have long attracted her new employer’s enthusiasm. Yaccarino currently follows numerous Dogecoin- and Shiba Inu-affiliated accounts on Twitter, including the main accounts for both coins.

Elon Musk Names NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino New Twitter CEO
Following yesterday’s claims, Twitter owner and current CEO Elon Musk has announced that Linda Yacarino will be joining NBCUniversal to take on the role of CEO. Yaccarino is NBCUniversal’s president of global advertising and partnerships, and the expected hiring was reported by The Wall Street Journal on Thursday amid talks for the top job at Twitter. On Musk’s Twitter today, Yacarino said, “He will focus primarily on the business, I will focus on product design [and] n… news business read 2 minutes Andrew Hayward May 12, 2023 Yaccarino follows several prominent contributors to the Dogecoin community on Twitter, including co-creator Billy Marcus. DogeDesigner, creator of MyDoge, a self-managed Dogecoin wallet; and Sir Doge of Coin, a popular Dogecoin evangelist and influencer. However, he has yet to publicly comment on the role Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies will play under his leadership on Twitter. But his Dogecoin-heavy Twitter presence is certainly as curious as Musk’s reputation as a sometimes tongue-in-cheek Dogecoin advocate.Want to be a crypto expert? Get the best of Multi News straight to your inbox.
Musk has repeatedly teased the integration of crypto payments onto the site, particularly with Dogecoin. Last month, Twitter temporarily replaced its blue bird logo with a Doge meme, sending the coin’s value surging by 20%.
While Yaccarino’s positions on numerous issues related to crypto and Twitter remain unclear, the executive has in the past vocally supported the site’s efforts, under Musk’s leadership, to embrace open-source coding and digital transparency—key tenets of the crypto movement.
