if youre plugged into the cryptofocused corner of twitter lovingly or notsolovingly known as crypto twitter you may have noticed various individuals sporting a shiny gold checkmark and square profile picture while gold checkmarks and square profile pictures are typically reserved for verified companies pluggedin crypto twitter individuals from all corners of the cryptosphere had been displaying them in recent days but how the move from square to circular profile pics online signify the emasculation of digital identities explained one account satirically but the real answer is much more straightforward they were temporary affiliates for idex a perpetual futures focused decentralized exchange by simply asking the right people users could generate the following notification as part of twitters verified organizations idex idexio has added you as an affiliate this status came with a coveted gold check and a square profile picture however the fun run ended abruptly overnight when twitter stopped it and removed idexs verified status according to pancakesbrah who works in growth and business development for idex the decentralized exchange technically broke no terms and will reapply on the grounds that it only played within the rules best day on crypto twitter for me and idex by far pancakesbrah told the block no regrets all positive updated with an image of the affiliate verification notification read the full article at the block © 2023 the block crypto inc all rights reserved this article is provided for informational purposes only it is not offered or intended to be used as legal tax investment financial or other advice