Elon Musk's X to Launch Crypto and Stock Trading in ‘Couple Weeks’

Elon Musk's X to launch crypto and stock trading in ‘couple weeks’

Users will be able to interact with ticker symbols in posts and execute trades within the app, the company's head of product said.

Is Elon Musk Behind Dogecoin's Latest Double-Digit Surge?

Although most cryptocurrencies have charted notable gains over the past 36 hours or so, Dogecoin is among the top performers, having surged by double digits to over $0.11. Perhaps the most evident reason behind this rally could be, once again, Elon Musk. This time, though, he hasn’t made a specific DOGE-focused statement as in the past, but rather a broader promise for the entire crypto industry. In a recent video, the owner of X said the social…

X Platform Poised to Introduce In-App Crypto and Stock Trading Soon

Elon Musk's social media platform X is on the verge of expanding into financial services with the imminent launch of features that will allow users to trade cryptocurrencies and stocks directly within the app. This development marks a significant step toward realizing Musk's vision of transforming X into an "everything app," where users can handle messaging, social interactions, payments, and now investments all in one place. Introduction of Sma…

X Exec Nikita Bier: In-App Trading Coming in a Couple of Weeks

X is moving toward integrating financial services more deeply into its social platform with a feature known as Smart Cashtags. Nikita Bier, the platform’s head of product, signaled in a weekend post that users will soon be able to trade stocks and crypto directly from their timeline, marking a significant step in bringing traditional markets and digital assets closer to social interaction. The timeline for rollout, Bier indicated, includes a seq…

Nikita Bier: In-App Trading coming to X in a 'Couple' of Weeks

The head of product for social media platform X, Nikita Bier, says that the upcoming Smart Cashtags will allow users to trade stocks and crypto inside the app.

X Readies “Smart Cashtags” as Product Lead Warns Against Crypto-Driven Spam

Nikita Bier, X Product Lead and who also serves as an advisor to the Solana ecosystem, said this week that he wants cryptocurrency to flourish on X, but not at the cost of turning the site into a vector for spam and harassment. In a blunt post, Bier warned that “applications that create incentives to spam, raid, and harass random users is not the way,” arguing that such tactics “meaningfully degrade the experience for millions of people — only t…