Nikita Bier | Crypto

X product chief Nikita Bier teases a crypto “fix” product as speculation grows around an X Money rollout this month, a potential Bitcoin revival and Bier’s Solana ties. X’s head of product Nikita Bier hinted on Tuesday that the platform could launch a crypto-related product, prompting speculation across the industry. The post drew attention because it came just weeks before the expected launch of X Money, a payments and digital wallet product that Elon Musk has presented as part of his plan to expand X into a broader financial platform. The post quickly drew responses across the crypto industry, prompting immediate speculation around X’s potential Bitcoin (BTC) revival, Solana-related initiatives, stablecoins as well as prediction markets. Read more

An announcement in January teased the potential in-app trading feature, fueling online speculation about X's upcoming Smart Cashtags. The upcoming Smart Cashtags feature on the X social media platform will allow users to trade stocks and crypto directly within the application, according to Nikita Bier, X’s head of product. “We are launching a number of features in a couple of weeks, including Smart Cashtags that will enable you to trade stocks and crypto directly from the timeline,” Bier said in an X post on Saturday. Bier announced the upcoming rollout of Smart Cashtags in January, teasing the possibility of in-app trading in an image showing the feature in the announcement, but no official confirmation. Read more