X to Add Crypto Trade Buttons, Former Product Chief Nikita Bier Says
Key Takeaways
- •X plans to introduce crypto trade buttons, according to former product chief Nikita Bier.
- •Cashtags already surface real-time price charts and asset data for stocks and cryptocurrencies within X posts.
- •The buttons may enable trading through partner brokers or exchanges directly within the X timeline, avoiding the need to leave the platform.
- •Bier, who disclosed holdings in Bitcoin, gold, and commodities, said X had no crypto-specific features before he joined the company.
- •Bier attributed the latest crypto rally to Treasury bond buybacks and dollar debasement rather than to X's product or moderation changes.
X will soon introduce crypto trade buttons, former product chief Nikita Bier said in a statement.
He said the upcoming feature builds on Cashtags, which already display real-time price charts and asset data for stocks and crypto directly in posts.
The trade buttons may allow users to execute trades through partner brokers or exchanges without leaving X’s timeline, extending the platform’s existing in-post market data into a more direct trading flow.
Bier, who disclosed holdings in Bitcoin, gold, and commodities, said X had no crypto-specific features before he joined. He also rejected claims that X’s product or moderation changes helped drive the latest crypto rally, instead pointing to Treasury bond buybacks and dollar debasement.
Primary source: https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2092088519841693752?s=20
