Hassan Maishera
TL;DR
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X's head of product, Nikita Bier, has revealed that Smart Cashtags, which will let users view data on stocks and crypto directly from their timeline, will launch within weeks.
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The feature will support real-time pricing for on-chain assets, including smaller-cap tokens.
X’s Smart Cashtags to Launch in a Few Weeks
X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, confirmed on Saturday that the social media platform will roll out Smart Cashtags in the coming weeks. This latest feature will enable users to view data on stocks and cryptocurrencies directly from their timeline.
According to Bier, X will also put in new efforts to crack down on apps that create spam posts or encourage raiding and harassment.
In an X post, Bier said,
"I genuinely want crypto to proliferate on X, but applications that create incentives to spam, raid, and harass random users are not the way. And yes, we are launching several features in a couple of weeks, including Smart Cashtags that will enable you to trade stocks and crypto directly from the timeline."
I genuinely want crypto to proliferate on X, but applications that create incentives to spam, raid, and harass random users is not the way.
— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) February 14, 2026
It meaningfully degrades the experience for millions of people — only to enrich a few people.
And yes, we are launching a number of…
However, Bier added that the platform will not handle trade execution or act as a brokerage, but will build financial data tools and links.
Christopher Park, director of X's developer platform, clarified that,
"All automation & spam via scraping or API will be flagged and evaluated extensively. No more bots/programs that do or incentivize large-scale platform manipulation, engagement farming, spam, & scraping."
This latest development comes after Bier teased the feature last month, describing X as the best source for financial news. At the time, Bier stated that hundreds of billions of dollars are deployed based on things people read here.
He added that the teamwas collecting feedback ahead of a public release targeting February.
The team explained that Smart Cashtags build on X's existing $TICKER system, where users prefix symbols with a dollar sign to create clickable links.
With Smart Cashtags, users can specify an exact asset or smart contract address when posting a ticker. Tapping the tag will display live price charts, related posts across the platform, and direct trading options.
According to Bier, the API powering Smart Cashtags will work in near real-time for anything minted on-chain. This will enable smaller-cap tokens not listed on centralized exchanges to appear alongside larger coins and stocks.
This latest feature fits into a broader financial services push at X. Former CEO Linda Yaccarino announced a partnership with Visa in January 2025 to launch X Money, a digital wallet for peer-to-peer payments.
Six months later, she told the Financial Times the platform would roll out in-app trading and investing under the X Money banner.
X has expanded its efforts in the financial services ecosystem over the past few years. The company currently holds money transmitter licenses in more than 40 U.S. states, though it has yet to secure approval in New York after withdrawing its application there.
Elon Musk revealed earlier this month that X Money has completed internal employee testing and will open to a limited external beta within one to two months.
