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X is developing Smart Cashtags for real-time asset pricing and tracking.
The feature allows users to specify assets or smart contracts when posting tickers.
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Elon Musk’s X plans to introduce Smart Cashtags, a new feature aimed at improving how financial assets such as stocks and cryptocurrencies are referenced on the platform, Nikita Bier, X’s Head of Product, said Sunday.
The feature allows users to specify the exact asset or smart contract when tagging a ticker, reducing ambiguity across crypto, equities, and other financial instruments. Tapping on a Smart Cashtag will show real-time price data alongside posts referencing the same asset.
X is the best source for financial news — and hundreds of billions of dollars are deployed based on things people read here.
We are building Smart Cashtags that allow you to specify the exact asset (or smart contract) when posting a ticker. From Timeline, users will be able to… pic.twitter.com/nFtuA2ISqJ
— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) January 11, 2026
The latest development reflects X’s growing importance as a real-time hub for financial information, with platform activity influencing hundreds of billions of dollars.
X will collect user feedback while testing Smart Cashtags ahead of a wider public rollout expected next month.
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