X to Launch Smart Cashtags Feature for Crypto Trading in February 2026

TLDR

• X is launching Smart Cashtags next month, allowing users to tag specific crypto assets and smart contracts in posts
• The feature will show real-time prices and all mentions of tagged assets, with buy and sell buttons visible in preview screenshots
• X has 700 million active users worldwide, and the platform has secured money transmission licenses in about two dozen US states
• Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, says hundreds of billions of dollars are deployed based on information people read on X
• The feature is part of Elon Musk’s plan to turn X into an “everything app” that includes financial services alongside X Money and XChat

X announced plans to launch Smart Cashtags in February 2026, a new feature that will let users tag specific crypto assets and smart contracts directly in their posts. Nikita Bier, head of product at X, shared the news on January 11.

The feature will allow users to tap on tagged assets to see real-time prices and all mentions of that asset across the platform. Bier posted a screenshot showing the interface includes buy and sell buttons, though X has not confirmed how in-app trading would work.

X has about 700 million active users worldwide. The platform first introduced a basic cashtag feature in December 2022 to show price charts for Bitcoin, Ether, and major stocks through partnerships with TradingView and eToro.

The new Smart Cashtags will use X’s API to deliver near real-time data for any asset minted on-chain. This includes smaller-cap crypto tokens available on decentralized platforms but not yet listed on major exchanges.

Crypto Community Responds to Announcement

Changpeng Zhao, co-founder of Binance, welcomed the feature on X. The Solana Foundation said the update would allow users to post SOL tokens and view charts and news.

Base, the layer-2 blockchain network developed by Coinbase, appeared in Bier’s preview images. The Base account responded that no token is live yet and they are still exploring options. Base runs on the Optimism stack and aims to make Ethereum-based apps faster and cheaper.

Bier explained the platform would handle asset identification through its API system. The technology will work for any crypto asset with an on-chain presence, regardless of exchange listings.

X has secured money transmission licenses in about two dozen US states. The platform has not yet launched any payment-related features despite obtaining these licenses.

Part of Broader Financial Services Push

The Smart Cashtags feature fits into Elon Musk’s plan to transform X into an “everything app” similar to China’s WeChat. Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and said the purchase would accelerate creating X as a unified platform.

X introduced XChat, an encrypted messaging tool, in June 2025. The platform is also developing X Money, a digital payments service expected to support both fiat and crypto transfers.

Media reports from mid-2025 suggested X was preparing to roll out trading and payment features. X Money is expected to launch first in the United States with Visa as its initial partner.

Bier stated that X has become the best source for financial news. He said hundreds of billions of dollars are deployed based on information people read on the platform.

The Smart Cashtags feature aims for a public release in February 2026. X plans to collect user feedback as they develop the feature before the full launch.

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