Elon Musk’s X Launches Smart Cashtags With Live Crypto Prices

• X is introducing Smart Cashtags to display real-time crypto and asset prices directly on users’ timelines.
  
• The feature lets users tag exact assets or smart contracts, reducing confusion from similar tickers.
  
• A public rollout is expected next month, with testing and user feedback guiding final adjustments.

The X platform is rolling out a new feature called Smart Cashtags to make financial and crypto discussions clearer and more actionable. The update will allow users to tag the exact asset or smart contract when posting a ticker, removing confusion around similarly named tokens, stocks, or instruments.

According to Nikita Bier, X’s Head of Product and an advisor in the Solana ecosystem, X has become a major source of financial information, with decisions involving hundreds of billions of dollars influenced by what users read on the platform. Smart Cashtags aim to build on that role.

With the new system, tapping a cashtag from the timeline will show:

• The asset’s real-time price
• Related posts and mentions
• Clear identification of the specific asset or smart contract being discussed

This is expected to improve accuracy across crypto, equities, and other financial markets, especially where ticker symbols overlap.

Public Release Targeted for Next Month

X plans to iterate on Smart Cashtags using user feedback, with a public release expected next month. Testing is already underway, and the company says feedback will guide final adjustments before the full rollout.

The update has drawn attention from crypto communities, particularly Solana. The Solana account highlighted that Smart Cashtags will allow users to post about Solana-based tokens, view charts, and follow related news directly from X, signaling deeper integration for on-chain assets.

For crypto traders and analysts, this could turn X timelines into a more functional real-time market dashboard.

Not X’s First Move Into Financial Data

Smart Cashtags build on earlier efforts when Twitter (now X) expanded cashtags through partnerships that enabled live charts for stocks and cryptocurrencies. That earlier version already recorded hundreds of millions of searches, showing strong demand for in-app financial data.

The new Smart Cashtags go a step further by focusing on precision and clarity, especially important in crypto markets where misinformation and ticker confusion are common.

As X continues to position itself at the center of real-time financial conversation, Smart Cashtags may become a key tool for both retail traders and institutions tracking fast-moving crypto markets.