X Testing Crypto Trade Buttons for BTC, ETH, XRP and More

X may soon let users trade crypto directly from charts inside posts. Former X product head Nikita Bier said trade buttons could be added to crypto charts, although the feature is still being tested and there’s no confirmed launch date yet. It could support coins like BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ZEC and XLM, building on X’s existing Smart Cashtags feature.

Bier said he originally created Cashtags to bring crypto trading tools to X. He led X’s product team for 13 months before leaving on August 5, and he’s now continuing with the company as an adviser. 

X May Not Handle the Actual Trades

There’s still some uncertainty about how X’s crypto trading feature will actually work. Bier previously suggested users could trade directly from their timeline, but later clarified that X won’t handle the trades itself or act as a broker. Instead, the new button may simply send users to an outside platform to complete the trade. 

That’s already how X works with Wealthsimple in Canada, users tap a crypto or stock ticker on X and are sent to Wealthsimple to make the actual transaction.

Which Networks Will Be Supported?

The exact blockchain coverage remains unclear. Bier mentioned Solana and Ethereum, while Solana previously described the launch as supporting Solana tokens through Dialect, Helius, Jupiter and Birdeye. X has not officially published a complete list.