X has launched Smart Cashtags on iPhone for users in the United States and Canada, bringing real-time financial data for stocks and crypto tokens directly into the app’s timeline.
The feature, first revealed in January 2026, went live on April 15 after months of anticipation around the platform’s finance ambitions.
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X Head of Product Nikita Bier announced the rollout in a recent post.
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The feature streamlines how users discover and track financial assets on the platform. When users search for or post a cashtag or contract address, the system now automatically suggests relevant stocks or cryptocurrencies, allowing them to quickly select the intended asset.
Additionally, tapping any cashtag opens a dedicated feed of related posts, along with a live price chart. This enables them to follow market discussions and price movements without leaving the platform.
Alongside Cashtags, X announced a pilot integration with Wealthsimple, one of Canada’s leading brokerages. Canadian users will see a trading button on Cashtag pages.
This will allow them to buy or sell the asset without leaving the app. Bier called the move “just a small preview of what’s to come.”
The current launch is limited to the iPhone. However, Bier confirmed that web, Android, and global availability are “coming very soon.”
The Cashtags rollout coincides with X’s broader push into financial services, aligned with Elon Musk’s ambition to turn the platform into an “everything app.” It also follows a cryptic post from Bier suggesting that X should ship something to help fix crypto’s tough year.
While he did not specify whether this was the launch in question, the executive described cashtags as the platform’s first step toward positioning itself as the “best destination” for the finance and crypto communities.
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