{"id":17959,"date":"2026-03-05T09:50:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/is-crypto-coming-to-x-money-elon-musk-responds-after-first-images-appear\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:50:33","slug":"is-crypto-coming-to-x-money-elon-musk-responds-after-first-images-appear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/is-crypto-coming-to-x-money-elon-musk-responds-after-first-images-appear\/","title":{"rendered":"Is crypto coming to X Money? Elon Musk responds after first images appear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The launch of X Money has moved into a high-profile limited external beta, sparked by recent social media activity from Elon Musk and William Shatner. <\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_3a21a2b38ae584b25b13a21fcca0db5b\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>X Money has entered a high-profile external beta, highlighted by posts from Elon Musk and William Shatner promoting early access.<\/li>\n<li>The initial version focuses on peer-to-peer fiat payments, a debit card, and cash deposits with up to 6% APY, despite speculation about future crypto integration.<\/li>\n<li>Musk continues pushing X toward becoming a <strong>single hub for financial services<\/strong>, with the platform already holding money transmitter licenses across <strong>40+ U.S. states<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>While speculation regarding cryptocurrency integration is high, current reports indicate the initial rollout focuses primarily on fiat services.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shatner tapped for X Money beta rollout<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Actor William Shatner recently confirmed his involvement in the beta, posting about the \u201c42nd X Money opportunity\u201d. With X\u2019s permission, Shatner has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silentauctionpro.com\/bidonlinegrid.php?groupId=453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">auctioning<\/a> invites to the payment service for charity. His posts <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/elon-musks-xai-seeks-crypto-pro-to-build-ai-driven-market-strategies-but-offers-laughable-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\">revealed key features<\/a> of the service, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) on cash deposits.<\/li>\n<li>A $25 welcome gift for new beta users.<\/li>\n<li>An all-black X debit card offering cashback on eligible purchases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Musk\u2019s \u201cEverything App\u201d vision<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/musk-ai-era-could-erase-money-boost-bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elon Musk<\/a> reinforced the significance of the launch by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2029211775770738771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">retweeting<\/a> screenshots of the new interface and debit card.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/03\/image-24.webp\" alt=\"Is crypto coming to X Money? Elon Musk responds after first images appear - 2\" class=\"wp-image-14452945\"\/><\/figure>\n<p> He also share a post from Teslaconomics on X Money stating, \u201cThis will be big\u201d. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Musk has described <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/elon-musks-x-to-partner-visa-for-x-money-payments\/\" target=\"_blank\">X Money<\/a> as the \u201ccentral source of all monetary transactions,\u201d aiming to eliminate the need for traditional bank accounts. This move returns Musk to his roots at X.com, the online bank he founded in 1999 that eventually became PayPal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/linda-yaccarino-teases-x-money-and-x-tv-in-new-years-post\/\" target=\"_blank\">X Money <\/a>is currently in closed internal testing, with a broader, limited external beta expected to expand in March and April 2026. The platform has already secured money transmitter licenses in over 40 U.S. states and is registered with FinCEN.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding crypto, although Musk has hinted at future support for assets like Dogecoin, the current beta focuses on peer-to-peer fiat transfers and Visa-partnered payments. <\/p>\n<p>However, the inclusion of \u201cSmart Cashtags\u201d\u2014intended for seamless in-app trading\u2014suggests that official crypto and stock integration may follow shortly after the initial launch.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/is-crypto-coming-to-x-money-elon-musk-responds\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The launch of X Money has moved into a high-profile limited external beta, sparked by recent social media activity from Elon Musk and William Shatner. Summary X Money has entered a high-profile external beta, highlighted by posts from Elon Musk and William Shatner promoting early access. The initial version focuses on peer-to-peer fiat payments, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"kronos_expire_date":[],"class_list":["post-17959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17959"},{"taxonomy":"kronos_expire_date","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kronos_expire_date?post=17959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}