Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Thursday that X is in talks to pay creators and influencers using stablecoins, with Circle’s USDC named as an early favorite, though the company has not confirmed any decision or launch date.
- The discussions are linked to X’s shift away from its ad-based Revenue Sharing program toward the new Original Content Rewards Program that prioritizes payment for original posts and reporting.
- X has been building a payments stack that could support such a plan, including hiring crypto and wallet design lead Benji Taylor, securing U.S. payment licenses, and forming a Visa digital-wallet partnership.
- Supporters say stablecoins would let X move smaller cross-border payouts faster and cheaper than bank wires by avoiding multiple local banking rails and foreign-exchange slowdowns.
- Broader context includes SpaceX’s use of stablecoins for some Starlink receipts and Meta’s USDC experiments, and key open questions remain about user onboarding, fiat conversion, taxes and regulatory approval.