Elon Musk open to boosting X creator payouts under strict anti-abuse safeguards
The popular platform is advancing into an 'everything app.'
Elon Musk has backed the idea of X boosting creator payouts, stressing that fairness has to be enforced. His statement comes in response to a proposal suggesting that the popular platform should pay creators more than YouTube to attract original content.
Ok, let’s do it, but rigorously enforcing no gaming of the system @nikitabier
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 30, 2025
X operates as a social media platform with creator monetization tools. The platform is advancing into an ‘everything app’ and is actively developing features to support in-app financial transactions and native trading.
X is also building a peer-to-peer payment system, X Money, in partnership with Visa. There is currently limited internal testing for the service, with a phased rollout by states expected soon.
Despite Musk’s long-standing support for Bitcoin and Dogecoin, the new services currently do not feature crypto integrations. Users nonetheless speculate that digital asset payments could follow as X builds out its financial ecosystem.
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