In brief
- X’s new product head, Nikita Bier, previously served as an advisor to Solana Labs.
- The announcement comes as X plans to launch long-promised payment and trading features.
- Bier’s crypto background is fueling speculation that digital assets like Dogecoin or Solana may play a role.
Nikita Bier, a well-known advisor to Solana Labs and app creator, is joining X as head of product, he said Monday.
The move comes amid growing speculation about X’s plans to evolve into a payments platform—and whether Dogecoin, Elon Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency, will finally find a home there.
Dogecoin ticked up slightly following the announcement, rising 1.82% from $0.1645 at 9:30 a.m. PT to a daily high of $0.1675 before falling again to…
