Silicon Valley investor Chamath Palihapitiya is signaling a massive shift in the global financial landscape, claiming that the integration of “X Money” will transform the social platform into a dominant financial system.
The End Of Traditional Banking?
The commentary follows a detailed analysis from Teslaconomics, which outlined Elon Musk‘s progress in turning X into a “one-stop” financial hub.
According to the report, X has already secured money transmitter licenses in over 40 states, partnered with Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), and is currently running an internal beta of a wallet designed for peer-to-peer payments and high-yield savings.
Responding to these developments, Palihapitiya noted that the true value lies in the platform’s social graph. “If even 10% of this is true,” Palihapitiya stated, “your identity on X becomes a crucial financial asset.”
He suggests that as X integrates banking features, an individual’s “distribution”—their following and content—will become a metric that others will underwrite for investment.