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Elon Musk's X Money: what it is, how it works and what X's new financial service offers

Elon Musk presented X Money, the new financial platform integrated into X that allows payments, transfers

Elon Musks X Money what it is how it works and what Xs new financial service offers
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News Desk Jul 31, 2026 - 19:45 UTC
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Elon Musk took another step in his goal of transforming X into a platform that brings together social networks, artificial intelligence and financial services. The businessman presented

What is X Money and how does it work?

X Money combines a performance account, a digital wallet and a Visa debit card to carry out financial operations from the application. Among the main functions of the service are:

The annual rate of up to 6% is available for Premium users, whose subscription costs $40 per month or $395 per year. For Premium users, who pay $8 per month or $84 per year, that return is earned by linking a direct deposit to the X Money account.

How safe is the money deposited?

Resources deposited through

A project that Musk started more than 25 years ago

Although X Money has just been introduced, the idea is not new. In 1999, Elon Musk founded X.com, a company focused on digital financial services that later merged with PayPal. After purchasing Twitter in 2022 and changing its name to

The launch of X Money represents the first major financial tool within that strategy.

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