X adds a "Trade" option to its Cashtag feature, letting US users complete trades at brokerages including Interactive Brokers, Gemini, Kraken, and Coinbase
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Turning Cashtags into an execution surface collapses research, sentiment, and trading into one feed—social platforms are becoming order routers. If you run a brokerage or fintech, assume your UX is now competing with the timeline, not just other apps.
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