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X Is Exploring USDC Creator Payouts as Its Old Revenue-Sharing Program Winds Down

By Isaac • August 23, 2026 11:28 pm • Comments

X is reportedly considering putting stablecoins at the center of one of the internet’s biggest creator-payment systems.

The social platform is discussing whether to pay creators with dollar-linked tokens such as Circle’s USDC, according to CoinDesk’s reporting. The talks are ongoing, and the report does not establish that X has chosen USDC, signed a provider, selected a blockchain, or started sending crypto payouts.

CoinDesk attributed the information to a person familiar with the discussions who also works with other social platforms testing stablecoin commissions. X did not respond to the outlet’s request for comment, leaving the project without an official launch commitment.

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The report placed the talks inside a broader shift toward stablecoin settlement. Meta has begun paying select creators in USDC on Solana and Polygon, while SpaceX has used stablecoins to handle some international Starlink payments and reduce foreign-exchange friction.

X also hired Benji Taylor in March to lead design across X, xAI, and SpaceX. Taylor previously worked on Coinbase’s Base network and brings experience with wallets and decentralized-finance products, although the report did not connect his hiring directly to the creator-payout talks.

Taken together, those details explain why the idea is plausible without making it official. X has a global payment problem to solve, related companies have experience with stablecoin settlement, and the platform is rebuilding its creator program at the same time.

That distinction matters. This is a serious exploration, not a product launch.

The timing is still notable because X is already replacing its old Creator Revenue Sharing program with a new system called Original Content Rewards. If stablecoins become part of that transition, a mainstream social platform could turn crypto settlement into ordinary back-office infrastructure for people earning money online.

The reported discussions were still in progress:

The appeal is straightforward. X pays creators across many countries, each with its own banks, currencies, transfer schedules, and fees.

A dollar-linked stablecoin could let the company settle rewards through one digital rail, while creators could hold the token, move it to another wallet, or convert it into local currency.

That does not make the process frictionless. Wallet verification, sanctions screening, taxes, network fees, custody, off-ramp costs, lost keys, and mistaken transfers all become product questions that X would have to solve before a stablecoin option could work at scale.

USDC is designed to track the U.S. dollar, so it avoids the price swings that would make Bitcoin or Ether awkward for routine compensation. That stability is precisely why companies increasingly examine stablecoins for cross-border settlement rather than speculation.

But CoinDesk’s report leaves the most important implementation details open. There is no confirmed token, launch date, country list, blockchain network, wallet partner, or payout structure.

Creators should not assume that their next payment will arrive in USDC.

X’s own program documents show how much is already changing without crypto.

The Creator Revenue Sharing help page says X stopped accepting new enrollments on August 7. Existing participants can keep earning through September 7, with the final payout for that period expected around September 11.

Starting September 8, existing members can begin applying for Original Content Rewards. The new program’s official help page says it is built to reward original reporting, expertise, commentary, photographs, video, and other work that adds something new instead of simply recycling content.

The current eligibility rules require an active qualifying Premium subscription, at least 500 verified followers, and 500,000 Home Timeline impressions from verified users over the previous 90 days. Qualified impressions must come from Premium users on the Home Timeline, with at least half of the post visible.

X’s creator account announced the overhaul on August 7:

The official help page currently tells approved creators to connect a Stripe payout account or an X Money account where available and complete identity verification through Stripe. Stablecoins are not listed there as a live payout method.

That is the clearest line between what X has announced and what it is reportedly considering.

For crypto, the bigger story is adoption by indirection. Most creators would not need to care which blockchain moves the money any more than they care which correspondent bank processes a wire.

If X made stablecoins an invisible settlement layer, digital assets would be doing real work without asking every user to become a trader.

The opportunity is especially clear outside the United States, where receiving a dollar-denominated payment can involve delays, conversion spreads, or limited access to banking services. A well-designed stablecoin option could reduce some of that friction.

The risk is that a rushed rollout simply replaces one complicated payment stack with another. A creator who receives USDC still needs a safe wallet, a reliable way to convert it, clear tax records, and confidence that the token can be redeemed.

That is why the next real signal will not be another rumor. It will be a named provider, supported markets, a confirmed network, custody rules, conversion details, and evidence that creators can actually receive and withdraw funds.

Until then, X’s stablecoin plan belongs in the category of credible possibility. The platform has a global payout problem, a newly rebuilt creator program, and an expanding payments operation.

Stablecoins fit the job.

Now X has to decide whether they fit the product.

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