2026-01-17 15:22:06

According to recent remarks, Elon Musk has suggested that X possesses significant potential to become a major player in the global financial system—potentially capturing half of the market—if strategic execution is handled properly. The vision reflects broader discussions in the crypto and Web3 communities about how centralized platforms can integrate financial services at scale. Whether through payments, asset management, or decentralized features, the concept highlights how traditional social platforms are increasingly exploring fintech capabilities. While ambitious, such statements continue to shape market sentiment around platform tokenomics and institutional adoption of Web3 infrastructure.

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SmartContractWorker

· 01-20 14:01

Half the market? This guy really dares to say that, feels like he's just hyping again --- Can X really do finance? Seems more like bragging --- Always the same talk, but execution... well... --- If they could really do it, there'd be no need to boast, just do it --- Ambitions under the background of funding, got it --- Talking big, but I wonder how much of it can actually be implemented --- It's that same centralized logic of doing fintech, with a Web3 flavor --- Trust him and I’d be foolish, haha --- Based on this trend, traditional platforms all want a piece of the pie --- Market sentiment has been driven up, but real implementation is another matter

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Ramen_Until_Rich

· 01-20 01:24

Half the market? Elon really dares to say that, this guy must be sleepwalking --- Another Elon’s big talk, believe it or not, I’ve already believed it --- Financialization of X has long been overdue, it all depends on whether they can really get things done --- centralizing everything then talking about decentralization, I’ve seen this routine more than once --- Fintech + social media is not a new idea, the key is still execution --- Trying to grab half of the financial market? First stabilize X itself before bragging --- This statement will stir things up again, it will definitely boost sentiment in the short term --- Sounds good, but whether it will actually be implemented is another matter --- I just want to know when institutional players will truly embrace Web3 infrastructure --- Platform tokenomics are not even fully functional yet, and they’re talking about the global financial system, okay

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AirdropSweaterFan

· 01-18 16:24

Buddy, you're bragging again, trying to take half the market? Is X's financialization really reliable? Honestly, Elon just loves launching satellites; it's just for show. Whether it can succeed depends on execution, which is the key. It's another tokenomics issue; we'll have to wait and see. Whether it can succeed this time probably depends on policy trends. Feels more like stirring up topics and boosting market sentiment.

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BrokenRugs

· 01-17 15:46

Bro, half the market? That sounds ridiculous. Elon is starting to hype again. X wants to do finance? First, get your current affairs straight. Half the market, are you trying to make me laugh... what about reality? Sounds good in theory, but how about execution... it's all just slogans. Here comes the tokenomics again... I think they'll pump the market sooner or later.

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GateUser-a180694b

· 01-17 15:39

Half the territory? This guy is dreaming again. Let's first see some execution before talking.

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MissedTheBoat

· 01-17 15:29

Half the market? This guy is really quite bold to think that way. --- It's another Bitcoin, will the X financial empire dream come true this time? --- What sounds good is a vision; what sounds bad is just the prelude to a rug pull. --- Suddenly I remember all the promises made a few months ago. How are things now? --- Scaling fintech so easily would be great, but his words can indeed boost the market. --- Capturing half the market? First, stabilize the fundamentals before bragging. --- Again, hyping concepts. If institutions really believe in this, that's the most surreal thing. --- I'm tired of the tokenomics hype pattern. What's the next move? --- How do these kinds of statements affect the coin price? Curious to see the show.

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just_another_wallet

· 01-17 15:23

Here we go again, x is going to take over half of the global financial market? Just listen and don't take it seriously --- Half of the market? Let's first get Twitter running well before talking about that --- Every time, they make big promises, and the retail investors get excited again --- Tokenomics, to put it simply, is still just for cutting --- Fintech integration sounds easy but is incredibly difficult to implement --- No matter how loud the hype, it all depends on execution. Right now, it's all empty promises --- The Web3 community is about to get excited again; this marketing move is quite effective --- Capture 50% of the market share? That's laughable. First, solve the regulatory issues before thinking about that --- Centralized platforms doing finance? Isn't that just rebranded banks? --- If the big pie is made big enough, the only concern is losing it from your hands

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