Musk’s X Payments Beta: Dogecoin’s Absence Sparks Speculation

Elon Musk’s X Payments beta has launched—but where’s Dogecoin? The memecoin’s conspicuous silence leaves crypto enthusiasts scratching their heads.

No official word, no placeholder, just radio static. Meanwhile, traditional payment rails get the spotlight—because why innovate when you can just replicate legacy systems?

Will DOGE ever get its moon mission, or is this another case of crypto hype colliding with corporate reality?

No Dogecoin In Sight

For the crypto market, the unanswered question is whether Musk will fold digital assets—especially his meme-coin of choice, Dogecoin—into the product. Sunday’s exchange offered no such hint; neither did Yaccarino’s Visa reveal. That silence matches January’s messaging and runs counter to years of speculation that Musk would use dogecoin to jump-start adoption.

If the limited beta proceeds without incident, X Payments expects to widen access state-by-state as remaining licences land. New York’s verdict looms largest; success there would unlock Wall Street users and cement X’s claim to national coverage. Even without Dogecoin and crypto rails, the service positions X to levy interchange and wallet fees—a new revenue channel for a platform still “barely breaking even,” as Musk admitted to staff in January.

For now, Dogecoin remains on the sidelines, its fate tethered to regulatory clarity and Musk’s own risk appetite. But with a live beta finally in motion, the window for decisive technical integration—fiat or otherwise—has opened. The Dogecoin community will be watching every commit, every licence approval, and every hint in Musk’s notoriously cryptic replies.

At press time, Dogecoin traded at $0.228.