X is getting ready to roll out a new onboarding feature called “Starterpacks,” designed to help new users quickly find relevant accounts and feeds based on interests such as crypto and technology.
The feature was unveiled on Thursday and is expected to launch in the coming weeks, according to Nikita Bier, X’s Head of Product.
Starterpacks will present new users with curated lists of accounts to follow during signup. In the crypto category, the package will focus on memecoin trading, real-time market trends, and sentiment from active traders.
In a short video shared by Bier, users can be seen selecting their interests during onboarding and instantly following a tailored set of accounts tied to those topics.
Crypto Twitter reacts — is X trying to revive it?
The timing of the announcement comes just days after Bier sparked backlash from the crypto community with comments about the state of “Crypto Twitter.”
“Crypto Twitter (CT) is dying from suicide, not from the algorithm,” Bier wrote, pushing back against claims that X has been suppressing crypto-related content.
That response only deepened frustration among crypto users, many of whom believe the platform has intentionally reduced the visibility of crypto posts. Bier has continued to insist that the issue is not caused by changes to X’s algorithms.
Fueling the debate, Bitcoin cypherpunk Jameson Lopp noted earlier this week that posts mentioning “Bitcoin” on X fell to 96 million in 2025, a 32% year-over-year decline. While the data doesn’t capture overall crypto engagement, it raised fresh concerns about content discovery and shifting platform dynamics.
Calls for better crypto-focused social tools
The discussion also drew in Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who used the moment to highlight broader issues around social media and crypto communication.
“We need mass communication tools that serve the user’s long-term interests, not maximize short-term engagement,” Buterin wrote on X.
He added that many crypto-focused social projects have “gone the wrong way,” arguing that decentralized social platforms should be built by people who genuinely care about the social experience itself — not just growth or engagement metrics.
