Crypto Users Beware: X’s New Rules Could Get You Banned

Years of crypto scams running havoc on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, have resulted in the implementation of a “kill switch” for users talking about crypto.

An Auto-Lock For Crypto Posting?

The announcement of the toughest anti-crypto scam measure to date was made by Nikita Bier, X’s Head of Product, through a post on the same social media on Wednesday.

Yeah we’re aware.

We are in the process of implementing auto-locking + verification if a user posts about cryptocurrency for the first time in the history of their account.

This should kill 99% of the incentive, especially since Google isn’t doing shit to stop the phishing…

— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) April 1, 2026

The measure was brought to public attention after Bier, who is also a Solana ecosystem advisor, replied to a post from UK-based web3 creator Benjamin White. In his thread, White explained how his account had been phished via a fake copyright email. This led to his X account being compromised and used to promote a crypto scam.

Yeah – I got phished.

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