X Head of Product Nikita Bier has added, and swiftly eliminated, the controversial LexaproTrader account from the platform’s new starter pack characteristic after customers branded the crypto influencer a “serial scammer.”
Bier introduced yesterday that X has spent months curating influential accounts from each “niche and country” into “Starter Packs” for customers to observe — an idea that might be greater than acquainted to customers of X rival Bluesky.
The announcement naturally prompted crypto fans from throughout numerous communities to ask for their very own crypto themed starter packs.
One such pack was titled “Meme Trading” and was created in response to a request for a pack on “Crypto and gambling.”
Nevertheless, the primary iteration drew intense criticism after Bier included the account LexaproTrader.
Over the previous few months, we scoured the world for the highest posters in each area of interest & nation
We have compiled them into a brand new instrument referred to as Starterpacks: to assist new customers discover one of the best accounts—massive or small—for his or her pursuits
⬇️ Reply beneath with a subject you are most thinking about… pic.twitter.com/MYIIQAaJaL
— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) January 21, 2026
LexaproTrader has garnered a status for shilling sketchy crypto initiatives that usually rug pull on traders. Certainly, customers questioned why Bier had included a “serial scammer,” and others outright referred to as Lexapro a “criminal.”
The crypto funds agency Moonpay was additionally in disbelief at Lexapro’s inclusion, and Alon Cohen, CEO of memecoin platform Pump Enjoyable, described the starter pack as a “nightmare blunt rotation.”
Bier additionally shared a starter pack of “Bitcoin Maximalists” that was additionally shunned by Bitcoin diehards. This checklist featured the likes of Micheal Saylor, Jack Dorsey, Anthony Pompliano, Cathie Wooden, Balaji Srinversan, Raoul Pal, Natalie Brune, and Erik Voorhees.
Bitcoin Maximalist Nic Carter claimed “half of these people aren’t maxis lol,” whereas others described it as a choice of “shitcoiners” and a listing “that’s way off target.”
Bier additionally shared a starter pack for crypto founders.
Nevertheless, customers questioned why Vitalik Buterin wasn’t included, accused it of being stacked with “Solana folks cause they pay you,” and described it as “very half-baked.”
Powerful month for X’s head of product
Bier has had a troublesome month of dealing with modifications to X’s insurance policies after he eliminated API entry to “InfoFi” initiatives in an try to chop down on bot posts and all-around spam.
Earlier within the month, algorithm modifications to the “for you page” seemingly triggered an explosion in visibility for spam, and folks’s timelines had been flooded with crypto posts.
