According to @ai_9684xtpa, X will pay $1,000,000 to the platform’s best-performing long-form post and targets 2026 to make X the best place for creators to earn, citing an update from XCreators (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Jan 18, 2026; XCreators: https://x.com/XCreators/status/2012253925202919521). According to @ai_9684xtpa, Binance Square is intensifying creator acquisition via a Chinese AMA hosted by CZ, long-form content from Yi Jie, and ongoing Rewards Center campaigns (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Jan 18, 2026). According to @ai_9684xtpa, the shift toward platform-owned monetization funnels suggests attention will concentrate within X and Binance Square, while third-party InfoFi models appear vulnerable, with Kaito and Cookie cited as recent underperformers (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Jan 18, 2026). For traders, monitor BNB market activity around Binance Square AMAs and Rewards Center pushes reported by @ai_9684xtpa, and track XCreators’ payout milestones for potential narrative spillovers into social-related crypto sectors (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Jan 18, 2026; XCreators: https://x.com/XCreators/status/2012253925202919521).