According to @cz_binance, he transitioned from a non-paid creator to a paid professional through activity on Binance Square and will donate 30,000 U to GiggleAcademy to support free education, citing this as the power of Binance Square and crypto, source: @cz_binance on X, Jan 15, 2026. CZ explicitly thanked supporters and stated that the entire 30,000 U will be donated to GiggleAcademy, source: @cz_binance on X, Jan 15, 2026. CZ framed the earning event as evidence of creator monetization enabled by Binance Square and digital assets, source: @cz_binance on X, Jan 15, 2026.

According to @jbfxdotme, X is building Smart Cashtags that let posters specify the exact asset or smart contract, and users will be able to tap from Timeline to view its real-time price and all mentions, source: @nikitabier on X, source: @jbfxdotme on X, Jan 11, 2026. Nikita Bier said the team is collecting feedback as it iterates toward a public release next month, source: @nikitabier on X. For crypto traders, smart-contract support means on-chain tokens and DeFi contracts can be referenced with real-time pricing directly inside X to speed idea validation, source: @nikitabier on X. @jbfxdotme added that if direct market access is introduced on top, creators could earn affiliate fees from trades taken via their posts, linking research and execution in one flow, source: @jbfxdotme on X, Jan 11, 2026.

According to @jessepollak, creator @0xthefear’s first post on Base app earned $21.54, highlighting immediate per-post revenue within the app’s monetization design. Source: @jessepollak on X https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1998769148298666065 The original post by @0xthefear publicizes first-post earnings and invites others to show their results, indicating a built-in feature to display earnings per post. Source: @0xthefear on X https://x.com/0xthefear/status/1998766828747633062 For traders, verified creator payouts on initial posts are a near-term signal to watch engagement-driven cash flows around the Base app ecosystem, informing momentum and liquidity strategies in Web3 social assets. Source: @jessepollak on X https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1998769148298666065 and @0xthefear on X https://x.com/0xthefear/status/1998766828747633062