X Introduces Starterpacks to Help New Users Find Top Crypto Accounts

TheNewsCryptoОпубліковано о 2026-01-22Востаннє оновлено о 2026-01-22

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X, formerly known as Twitter, is launching a new feature called ‘Starterpacks’ to help new users discover influential accounts across various interest areas, including Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. The curated lists are based on recent engagement metrics and include top accounts from sectors like crypto, news, politics, and technology. Product lead Nikita Bier announced that the platform has compiled over 1,000 pre-made packs, with plans to expand to 3,000. The initiative aims to improve user experience by enabling quicker discovery of specialized communities aligned with individual preferences, moving beyond mainstream content.

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is introducing a new feature called ‘Starterpacks,’ which is aimed at helping users, mainly newcomers, to discover influential accounts across interest areas, including Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

The curated lists spotlight prominent persons from their respective interests. With that, platform X is strengthening its crypto-based engagement and improving the new users’ experience on the platform.

The product lead of X and Solana ecosystem advisor Nikita Bier has released a video on X on January 22 and stated, “ We’ve compiled them into a new tool called Starterpacks: to help new users find the best accounts—big or small—for their interests.” Also, he said that this feature will be launched in a few weeks.

As the new feature Starterpacks covers a variety of fundamental subjects, such as bitcoin, news, politics, fashion, technology, business, and finance, as shown in a video that Bier posted and added many unique subcategories within these sectors, such as memecoin trading, economics professors, software developers, and so-called “unhinged” personalities.

X Curates Top Accounts Based on Recent Engagement

Bier said that the X platform has compiled the top accounts across different industries and countries based on traffic performance over the last few months, and they have been combined by X into this new feature.

The listed accounts for the cryptocurrency sector include Shibetoshi Nakamoto, CZ, Brian Armstrong, Vitalik, Justin Sun, and others. With that, Bier replied to the users that the feature has over 1,000 pre-made packs of accounts to follow in each interest category and, “we’re hoping to grow it to 3000 in the next few months.”

X Positions User Interests at the Core

Two days before the Starterpacks launch, Bier recollected his conversation with an X product manager, who stated that the true magic of X emerges when users step beyond the mainstream timeline dominated by news and politics and instead seek specialized interest communities that better match their unique interests.

With that, Bier said, “However, X is an interest-based graph — you can’t simply ‘sync your contacts’ and immediately get a relevant feed. Over the last six months, we’ve been iterating daily to make it quicker and easier for new accounts to discover their interests on X. The pieces are finally coming together — and it’s been amazing to watch.”

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QWhat is the name of the new feature introduced by X to help new users find influential accounts?

AThe new feature is called 'Starterpacks'.

QAccording to Nikita Bier, how many pre-made packs of accounts does the Starterpacks feature currently have?

AThe feature has over 1,000 pre-made packs of accounts.

QWhich specific interest area is mentioned as being included in the Starterpacks feature?

ABitcoin and cryptocurrencies are mentioned as specific interest areas included in the Starterpacks.

QHow did X determine which accounts to include in the Starterpacks?

AX compiled the top accounts based on traffic performance over the last few months.

QWhat did Nikita Bier say is the core concept of the X platform?

AHe stated that X is an interest-based graph, where users discover specialized communities that match their unique interests.

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