Twitter partners with eToro to let users trade crypto as Musk pushes app into finance

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Twitter has announced its partnership with eToro, a social trading company, to enable its users to access and trade stocks, cryptocurrencies, and other financial assets directly from the Twitter app. This move comes as Twitter seeks to expand its offerings and compete with other social media platforms that are increasingly entering the finance space. The feature is set to be rolled out on Thursday, and it will allow users to view market charts on an expanded range of financial instruments, buy and sell assets from eToro, and access real-time trading data.

The eToro partnership explained

Through the partnership with eToro, Twitter users will be able to access a wider range of financial instruments beyond index funds like the S&P 500 and shares of some companies such as Tesla. eToro is a social trading platform that allows users to trade stocks, cryptocurrencies, commodities, and other financial assets from around the world. With the new feature on Twitter, users can view market charts on an expanded range of financial instruments and make trades directly from the app.

Twitter’s push into finance

This partnership is part of Twitter’s ongoing efforts to expand its offerings and enter the…