X’s AI tool Grok now allows users to buy or lend crypto with MoonPay integration

The era of buying crypto on social media has arrived.

Crypto payments company MoonPay announced Monday that it launched PayBox , its AI-enabled payment and wallet tool, inside Grok, X’s native chatbot.

The service is available globally and lets people carry out a variety of crypto transactions across different blockchain networks.

MoonPay’s Grok launch reflects a broader push to turn AI chatbots from tools that answer questions into tools that can carry out financial tasks.

Over the past two years, crypto and payments companies, including Coinbase, Stripe, Visa , and Mastercard have announced initiatives that let users delegate tasks ranging from small online payments and shopping to buying crypto and moving money to AI agents.

In the case of PayBox, users will also be able to use Kamino, a Solana-based crypto lending platform, to earn yield on USDC, the dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Circle.

The application also allows users to carry out non-crypto activities, such as asking Grok to book flights or make restaurant reservations.

“Grok prepares the transaction.

The user approves it with a passkey.

The money moves,” MoonPay said in a press release.

Monday’s announcement comes days after MoonPay added a crypto lending feature that lets eligible users manage crypto loans and deposits through ChatGPT or Claude.

The integration is limited to users outside the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Australia.

In July, the company introduced a platform for businesses and institutions to trade and move digital assets across more than 200 blockchain networks.

Five months earlier, MoonPay also released developer tools that let AI agents independently manage wallets and trade crypto.