# $SOL Social Sentiment & Intelligence — 2026-08-17 18:30 UTC

> **Asset:** $SOL  
> **Momentum Status:** Cooling Down  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-08-17 18:30 UTC (2026-08-17T18:30:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-17-18-30/crypto/SOL  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-17-18-30/crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Social Metrics
- **Posts Analyzed:** 5
- **Total Impressions:** 4.6K
- **Likes:** 58
- **Retweets:** 9
- **Comments:** 36

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## Momentum & Sentiment Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 36, Retweets: 9, Likes: 58, Impressions: 4556


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## Cited Community Posts & Evidence


### Post #1 by @BenX_HQ
> **Author:** [@BenX_HQ](https://x.com/BenX_HQ)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 491 views  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BenX_HQ/status/2089419744608764376](https://x.com/BenX_HQ/status/2089419744608764376)  


> 
> "Protocol 26 landed with node operators told to update or get disconnected, which is blunt, and about the only thing that works when the validator set is that spread out.

People argue about the 
$PI
 token constantly and skip straight past how competent the network engineering has"


### Post #2 by @wolfswapdotapp
> **Author:** [@wolfswapdotapp](https://x.com/wolfswapdotapp)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2 views  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wolfswapdotapp/status/2089421264838693153](https://x.com/wolfswapdotapp/status/2089421264838693153)  


> 
> "Is it available for all or just beta?"


### Post #3 by @CRYPTOKSA
> **Author:** [@CRYPTOKSA](https://x.com/CRYPTOKSA)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 0 views  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CRYPTOKSA/status/2089420502376812694](https://x.com/CRYPTOKSA/status/2089420502376812694)  


> **Visual Context:** A promotional graphic for 'Watt Trade' announcing that the '$WATTOIN PRESALE STAGE 1 IS FULL', with Stage 2 now live at $0.30275 per $WATTOIN.  

> 
> "المرحلة الاولى كانت 0.299$ الان المرحلة الثانية و بسعر قريب مو ذاك الفرق 0.30275$

المشروع عليه اخبار راح يدرج الفا إذا حاب تكتتب فيه من الرابط التالي مهم جداً 
presale.watt2trade.com/?ref=5b2c2649"


### Post #4 by @_kate_lv
> **Author:** [@_kate_lv](https://x.com/_kate_lv)  
> **Metrics:** 30 likes · 0 retweets · 14 comments · 570 views  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_kate_lv/status/2089410889770295768](https://x.com/_kate_lv/status/2089410889770295768)  


> **Visual Context:** A treemap chart of top NFT collections showing POLYMARKET at 26.92%, BASE at 11.50%, OPEN at 8.10%, MASK at 5.93%, FARCASTER at 3.99%, and others over a 12-month period.  

> 
> "Polymarket is still the undisputed king of Kaito Pre TGE Mindshare

number 1 across every single timeframe:

• 12M
• 6M
• 3M
• 30D
• 7D

and this is across all languages, no one else is even close

the attention economy has spoken and it’s screaming Polymarket"


### Post #5 by @DamiDefi
> **Author:** [@DamiDefi](https://x.com/DamiDefi)  
> **Metrics:** 168 likes · 12 retweets · 10 comments · 14.3K views  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DamiDefi/status/2089387785207861273](https://x.com/DamiDefi/status/2089387785207861273)  


> **Visual Context:** A cryptocurrency tracking interface displays Chainlink (LINK) ranked #14 at a price of $9.36, showing a 13.97% gain over 1 week (1W) with 1M watchers. The image suggests the post's claim that LINK's recent dip left "bottom sellers in disbelief," likely implying the unexpected weekly recovery following prior selling pressure.  

> 
> "$LINK
 got bottom sellers in disbelief"




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## Contributing Accounts

- `@exitliquid1ty` (https://x.com/exitliquid1ty)

- `@haspidox` (https://x.com/haspidox)

- `@net2main` (https://x.com/net2main)

- `@tricia4644` (https://x.com/tricia4644)

- `@DecryptMedia` (https://x.com/DecryptMedia)