# $BTC Social Sentiment & Intelligence — 2026-08-18 05:20 UTC > **Asset:** $BTC > **Momentum Status:** Cooling Down > **Timestamp:** 2026-08-18 05:20 UTC (2026-08-18T05:20:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-18-05-20/crypto/BTC > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-18-05-20/crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Social Metrics - **Posts Analyzed:** 25 - **Total Impressions:** 102.6K - **Likes:** 887 - **Retweets:** 84 - **Comments:** 175 --- ## Momentum & Sentiment Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 175, Retweets: 84, Likes: 887, Impressions: 102575 --- ## Cited Community Posts & Evidence ### Post #1 by @smartviewai > **Author:** [@smartviewai](https://x.com/smartviewai) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 1.2K views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/smartviewai/status/2089581807910215694](https://x.com/smartviewai/status/2089581807910215694) > **Visual Context:** The image shows Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan speaking at what appears to be a conference, dressed in a navy blue suit with a lapel microphone, visually representing the expert quoted in the post about Trump's meeting with crypto executives being positive for Bitcoin and DeFi applications. > > "BREAKING: Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says Trump's upcoming meeting with crypto executives is "broadly positive for Bitcoin," also highlighting that the key winners would be DeFi apps." ### Post #2 by @BinanceBrokers > **Author:** [@BinanceBrokers](https://x.com/BinanceBrokers) > **Metrics:** 23 likes · 1 retweets · 6 comments · 536 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BinanceBrokers/status/2089356040240349317](https://x.com/BinanceBrokers/status/2089356040240349317) > **Visual Context:** A pixel art illustration features a yellow character with grey hair wearing 3D glasses and smoking a cigarette, with yellow squares scattered around a dark blue background. > > "GM, anon. The choice is yours. Have you suited up?" ### Post #3 by @Xeer > **Author:** [@Xeer](https://x.com/Xeer) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 388 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Xeer/status/2089584225838338375](https://x.com/Xeer/status/2089584225838338375) > > "i don’t know who needs to hear this but if your coin can go up a lot, it can just as well go so much lower" ### Post #4 by @apewiseai > **Author:** [@apewiseai](https://x.com/apewiseai) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 98 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/apewiseai/status/2089503162394874013](https://x.com/apewiseai/status/2089503162394874013) > > "A whale just aped $3.2K into $CATE ($12.51M MC)" ### Post #5 by @Cointelegraph > **Author:** [@Cointelegraph](https://x.com/Cointelegraph) > **Metrics:** 11 likes · 1 retweets · 4 comments · 14.6K views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2089583066348142854](https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2089583066348142854) > > "Gate ( @Gate ) head of markets Lucas Sum ( @Gate_Lucien ) is spotting an interesting relationship developing between crypto and stocks. "Crypto and stocks, to me, I think they have quietly started to converge, started to become one trade. And I would say because you notice that" ### Post #6 by @drm_xs > **Author:** [@drm_xs](https://x.com/drm_xs) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 238 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/drm_xs/status/2089574609075224953](https://x.com/drm_xs/status/2089574609075224953) > > "Luna is just like a comedy café, man." ### Post #7 by @Fluxio_eth > **Author:** [@Fluxio_eth](https://x.com/Fluxio_eth) > **Metrics:** 29 likes · 1 retweets · 27 comments · 162 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Fluxio_eth/status/2089577085564276919](https://x.com/Fluxio_eth/status/2089577085564276919) > **Visual Context:** A promotional advertisement for '1win' displays the tagline 'MORE DEMAND, BIGGER REWARD' next to an image of gold '1W' branded coins overflowing from a glass container. > > "Oversubscription is still one of the cleanest signals in crypto token sales. When people actually put real money in and demand blows past the hard cap (10x, 20x, sometimes 28x+ like MegaETH or Falcon), it shows the market wants the product more than any whitepaper or roadmap" ### Post #8 by @thanphu656 > **Author:** [@thanphu656](https://x.com/thanphu656) > **Metrics:** 21 likes · 0 retweets · 19 comments · 456 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/thanphu656/status/2089568700521456011](https://x.com/thanphu656/status/2089568700521456011) > > "Khầy @solotop999 shares betting tips, shares info... everything he does is awesome. But the sincere advice from Phú Best is that Khầy should go back to school and study Math again $100.000 = 26 Tỏi" ### Post #9 by @amr_nannaware > **Author:** [@amr_nannaware](https://x.com/amr_nannaware) > **Metrics:** 37 likes · 1 retweets · 6 comments · 1.2K views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/amr_nannaware/status/2089568281715994840](https://x.com/amr_nannaware/status/2089568281715994840) > **Visual Context:** A screenshot of the Pi blockchain explorer shows the Latest Operations table, where every recent transaction—including payments to accounts like GOVV_54CR, GDAM_GXKZ, GBV5_V3RN, and MDFN_A2BH—are uniformly timestamped "7 hours ago," illustrating the network's unusual pause as highlighted in the post. > > "PIONEERS — Is the Pi blockchain taking a breather, or are we witnessing a silent upgrade behind the scenes? The explorer shows that all recent operations are stamped "7 hours ago" a long pause for a network that usually moves in seconds. What we're seeing:" ### Post #10 by @dens_club > **Author:** [@dens_club](https://x.com/dens_club) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 7 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dens_club/status/2089583096379461884](https://x.com/dens_club/status/2089583096379461884) > > "constructing real power degen" ### Post #11 by @Flowslikeosmo > **Author:** [@Flowslikeosmo](https://x.com/Flowslikeosmo) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 24 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Flowslikeosmo/status/2089584607435874454](https://x.com/Flowslikeosmo/status/2089584607435874454) > > "Pools closed for the foreseeable future" ### Post #12 by @you425you > **Author:** [@you425you](https://x.com/you425you) > **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 1.1K views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/you425you/status/2089541088608719091](https://x.com/you425you/status/2089541088608719091) > **Visual Context:** AstarFi’s private beta portfolio dashboard shows a “Total Net Worth” of $18.79K, with “Save” at +$923.63, “Invest” at -$32.86, allocation of 75.71% and 24.29%, and a Net Worth Change this Month ending at $18.79K. The image supports the post’s description of AstarFi’s portfolio distribution, PnL, DeFi earning, and investing features. > > "Astar Fi's private beta has opened. I wonder how many people are trying it out so far? I've given it a try, so I'll attach some screenshots. Save: Portfolio distribution and PnL Earn: DeFi aggregator (curation) Invest: Portfolio weight settings and trading There" ### Post #13 by @lemz100x > **Author:** [@lemz100x](https://x.com/lemz100x) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/lemz100x/status/2089585004179546420](https://x.com/lemz100x/status/2089585004179546420) > > "I'll keep showing up till I get my first metawin win . Thanks @realdogen LemzETH" ### Post #14 by @dens_club > **Author:** [@dens_club](https://x.com/dens_club) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 7 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dens_club/status/2089582479678316587](https://x.com/dens_club/status/2089582479678316587) > > "stay sharp keep producing degen" ### Post #15 by @sonsakripto > **Author:** [@sonsakripto](https://x.com/sonsakripto) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 4 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sonsakripto/status/2089584888726917325](https://x.com/sonsakripto/status/2089584888726917325) > > "Gm holly" ### Post #16 by @BlackcatTrader7 > **Author:** [@BlackcatTrader7](https://x.com/BlackcatTrader7) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 256 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BlackcatTrader7/status/2089559952335745402](https://x.com/BlackcatTrader7/status/2089559952335745402) > > "Bitcoin has only 60 days left. Bitcoin’s macro cycle is repeating perfectly: 2015 ➜ 2017 bull market: 1064 days 2017 ➜ 2018 bear market: 364 days 2018 ➜ 2021 bull market: 1064 days 2021 ➜ 2022 bear market: 364 days 2022 ➜ 2025 bull market: 1064 days If this pattern" ### Post #17 by @maid_crypto > **Author:** [@maid_crypto](https://x.com/maid_crypto) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 69 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/maid_crypto/status/2089582829747483032](https://x.com/maid_crypto/status/2089582829747483032) > > "少了个万吧" ### Post #18 by @josephdelong > **Author:** [@josephdelong](https://x.com/josephdelong) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 11 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/josephdelong/status/2089583921134444973](https://x.com/josephdelong/status/2089583921134444973) > > "Banger" ### Post #19 by @SawJaneth > **Author:** [@SawJaneth](https://x.com/SawJaneth) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 5 comments · 42 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SawJaneth/status/2089577766073381149](https://x.com/SawJaneth/status/2089577766073381149) > **Visual Context:** A glowing white neon sign shaped like a symmetrical butterfly mounted on a dark brick wall. > > "GM QM Quantastic week with @quipnetwork The strongest ecosystems aren’t built by chasing attention. They’re built through consistent execution, thoughtful iteration, and shipping things that matter. That’s why $Quip is worth keeping an eye on. No unnecessary noise. Just a" ### Post #20 by @0xKingsKuan > **Author:** [@0xKingsKuan](https://x.com/0xKingsKuan) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xKingsKuan/status/2089583366337400919](https://x.com/0xKingsKuan/status/2089583366337400919) > > "有但有点后悔" ### Post #21 by @dens_club > **Author:** [@dens_club](https://x.com/dens_club) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 8 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dens_club/status/2089582787569516853](https://x.com/dens_club/status/2089582787569516853) > > "high vibration keep pushing degen" ### Post #22 by @Blackpink_Ox66 > **Author:** [@Blackpink_Ox66](https://x.com/Blackpink_Ox66) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 8 comments · 83 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Blackpink_Ox66/status/2089583889434181878](https://x.com/Blackpink_Ox66/status/2089583889434181878) > > "火币纠察大使 @Blackpink_Ox66" ### Post #23 by @CryptoEliif > **Author:** [@CryptoEliif](https://x.com/CryptoEliif) > **Metrics:** 160 likes · 11 retweets · 12 comments · 11.4K views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoEliif/status/2089353618809934101](https://x.com/CryptoEliif/status/2089353618809934101) > > "BREAKING NEWS: Treasury Secretary Bessent announced that the U.S. has sprung into action to swiftly implement the GENIUS Act." ### Post #24 by @jaouad2d > **Author:** [@jaouad2d](https://x.com/jaouad2d) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 6 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jaouad2d/status/2089570855802032278](https://x.com/jaouad2d/status/2089570855802032278) > > "finally, something built not promised" ### Post #25 by @melvindvivas > **Author:** [@melvindvivas](https://x.com/melvindvivas) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 355 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/melvindvivas/status/2089573242059260054](https://x.com/melvindvivas/status/2089573242059260054) > **Visual Context:** A product information page for the 'GPT-5.6 Luna' AI model, described as optimized for cost-sensitive workloads, with pricing between $0.2 and $1.2, a 1,050,000 context window, and a Feb 16, 2026 knowledge cutoff. > > "GPT 5.6 Luna will stretch your Codex limits Sol is not sustainable, it just burns limits really fast" --- ## Contributing Accounts - `@adam3us` (https://x.com/adam3us) - `@Crypto_Crib_` (https://x.com/Crypto_Crib_) - `@Bitcoinmeraklsi` (https://x.com/Bitcoinmeraklsi) - `@Kriptocum4` (https://x.com/Kriptocum4) - `@MrJustP` (https://x.com/MrJustP) - `@0xQuantic` (https://x.com/0xQuantic) - `@BSCNews` (https://x.com/BSCNews) - `@MerlinOnWeb3` (https://x.com/MerlinOnWeb3) - `@CryptoNewsHntrs` (https://x.com/CryptoNewsHntrs) - `@ZachRectorfw` (https://x.com/ZachRectorfw) - `@VinnuB33` (https://x.com/VinnuB33) - `@Michellekirb625` (https://x.com/Michellekirb625) - `@CoinmatomeNews` (https://x.com/CoinmatomeNews) - `@AnalizCoin1` (https://x.com/AnalizCoin1) - `@QuintenFrancois` (https://x.com/QuintenFrancois) - `@Btcniumowang` (https://x.com/Btcniumowang) - `@KienPi8668` (https://x.com/KienPi8668) - `@fredkaff` (https://x.com/fredkaff) - `@BakiXBT` (https://x.com/BakiXBT) - `@smartviewai` (https://x.com/smartviewai) - `@BitcoinWorldN` (https://x.com/BitcoinWorldN) - `@Steph_iscrypto` (https://x.com/Steph_iscrypto) - `@BlackcatTrader7` (https://x.com/BlackcatTrader7) - `@reddit` (https://x.com/reddit) - `@Dee_MeBTC` (https://x.com/Dee_MeBTC)