# $VAR Social Sentiment & Intelligence — 2026-08-18 11:00 UTC > **Asset:** $VAR > **Momentum Status:** Trending Up > **Timestamp:** 2026-08-18 11:00 UTC (2026-08-18T11:00:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-18-11-00/crypto/VAR > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-18-11-00/crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Social Metrics - **Posts Analyzed:** 1 - **Total Impressions:** 197 - **Likes:** 8 - **Retweets:** 0 - **Comments:** 1 --- ## Momentum & Sentiment Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 1, Retweets: 0, Likes: 8, Impressions: 197 --- ## Cited Community Posts & Evidence ### Post #1 by @cryptoamanclub > **Author:** [@cryptoamanclub](https://x.com/cryptoamanclub) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1.1K views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cryptoamanclub/status/2089667581225640424](https://x.com/cryptoamanclub/status/2089667581225640424) > **Visual Context:** The image is a horizontal stacked bar chart titled "Bitcoin supply by custody setup" showing the breakdown of the 21 million Bitcoin total as of August 10, 2021, according to River. It illustrates that 9.57M BTC (45.6%) is in self-custody, 7.57M BTC (36.1%) is held by exchanges and custodians, 2.93M BTC (13.9%) represents indirect exposure (including funds, ETFs, treasury companies, and wrapped bitcoin), and 932K BTC (4.4%) remains to be mined—reinforcing the post's claim that nearly half of Bitcoin is self-custodied by users. > > "45.6% OF BITCOIN IS SELF-CUSTODIED! River data shows: » 9.57M BTC in self-custody » 7.57M BTC with exchanges & custodians » 2.93M BTC in indirect exposure » 932K BTC left to be mined Bitcoin ownership remains heavily in users’ own hands." --- ## Contributing Accounts - `@yri911` (https://x.com/yri911)