# $NEAR Social Sentiment & Intelligence — 2026-08-18 13:00 UTC > **Asset:** $NEAR > **Momentum Status:** Stable > **Timestamp:** 2026-08-18 13:00 UTC (2026-08-18T13:00:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-18-13-00/crypto/NEAR > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-18-13-00/crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Social Metrics - **Posts Analyzed:** 3 - **Total Impressions:** 3.5K - **Likes:** 0 - **Retweets:** 0 - **Comments:** 3 --- ## Momentum & Sentiment Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 3, Retweets: 0, Likes: 0, Impressions: 3485 --- ## Cited Community Posts & Evidence ### Post #1 by @zerufinance > **Author:** [@zerufinance](https://x.com/zerufinance) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 168 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/zerufinance/status/2089677703746027679](https://x.com/zerufinance/status/2089677703746027679) > **Visual Context:** A white graphic with grid lines displaying the text '88% OF AIRDROPS FAILED' and '$20B distributed. Most value disappeared within 3 months.' with the 'ZERU' logo. > > "Why do most airdrops fail? Since 2017, over $20B has been distributed, and 88% of airdropped tokens lost value within three months. @keyrock observed it across 62 launches, while @DappRadar found the same pattern independently. The problem starts before distribution. Protocols" ### Post #2 by @ethmumbai > **Author:** [@ethmumbai](https://x.com/ethmumbai) > **Metrics:** 22 likes · 3 retweets · 2 comments · 952 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ethmumbai/status/2089344020782985332](https://x.com/ethmumbai/status/2089344020782985332) > **Visual Context:** A graphic displaying professional headshots of three men: 'AAKASH' (Devcon Music Committee), 'VIRAJ' (Full Stack Software Engineer), and 'RAJ' (Stableyard). > > "it's MIP week venue approvals speakers agenda are you ready for another Road to Devcon meetup in the host city, mumbai?" ### Post #3 by @TurtleonCro > **Author:** [@TurtleonCro](https://x.com/TurtleonCro) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 4 retweets · 5 comments · 56 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TurtleonCro/status/2089694726413058252](https://x.com/TurtleonCro/status/2089694726413058252) > **Visual Context:** A 3D-rendered illustration of a turtle wearing a large sombrero branded 'CronosChain' while constructing a wall out of orange and black blocks bearing the Cronos logo. > > "Gm #crofam Happy $TURTLE Taco Tuesday! Shell’s locked and the tacos are stacking while we keep moving at pure turtle pace. Reminder for the newer faces: we’re fully non-profit and have been from day one. Mint funds, fees, royalties, buybacks — everything flows straight" --- ## Contributing Accounts - `@NEARProtocol` (https://x.com/NEARProtocol)