# $GOLD Social Sentiment & Intelligence — 2026-08-25 05:50 UTC > **Asset:** $GOLD > **Momentum Status:** Trending Up > **Timestamp:** 2026-08-25 05:50 UTC (2026-08-25T05:50:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-25-05-50/crypto/GOLD > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-25-05-50/crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Social Metrics - **Posts Analyzed:** 1 - **Total Impressions:** 204 - **Likes:** 1 - **Retweets:** 0 - **Comments:** 1 --- ## Momentum & Sentiment Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 1, Retweets: 0, Likes: 1, Impressions: 204 --- ## Cited Community Posts & Evidence ### Post #1 by @Ripplesinwales > **Author:** [@Ripplesinwales](https://x.com/Ripplesinwales) > **Metrics:** 557 likes · 101 retweets · 32 comments · 34.7K views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Ripplesinwales/status/2092016292945441014](https://x.com/Ripplesinwales/status/2092016292945441014) > **Visual Context:** A cartoon illustration shows a hand steering a wheel on a "Tether" machine that's depositing various cryptocurrency tokens (including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others) onto a Persian rug. The image visually represents the post's claim that TRX/Tether have the strongest connections to Iran, symbolizing how crypto funds flow through Tron/Tether under the radar of traditional sanctions on the Persian Rug. > > "BG123 -The Persian Rug making a whole lot of sense now ... Going to leave this here... Q Grok : Which crypto tokens and networks have the highest connections to Iran ? Grok : Tron (TRX network) and USDT (Tether, primarily TRC-20 on Tron) show the strongest and" --- ## Contributing Accounts - `@gigiz_eth` (https://x.com/gigiz_eth)