# $AST Social Sentiment & Intelligence — 2026-09-09 15:00 UTC > **Asset:** $AST > **Momentum Status:** Cooling Down > **Timestamp:** 2026-09-09 15:00 UTC (2026-09-09T15:00:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-09-15-00/crypto/AST > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-09-15-00/crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Social Metrics - **Posts Analyzed:** 1 - **Total Impressions:** 369 - **Likes:** 34 - **Retweets:** 1 - **Comments:** 32 --- ## Momentum & Sentiment Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 32, Retweets: 1, Likes: 34, Impressions: 369 --- ## Cited Community Posts & Evidence ### Post #1 by @DefiantNews > **Author:** [@DefiantNews](https://x.com/DefiantNews) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 579 views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DefiantNews/status/2097702761198714979](https://x.com/DefiantNews/status/2097702761198714979) > **Visual Context:** A press release announcement dated September 9, 2026 states 'Consensys Software Inc. to become two independent companies: MetaMask, the consumer platform, and Consensys, the protocols and institutional infrastructure company.' > > "BREAKING: End of an era for @Consensys The company @ethereumJoseph founded as Consensys in 2014 became the spinout, while the original entity keeps the wallet and renames itself MetaMask, with Lubin as CEO. The Consensys name, Linea, Besu and Teku move into a newly formed" --- ## Contributing Accounts - `@0xmim9` (https://x.com/0xmim9)