# $APTOS Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 01, 2026 > **Asset:** $APTOS > **Date:** 2026-08-01 (August 01, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/aptos/2026-08-01 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/aptos.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @neil_xbt > **Author:** NeilXbt ([@neil_xbt](https://x.com/neil_xbt)) > **Metrics:** 58 likes · 11 retweets · 16 comments · 2.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-01T04:10:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/neil_xbt/status/2083404856661086426](https://x.com/neil_xbt/status/2083404856661086426) > **Visual Note:** The image displays a "Q2 2026 Partnerships" table highlighting five blockchain-AI projects: **$SIO**, **$SUXLINK**, **$STHETA**, **$SAKT**, and **$SRENDER**, each with a logo and key partnership announcements. The image reinforces the post's focus on **$IO (likely referencing the SIO/IonQ ticker)**, showcasing its standout partnerships—**Aptos Labs, BVM (Bitcoin L2), Nexus (zkVM), and TokenInsight**—as evidence of its strongest DePIN quarter, centered on real AI infrastructure integrations like GPU clusters and inference products rather than just narrative or volume. > > "$IO had the strongest DePIN quarter and it was not about volume! ◆ Aptos Labs: AI models and inference products, an infrastructure integration rather than a logo ◆ BVM: Bitcoin L2 integrating GPU clusters for Eternal AI ◆ Nexus: zkVM computational power ◆ TokenInsight: AI" ### Post #2 by @imkientrinh > **Author:** Kien Trinh ([@imkientrinh](https://x.com/imkientrinh)) > **Metrics:** 41 likes · 0 retweets · 20 comments · 2.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-01T01:23:31+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/imkientrinh/status/2083362962300100746](https://x.com/imkientrinh/status/2083362962300100746) > **Visual Note:** A graphic for Aptos titled "PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN TOKENOMICS" highlights that 191.7K APT were burned in the last 30 days and 1.5M APT since mainnet, visually reinforcing the post's claim that increased trading activity on Decibel drives more onchain transactions and APT token burns. > > "Every trade on @DecibelTrade = more onchain transactions = more $APT burned. Trading is blockchain's killer use case. Decibel - built on @Aptos , incubated by @AptosLabs ." ### Post #3 by @obsrvgmi > **Author:** Observe ([@obsrvgmi](https://x.com/obsrvgmi)) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 665 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-01T10:27:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/obsrvgmi/status/2083499874214134255](https://x.com/obsrvgmi/status/2083499874214134255) > **Visual Note:** [caption-failed: minimax unavailable] > > "Coincidence? How come both @Aptos and @movement_xyz lost massive amounts of TVL at almost the exact same time? • Aptos: -$58M (~50%) since July 21, now sitting at $62M. • Movement: -$130M (~97%) since July 22, now down to just $4M. Where Did All That Capital Go?" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*