# $AST Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — January 28, 2026

> **Asset:** $AST  
> **Date:** 2026-01-28 (January 28, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ast/2026-01-28  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ast.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

---



## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @ThinkingUSD
> **Author:** Flood ([@ThinkingUSD](https://x.com/ThinkingUSD))  
> **Metrics:** 717 likes · 33 retweets · 85 comments · 54.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-28T06:34:59+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ThinkingUSD/status/2016399590451277975](https://x.com/ThinkingUSD/status/2016399590451277975)  


> 
> "Is there a more incompetent company in crypto than Coinbase?

>Robinhood lists HYPE
>Kraken Lists HYPE
>Coinbase lists Aster, GMX, DYDX and LIT

>Huge overpay for Deribit
>Perpetual offering flopped
>IBKR/Schwab coming

Couldn’t imagine longing the equity."


### Post #2 by @0xmasiwei
> **Author:** Masiwei ([@0xmasiwei](https://x.com/0xmasiwei))  
> **Metrics:** 39 likes · 0 retweets · 13 comments · 9.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-28T18:17:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xmasiwei/status/2016576290024018213](https://x.com/0xmasiwei/status/2016576290024018213)  


> 
> "I would never trash CZ, because I genuinely believe in him so much that I hold a huge position in BNB, in Aster, in assets on BNB Chain—from CAKE to LISTA to CHEEMS GIGGLE, Binance Life TST, a lot of them gave me tens of times profit, and of course there are also some that I"


### Post #3 by @trading_axe
> **Author:** @trading_axe ([@trading_axe](https://x.com/trading_axe))  
> **Metrics:** 98 likes · 2 retweets · 21 comments · 5.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-28T13:20:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/trading_axe/status/2016501590568427731](https://x.com/trading_axe/status/2016501590568427731)  


> 
> "Incorrect.

I "shilled" Aster on the first hour if its TGE [and made references to it a day prior].

I then proceeded to mint several millionaires who followed me and they thank me to this day.

I am simply a permabull until it's time to call the PICOTOP.

When we PICOTOP, I'll"


### Post #4 by @AstarNetwork
> **Author:** Astar Network ([@AstarNetwork](https://x.com/AstarNetwork))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 105 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-28T07:01:52+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AstarNetwork/status/2016406355553485218](https://x.com/AstarNetwork/status/2016406355553485218)  


> 
> "Structure sets the tone for participation"


### Post #5 by @blocmates
> **Author:** blocmates. ([@blocmates](https://x.com/blocmates))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 69 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-28T09:51:52+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/blocmates/status/2016449134560149523](https://x.com/blocmates/status/2016449134560149523)  


> 
> "$800 million TVL protocol Kinetiq unveils kPoints boost 

Timestamps:

0:00 Top headlines
0:24 Price action
1:29 Mid-week macro whimsy  
3:14 Kinetiq's kPoints boost
5:23 ERC-8004 rollout details 
7:30 Aster's stage 4 airdrop 
9:31 ETF flows"




---

*Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*