# $AST Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — April 23, 2026 > **Asset:** $AST > **Date:** 2026-04-23 (April 23, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ast/2026-04-23 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ast.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @monolith_fund > **Author:** MONOLITH ([@monolith_fund](https://x.com/monolith_fund)) > **Metrics:** 28 likes · 3 retweets · 7 comments · 1.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-04-23T10:24:40+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/monolith_fund/status/2047260357480075742](https://x.com/monolith_fund/status/2047260357480075742) > > "Top 5 Perp DEX by dominance (last 7D): 1. @HyperliquidX — 25.5% 2. @Aster_DEX — 13% 3. @edgeX_exchange — 10.3% 4. @Lighter_xyz — 6.5% 5. @variational_io — 2.4% @HyperliquidX is gaining market share. @Aster_DEX shows the strongest momentum, with sharp growth across volume, OI," ### Post #2 by @davidbnb68 > **Author:** DAVID ([@davidbnb68](https://x.com/davidbnb68)) > **Metrics:** 35 likes · 3 retweets · 19 comments · 1.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-04-23T02:23:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/davidbnb68/status/2047139287930732932](https://x.com/davidbnb68/status/2047139287930732932) > > "On April 20th, @Aster_DEX officially surpassed the milestone of 15,050,000 registered users, with approximately 5.5 million new accounts attracted in just a short span of 2 months - This growth rate is truly staggering, proving that a lot of people are trusting and using it -" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*