# $AST Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — May 07, 2026 > **Asset:** $AST > **Date:** 2026-05-07 (May 07, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ast/2026-05-07 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ast.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @DeFi8362 > **Author:** DeFi小矿工 ([@DeFi8362](https://x.com/DeFi8362)) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 28 comments · 6.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-05-07T09:28:09+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DeFi8362/status/2052319566106341858](https://x.com/DeFi8362/status/2052319566106341858) > > "Starting from mid-December last year, aside from that sharp drop in early February. $aster's price has been ranging around 0.7 A stagnant pool of dead water" ### Post #2 by @monolith_fund > **Author:** MONOLITH ([@monolith_fund](https://x.com/monolith_fund)) > **Metrics:** 46 likes · 6 retweets · 6 comments · 1.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-05-07T10:36:37+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/monolith_fund/status/2052336796491452486](https://x.com/monolith_fund/status/2052336796491452486) > > "Top 5 Perp DEX by dominance (last 7D): 1. @HyperliquidX — 41% 2. @Aster_DEX — 11.5% 2. @edgeX_exchange — 9.2% 4. @Lighter_xyz — 9.1% 5. @variational_io — 3.6% @HyperliquidX still dominate @edgeX_exchange and @Lighter_xyz are now nearly equal, signaling tighter competition in" ### Post #3 by @vooi_io > **Author:** vooi ([@vooi_io](https://x.com/vooi_io)) > **Metrics:** 10 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 628 views > **Posted:** 2026-05-07T16:49:30+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/vooi_io/status/2052430637685002277](https://x.com/vooi_io/status/2052430637685002277) > > "Builders are actively shipping their trading bots and apps using multi-venue VOOI Perp MCP Prompt-native trading across @HyperliquidX , @Lighter_xyz , @Aster_DEX and @tradexyz Zero-code experience to build autonomous trading strategy Currently in Private Access - in DMs" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*