# $AST Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — May 16, 2026

> **Asset:** $AST  
> **Date:** 2026-05-16 (May 16, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ast/2026-05-16  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ast.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @BSCNews
> **Author:** BSCN ([@BSCNews](https://x.com/BSCNews))  
> **Metrics:** 102 likes · 36 retweets · 7 comments · 10.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-16T03:59:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2055498222693490874](https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2055498222693490874)  


> 
> "NEW PANCAKESWAP PERPS GO LIVE POWERED BY ASTER
@PancakeSwap
 announced the launch of its new perpetuals platform in the morning of May 15.

The platform offers up to 200x leverage and is powered by leading perp DEX 
@Aster_DEX
.

This major upgrade replaces 
$CAKE
's old LP-based"


### Post #2 by @CryptoMiners_Co
> **Author:** Crypto Miners ([@CryptoMiners_Co](https://x.com/CryptoMiners_Co))  
> **Metrics:** 108 likes · 35 retweets · 30 comments · 9.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-16T23:18:22+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoMiners_Co/status/2055789985790574888](https://x.com/CryptoMiners_Co/status/2055789985790574888)  


> 
> "PancakeSwap launches new perpetuals platform powered by Aster
@PancakeSwap
 has rolled out a new perpetuals trading platform powered by 
@Aster_DEX
, offering up to 200x leverage and a full order book model.

The upgrade replaces CAKE’s previous LP-based perps engine and introduces"


### Post #3 by @ricardogee
> **Author:** Ricardo阿黄 ([@ricardogee](https://x.com/ricardogee))  
> **Metrics:** 45 likes · 1 retweets · 7 comments · 9.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-16T22:22:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ricardogee/status/2055775892472054202](https://x.com/ricardogee/status/2055775892472054202)  


> 
> "By the way, BNB Chain has its own recruitment website with many great projects (Trust Wallet, Aster, PancakeSwap) that are hiring
jobs.bnbchain.org/jobs
@heyibinance
 @nina_rong
 @Leonard_Aster
 @felix_fan
 @PancakeSwap"




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