# $BLUM Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — May 17, 2026 > **Asset:** $BLUM > **Date:** 2026-05-17 (May 17, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/blum/2026-05-17 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/blum.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @BSCNews > **Author:** BSCN ([@BSCNews](https://x.com/BSCNews)) > **Metrics:** 17 likes · 1 retweets · 12 comments · 2.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-05-17T18:59:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2056087102794956801](https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2056087102794956801) > > "TAC's $2.8M bridge exploit is now a white hat after the hacker took the 10% bounty @TacBuild 's TON-Ethereum bridge was drained for $2.8M on May 12, hitting $USDT , $BLUM, and $tsTON. That's roughly the protocol's entire TVL. The hacker took the 10% offer. $TON" ### Post #2 by @blumcrypto > **Author:** Blum ([@blumcrypto](https://x.com/blumcrypto)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 56 views > **Posted:** 2026-05-17T09:04:55+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/blumcrypto/status/2055937598065893854](https://x.com/blumcrypto/status/2055937598065893854) > > "Update on the TAC incident. TAC Protocol has returned the BLUM tokens taken in the bridge exploit. Liquidity on STON.fi is restored — pools are open for trading and LP operations again. $BLUM deposits on the exchanges will be opened soon." --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*