# $DYDX Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — February 17, 2026 > **Asset:** $DYDX > **Date:** 2026-02-17 (February 17, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/dydx/2026-02-17 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/dydx.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @CandyDAO_leaf > **Author:** leaf ([@CandyDAO_leaf](https://x.com/CandyDAO_leaf)) > **Metrics:** 101 likes · 11 retweets · 29 comments · 48.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T07:49:32+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CandyDAO_leaf/status/2023666105861238946](https://x.com/CandyDAO_leaf/status/2023666105861238946) > > "加密货币历史上最好的空投 Uniswap（$UNI )-2020年9月，向每个用户分配400个UNI，由于代币的后续增长带来了巨大的利润 DYDX（$DYDX)-2021年9月，按照交易量阶梯分配空投数量，平均每个地址收到数十万人民币以上空投 以太坊名称服务 ($ENS ) - 2022 年 11 月，eth 域名的持有者收到 ENS" ### Post #2 by @jonze100 > **Author:** jonze. ([@jonze100](https://x.com/jonze100)) > **Metrics:** 108 likes · 3 retweets · 31 comments · 5.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T09:27:06+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jonze100/status/2023690661153693926](https://x.com/jonze100/status/2023690661153693926) > > "paradigm has the best track records when it comes to backing DEX projects when @paradigm invest or lead a seed round, there’s usually a good chance the project does well just look at the history: - they backed Uniswap, and the airdrop was massive - they invested in dYdX," ### Post #3 by @BTCzizi > **Author:** Zane.梓梓 ([@BTCzizi](https://x.com/BTCzizi)) > **Metrics:** 38 likes · 5 retweets · 20 comments · 4.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T08:13:19+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BTCzizi/status/2023672090369671454](https://x.com/BTCzizi/status/2023672090369671454) > > "Perp DEX Battlefield: From "Grassroots Uprising" to "Professional Competition" The current market shows a clear three-way standoff: 1. The liquidity pool model represented by GMX — strong in transparency but weak in slippage 2. The App-chain model represented by dYdX —" ### Post #4 by @Eugene_Bulltime > **Author:** Eugene Bulltime. ([@Eugene_Bulltime](https://x.com/Eugene_Bulltime)) > **Metrics:** 20 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 1.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T18:02:33+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Eugene_Bulltime/status/2023820377705902150](https://x.com/Eugene_Bulltime/status/2023820377705902150) > > "Probably, the best VC in DeFi area, and Top-5 in Web3 DeFi: - Maker / 1inch / Lido / Hashflow / DeBank / LiFi / Ethena PerpDEX: - Lighter / Variational / Paradex / Hibachi / dYdX I like them bc they have Vision but no speculation. Guys are moving industry forward Congrats!" ### Post #5 by @CoinnerBot > **Author:** Coinner ([@CoinnerBot](https://x.com/CoinnerBot)) > **Metrics:** 16 likes · 6 retweets · 0 comments · 1.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T07:22:39+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CoinnerBot/status/2023659342990651893](https://x.com/CoinnerBot/status/2023659342990651893) > > "5,000 USDC Trading Competition on @dYdX We’re running a volume-based competition for traders using Coinner bots on dYdX v4. Feb 15 – Mar 15 2,000 USDC 1,000 USDC 500 USDC 4th–5th: 250 USDC each Early Participation Bonus First 10 accounts to reach $50K" ### Post #6 by @dYdX > **Author:** dYdX ([@dYdX](https://x.com/dYdX)) > **Metrics:** 26 likes · 2 retweets · 8 comments · 1.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T06:40:22+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dYdX/status/2023648701701661039](https://x.com/dYdX/status/2023648701701661039) > > "Speed. Discipline. Momentum. 2026 - Year of the Horse Happy Lunar New Year from dYdX." ### Post #7 by @KriptoliaTR > **Author:** Kriptolia ([@KriptoliaTR](https://x.com/KriptoliaTR)) > **Metrics:** 22 likes · 4 retweets · 2 comments · 1.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T17:40:17+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/KriptoliaTR/status/2023814775281521018](https://x.com/KriptoliaTR/status/2023814775281521018) > > "Liquid - Alpha Paradigm has the best track record when it comes to supporting DEX projects. Looking back at history: - They backed Uniswap and the airdrop was massive. - They invested in dYdX and a lot of people made life-changing money from the airdrop. The same Paradigm" ### Post #8 by @dYdX > **Author:** dYdX ([@dYdX](https://x.com/dYdX)) > **Metrics:** 14 likes · 0 retweets · 8 comments · 807 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T10:00:01+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dYdX/status/2023698942991769653](https://x.com/dYdX/status/2023698942991769653) > > "you see it" ### Post #9 by @dYdX > **Author:** dYdX ([@dYdX](https://x.com/dYdX)) > **Metrics:** 12 likes · 2 retweets · 5 comments · 740 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T16:46:50+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dYdX/status/2023801322102026451](https://x.com/dYdX/status/2023801322102026451) > > "The dYdX Affiliate Booster is back. $210,000 total reward pool: $100K proportional volume rewards $110K in milestone bonuses Register here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI …" ### Post #10 by @dYdX > **Author:** dYdX ([@dYdX](https://x.com/dYdX)) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 512 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T16:46:51+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dYdX/status/2023801325390331947](https://x.com/dYdX/status/2023801325390331947) > > "Affiliates, let's go." ### Post #11 by @dYdX > **Author:** dYdX ([@dYdX](https://x.com/dYdX)) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 489 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T13:00:01+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dYdX/status/2023744242234089783](https://x.com/dYdX/status/2023744242234089783) > > "$100k in rewards btw... get yourself on that leaderboard bonk.trade/trade" ### Post #12 by @Cito_Zone > **Author:** Cito Zone ([@Cito_Zone](https://x.com/Cito_Zone)) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 167 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T01:33:05+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Cito_Zone/status/2023571371251691707](https://x.com/Cito_Zone/status/2023571371251691707) > > "IBC Stats Week #7 IBC volume: $95.5M (-65.1% WoW) Total IBC transfers: 146K (-22.3%) Biggest IBC volume pair: Noble - dYdX ($13M) Most active pair: Hub - Osmosis (10.3K) Interchain WAU: 51.8K (-23.4%) Cosmos chains' MC: $14.9B" ### Post #13 by @MavrykNetwork > **Author:** Mavryk Network | Tokenizing $10B in RWAs ([@MavrykNetwork](https://x.com/MavrykNetwork)) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 3 retweets · 4 comments · 160 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-17T08:33:25+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MavrykNetwork/status/2023677152500297842](https://x.com/MavrykNetwork/status/2023677152500297842) > > "New validator on board We’re excited to welcome @kingnodes to the Mavryk Network! Kingnodes is a professional infrastructure provider delivering high-availability validation services, robust security architecture, and multi-chain expertise across Sei, dYdX, and emerging L1s." --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*