# $ENA Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 17, 2026 > **Asset:** $ENA > **Date:** 2026-08-17 (August 17, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ena/2026-08-17 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ena.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @kamino > **Author:** Kamino ([@kamino](https://x.com/kamino)) > **Metrics:** 93 likes · 13 retweets · 12 comments · 10.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-17T19:20:56+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/kamino/status/2089432308025532886](https://x.com/kamino/status/2089432308025532886) > > "Q2 2026 by the numbers: $2.29B in deposits 80+ active curated vaults $14M in gross interest generated $520M+ in Ethena Market deposits $640M in total RWA Market deposits Read the full Q2 report below" ### Post #2 by @ZhanweiC > **Author:** ZC ([@ZhanweiC](https://x.com/ZhanweiC)) > **Metrics:** 39 likes · 1 retweets · 50 comments · 7.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-17T07:28:11+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ZhanweiC/status/2089252936933310641](https://x.com/ZhanweiC/status/2089252936933310641) > **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample] > > "Recently, I've been looking at the collaboration between Maple and Ethena. The focus of this partnership is that Ethena has issued USDtb, which has entered the institutional liquidity management layer. It serves as a core holding within the dollar Liquidity Buffer that supports" ### Post #3 by @AltcoinSherpa > **Author:** Altcoin Sherpa ([@AltcoinSherpa](https://x.com/AltcoinSherpa)) > **Metrics:** 25 likes · 1 retweets · 4 comments · 7.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-17T14:55:54+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AltcoinSherpa/status/2089365611180589515](https://x.com/AltcoinSherpa/status/2089365611180589515) > **Visual Note:** A candlestick chart of ENA/USD on TradingView shows a bearish downtrend from July highs (~0.36) with price consolidating near a rising trendline around 0.28-0.30, accompanied by declining volume—visually supporting the poster's view of a slow, underwater position respecting trendline support while awaiting future catalysts. > > "$ENA I Have an underwater bag of this one and it's a super slow trade. That said, I think there are a lot of decent catalysts coming and I'll continue to sit in this coin for a bit longer. Respected the trendline from a TA standpoint but this is not a good active trade imo" ### Post #4 by @j0e_cooks > **Author:** Joe Cho ([@j0e_cooks](https://x.com/j0e_cooks)) > **Metrics:** 20 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 2.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-17T20:13:56+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/j0e_cooks/status/2089445646969229745](https://x.com/j0e_cooks/status/2089445646969229745) > **Visual Note:** A bar chart titled 'Kamino: Vault Share of Total Deposits' showing projected growth from Q2 '25 to Q2 '26, sourced from Blockworks Research. > > "- Fastest market ramp/launch ever (Ethena Market $400M+ in deposits in just two days) - Deposit base materially less concentrated (largest market down from 51% to 37% in one quarter) - Curated capital proving stickier (vault share of deposits rose to 23%) - Continued roll out of" ### Post #5 by @ggmxbt > **Author:** ggmxbt ([@ggmxbt](https://x.com/ggmxbt)) > **Metrics:** 13 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 2.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-17T07:10:44+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ggmxbt/status/2089248545107059162](https://x.com/ggmxbt/status/2089248545107059162) > **Video Content:** The video begins with a bar chart titled "Where K3's 32,618,911 finally came from," progressively filling up to show three colored segments: a blue "DIRECT NEXO LINEAGE — four wallets · 20.17M · 61.84%," a green "+ 0x63F4...b641 = THE COORDINATED CLUSTER · 30.46M · 93.38%," and a small orange "+ K3'S OWN WALLET · 31.27M · 95.85%." As the chart completes at 100.00%, a comparison section titled "FOR SCALE — EVERY RIVAL'S ENTIRE SCORE" appears below, showing that K3's coordinated cluster alone at 30.46M outweighs the total scores of rivals OAK Research (23.8M), Kairos Research (19.7M), and Blockworks Advisory (16.8M). This visual progression illustrates the post's claim that K3 Capital's massive vote in Ethena's Risk Committee election was heavily funded by coordinated wallets with direct ties to Nexo lineage. > > "Nexo becoming a Stakeholder in Ethena? Ethena's Risk Commitee 5th Election was a very interesting vote for multiple reasons. The most interesting one is @k3_capital participation and victory. What makes it interesting is that: - it's not the first time Nexo tries to get a" ### Post #6 by @DeribitOfficial > **Author:** Deribit ([@DeribitOfficial](https://x.com/DeribitOfficial)) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 1.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-17T14:28:52+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DeribitOfficial/status/2089358804710273160](https://x.com/DeribitOfficial/status/2089358804710273160) > **Visual Note:** A promotional banner for Deribit by Coinbase announces 'Introducing New Perpetual Futures' for ENA, AAVE, and HBAR, with the tagline 'Deribit. Always Open.' > > "Trading is now live for ENA_USDC, AAVE_USDC, and HBAR_USDC Perpetuals on Deribit. This launch marks another step in broadening Deribit’s perpetual offering and giving traders access to more opportunities across digital asset markets, with more to come. Please note that these" ### Post #7 by @Canborsa_DEX > **Author:** Canborsa ([@Canborsa_DEX](https://x.com/Canborsa_DEX)) > **Metrics:** 39 likes · 7 retweets · 15 comments · 1.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-17T15:30:54+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Canborsa_DEX/status/2089374418321412425](https://x.com/Canborsa_DEX/status/2089374418321412425) > **Visual Note:** An advertisement for Canborsa Perpetuals listing cryptocurrency tokens (COIN, PLTR, PEPE, WLD, ENA) each offering 'up to 10x' leverage, displayed alongside floating crypto coin graphics. > > "GM! The week just started, and we're already adding 5 new perps! ◎ Tokenized stocks: $COIN , $PLTR ◎ Crypto: $PEPE , $WLD , $ENA All" ### Post #8 by @Brainrot_Labs > **Author:** Brainrot Labs ([@Brainrot_Labs](https://x.com/Brainrot_Labs)) > **Metrics:** 16 likes · 0 retweets · 15 comments · 272 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-17T02:31:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Brainrot_Labs/status/2089178148453662927](https://x.com/Brainrot_Labs/status/2089178148453662927) > **Video Content:** Kermit the Frog appears on a red stage backdrop, performing an energetic dance with flailing arms and a wide-open mouth, as if passionately singing or exclaiming across the four frames. The watermark "SENORGIF.COM" is visible in the top-left corner of each frame. The dramatic, exaggerated movements of the green puppet visually amplify the post's message about StablecoinX's bold acquisition of roughly 20% of ENA's total supply. > > "StablecoinX basically said: “What if we owned 20% of ENA?” StablecoinX currently holds about 3 billion ENA, equivalent to nearly 20% of the total supply, valued at around $218.4M based on ENA's closing price on June 30. ENA sources include: Ethena Foundation: 284.95M ENA" ### Post #9 by @DeepBlueAlpha > **Author:** DeepBlueAlpha ([@DeepBlueAlpha](https://x.com/DeepBlueAlpha)) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 229 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-17T01:35:04+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DeepBlueAlpha/status/2089164071698604279](https://x.com/DeepBlueAlpha/status/2089164071698604279) > **Visual Note:** A Deep Blue Alpha whale alert dashboard showing $547.3K bought in $ENA, with a coordinated entry signal and cluster of 4 wallets in 12.5 hours, dated Aug 17, 2026. > > "STRONG: 4 whales converged on $ENA in 12.5h ($547,304) Follow the Whales → @DeepBlueAlpha" ### Post #10 by @VPhm23380671 > **Author:** John Pham ([@VPhm23380671](https://x.com/VPhm23380671)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-17T07:46:36+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/VPhm23380671/status/2089257574122258833](https://x.com/VPhm23380671/status/2089257574122258833) > > "Nắm 20% cung ENA thì ảnh hưởng bảng cân đối lớn thật." --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*