# $FTX Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 16, 2026

> **Asset:** $FTX  
> **Date:** 2026-08-16 (August 16, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ftx/2026-08-16  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ftx.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @nguyenduc130185
> **Author:** VDN ([@nguyenduc130185](https://x.com/nguyenduc130185))  
> **Metrics:** 88 likes · 0 retweets · 73 comments · 1.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-16T03:52:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/nguyenduc130185/status/2088836228032696444](https://x.com/nguyenduc130185/status/2088836228032696444)  


> **Visual Note:** A curly-haired man in a white shirt and tie is escorted through a crowd outside a building, holding a phone and being guided by a man in a black puffer vest and glasses.  

> 
> "This is the pinnacle of investment.

In 2022, FTX bought a 5% stake in Cursor for $200,000.

In 2023, after FTX went bankrupt, that stake was sold back for exactly $200,000.

If SpaceX acquires Cursor for $60 billion, that stake would now be worth $3 BILLION.

That's a 15,000"


### Post #2 by @PininaCro
> **Author:** Pinina ([@PininaCro](https://x.com/PininaCro))  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 1 retweets · 3 comments · 352 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-16T17:08:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PininaCro/status/2089036502239953341](https://x.com/PininaCro/status/2089036502239953341)  


> **Visual Note:** A mobile trading chart for CRO/USDT shows the current price at 0.0478 USDT, down 1.12%, with a 1-week line chart displaying candlestick patterns and moving averages (MA5, MA10, MA30).  

> 
> "Everything else is basically copy & paste except for using their own winnings...sad to say but atleast 
@cz_binance
 is using his crimes for the benefit of his community , it really is the last chance for team to late aka boomersquad on CDC to make changes otherwise next FTX"


### Post #3 by @realricky
> **Author:** Ricky Zhang | Age of Abundance ([@realricky](https://x.com/realricky))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 333 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-16T15:30:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/realricky/status/2089011971169427909](https://x.com/realricky/status/2089011971169427909)  


> **Video Content:** An Asian man wearing glasses speaks into a microphone while gesturing with his hand, with a 'LIVE WEEKDAYS 10AM PT / 1PM ET' overlay in the top left corner.  

> 
> "Your audience is your only long-term asset.

Trust compounds, one honest video at a time.

A check from a shoddy sponsor DRAINS it overnight.

Ask anyone who cashed an FTX check."


### Post #4 by @reddit
> **Author:** Connect_Corner_5266 ([@reddit](https://x.com/reddit))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 200 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-16T19:52:13.629000+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/reddit/status/cca0385bef278c34f57f16eb23fd444d503f201261ce75b46557ea381968511a](https://x.com/reddit/status/cca0385bef278c34f57f16eb23fd444d503f201261ce75b46557ea381968511a)  


> 
> "Situationship Awareness: Amodei, EA, FTX, and zero day Wordpress hack"


### Post #5 by @mosesibb
> **Author:** Moses ∞ ([@mosesibb](https://x.com/mosesibb))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 54 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-16T18:05:45+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mosesibb/status/2089050998199222289](https://x.com/mosesibb/status/2089050998199222289)  


> 
> "It's the same crypto project that paid FTX to manipulate the #ICP price at launch, and we all know them"




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