# $INK Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — May 18, 2026

> **Asset:** $INK  
> **Date:** 2026-05-18 (May 18, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ink/2026-05-18  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ink.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @inkonchain
> **Author:** ink ([@inkonchain](https://x.com/inkonchain))  
> **Metrics:** 205 likes · 15 retweets · 73 comments · 5.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-18T14:40:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/inkonchain/status/2056384484480602212](https://x.com/inkonchain/status/2056384484480602212)  


> 
> "gmINK, who's ready to meet InkWorks cohort 00?"


### Post #2 by @0xInk_
> **Author:** INK ([@0xInk_](https://x.com/0xInk_))  
> **Metrics:** 174 likes · 3 retweets · 9 comments · 2.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-18T21:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xInk_/status/2056479943186325779](https://x.com/0xInk_/status/2056479943186325779)  


> 
> "lost in the wild"


### Post #3 by @InkHubHQ_
> **Author:** Ink Hub 🫟 ([@InkHubHQ_](https://x.com/InkHubHQ_))  
> **Metrics:** 32 likes · 5 retweets · 0 comments · 573 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-18T03:11:55+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/InkHubHQ_/status/2056211148635271571](https://x.com/InkHubHQ_/status/2056211148635271571)  


> 
> "Ink Weekly Recap  

Here’s what happened over the last 7 days 

Builders & Ecosystem Growth
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@inkonchain
 opened applications for InkWorks Cohort 01, a new six week builder program focused on early stage projects.

DeFi, Trading & Liquidity
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@tydrohq
 brought back Ink"


### Post #4 by @0xsamarai
> **Author:** Doxxed ([@0xsamarai](https://x.com/0xsamarai))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 48 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-18T15:59:46+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xsamarai/status/2056404384351735934](https://x.com/0xsamarai/status/2056404384351735934)  


> 
> "Here are some projects i am looking further to their mainnet and their ticker;

> Polymarket - $POLY

> Base - unknown

> Hibachi - $HEAT

> Reya - $REYA

> Ink onchain - INK

> Arcium - ARX 

> Nexus - NEX.

Not expecting too much from them but something decent to regard as win."


### Post #5 by @CoinMarketCap:Cryptopolitan_News
> **Author:** ([@CoinMarketCap:Cryptopolitan_News](https://x.com/CoinMarketCap:Cryptopolitan_News))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-18T13:15:41.088716+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/6a0b10d8bc05eb2f25c2a2ab/](https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/6a0b10d8bc05eb2f25c2a2ab/)  


> 
> "Verus-Ethereum bridge drained for $11.5M in forged proof exploit


On May 18, an attacker drained approximately $11.5 million from the Verus-Ethereum bridge using a forged Merkle proof. This event adds to the growing number of cross-chain bridge exploits tha"




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