# $INK Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 08, 2026 > **Asset:** $INK > **Date:** 2026-08-08 (August 08, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ink/2026-08-08 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ink.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @Tonysoprick > **Author:** Uncle ([@Tonysoprick](https://x.com/Tonysoprick)) > **Metrics:** 33 likes · 3 retweets · 7 comments · 5.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-08T20:33:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Tonysoprick/status/2086188960246649085](https://x.com/Tonysoprick/status/2086188960246649085) > > "Well... $INK token fully deployed on September 4, 2025... maybe @inkonchain will launch it on the anniversary. For now they are working on these: - Inkstaking - Dao - buyback system from revenue (10% of revenue goes to buyback $INK token/90% goes to Safe Wallet)" ### Post #2 by @0xInk_ > **Author:** INK ([@0xInk_](https://x.com/0xInk_)) > **Metrics:** 102 likes · 0 retweets · 14 comments · 4.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-08T13:53:30+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xInk_/status/2086088416392081785](https://x.com/0xInk_/status/2086088416392081785) > **Visual Note:** A screenshot showing a Twitter/X 'Check back later' page for the Original Content Rewards Program enrollment, listing requirements: Subscribe to Premium/Premium+/Premium Business, be at least 18 years old, have at least 500 Verified followers, and have at least 500K Verified Home Timeline impressions in the last 90 days. It notes that creators in Revenue Share can apply starting September 8, 2026. > > "I'm ready for the Original Content Rewards Program" ### Post #3 by @sdsonjoy30 > **Author:** 𝙨𝙙𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮.𝙞𝙣𝙠 🫟 ([@sdsonjoy30](https://x.com/sdsonjoy30)) > **Metrics:** 35 likes · 2 retweets · 7 comments · 2.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-08T21:30:43+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sdsonjoy30/status/2086203476191973698](https://x.com/sdsonjoy30/status/2086203476191973698) > **Visual Note:** A screenshot titled "Pre-TGE Task" displays two completed INK Points tasks on the Layer3 platform—"INK Points: GM+" and "INK Points: Kraken Pro"—each marked with a green checkmark and progress bars, illustrating the user's accumulating progress toward the $INK TGE. > > "Pre-TGE grind continues! INK Points tasks are stacking up! INK Points: GM+ INK Points: Kraken Pro INK Points: Introduction Every point, every task, every interaction could matter when the $INK TGE arrives. TaskLink #INK #Inkonchain #Layer3" ### Post #4 by @sdsonjoy30 > **Author:** 𝙨𝙙𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮.𝙞𝙣𝙠 🫟 ([@sdsonjoy30](https://x.com/sdsonjoy30)) > **Metrics:** 13 likes · 1 retweets · 3 comments · 1.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-08T08:00:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sdsonjoy30/status/2085999460522586182](https://x.com/sdsonjoy30/status/2085999460522586182) > **Video Content:** A rock climber scales a steep, rugged cliff face high above a sea of clouds at sunrise or sunset. > > "The climb was never easy. But the summit was always worth it. $INK isn't just a token — it's a movement built by a community that never stopped climbing. TGE is coming. Are you ready to plant your flag? #Inkonchain #INK #TGE #Web3 #Crypto" ### Post #5 by @mhrddmrd > **Author:** mhrdd ([@mhrddmrd](https://x.com/mhrddmrd)) > **Metrics:** 31 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 479 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-08T05:00:51+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mhrddmrd/status/2085954368998629473](https://x.com/mhrddmrd/status/2085954368998629473) > **Visual Note:** A dark-themed user statistics panel showing a 'Weekly Rank' of 454, 'Last Week Points' of 72, 'All Time Rank' of 3,153, and 'All Time Points' of 797. > > "Only 3 more points left to reach 800. I think we should gradually start waiting for the @inkonchain airdrop. @nadoHQ" ### Post #6 by @Kryptox_07 > **Author:** KRYPTOX ([@Kryptox_07](https://x.com/Kryptox_07)) > **Metrics:** 12 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 462 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-08T06:39:41+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Kryptox_07/status/2085979242731565164](https://x.com/Kryptox_07/status/2085979242731565164) > **Visual Note:** A vibrant purple and blue digital artwork of a large octopus emerging from churning water with glowing purple eyes, featuring the 'INK' logo at the top. > > "Happy weekend $INK community Forget TGE and Touch some grass" ### Post #7 by @InkGirlsNFT > **Author:** InkGirls NFT ([@InkGirlsNFT](https://x.com/InkGirlsNFT)) > **Metrics:** 17 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 245 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-08T18:13:32+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/InkGirlsNFT/status/2086153856162164776](https://x.com/InkGirlsNFT/status/2086153856162164776) > > "A poll for the @inkonchain community Are you a girl or a boy?" ### Post #8 by @xyzvikram102030 > **Author:** vikram ([@xyzvikram102030](https://x.com/xyzvikram102030)) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 94 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-08T06:40:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/xyzvikram102030/status/2085979320993165497](https://x.com/xyzvikram102030/status/2085979320993165497) > > "I just said GM on @inkonchain ! @cryptouii Come Tap to GM with me!" ### Post #9 by @FreeMoneyGL > **Author:** BuildAI | base.eth.ink ([@FreeMoneyGL](https://x.com/FreeMoneyGL)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 3 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-08T16:06:03+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FreeMoneyGL/status/2086121772663935158](https://x.com/FreeMoneyGL/status/2086121772663935158) > **Visual Note:** The infographic details Kraken's L2 Ink blockchain transitioning production infrastructure to Optimism's "OP Enterprise Fully Managed" tier effective June 25, highlighting roadmap features like 200-millisecond blocks by end of 2026 and permissionless fault proofs launching nine days later with partners Gelato and Kraken. It frames the move as Ink focusing on ecosystem growth rather than infrastructure, while raising the question of whether this signals a token launch or loss of chain control. > > "Kraken just handed the keys to #Ink infrastructure to someone else - on purpose As of June 25, Ink moved to Optimism’s “OP Enterprise Fully Managed” tier. Optimism now runs the production infrastructure while the Ink Foundation focuses purely on ecosystem growth and financial" ### Post #10 by @yurez1981 > **Author:** yurez.bnb .ink ([@yurez1981](https://x.com/yurez1981)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 3 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-08T04:51:35+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/yurez1981/status/2085952035740884994](https://x.com/yurez1981/status/2085952035740884994) > **Visual Note:** A fantasy digital artwork depicting a glowing, star-like deer standing on a reflective surface surrounded by golden lotus flowers and crystals, with the aurora borealis lighting up the forest sky behind it. > > "JUNE AIART #AIart #JuneAI #AIartwork #AI #Privacy #Web3 #AskJuneAI #juneaiart #Innovation #FutureTech @askjuneai" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*