# $KNTQ Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 19, 2026 > **Asset:** $KNTQ > **Date:** 2026-08-19 (August 19, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/kntq/2026-08-19 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/kntq.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @0xOmnia > **Author:** Omnia π ([@0xOmnia](https://x.com/0xOmnia)) > **Metrics:** 82 likes · 8 retweets · 9 comments · 4.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-19T19:59:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xOmnia/status/2090166804165603401](https://x.com/0xOmnia/status/2090166804165603401) > **Visual Note:** A dark-themed line chart with "Buybacks" and "Price" tabs displays KNTQ buyback volume over the last 6 months, showing a steady upward trend that climbs from near $0 in early April to approximately $600K by mid-August, illustrating the accumulating buybacks referenced in the post about Kinetiq purchasing 1.63% of circulating $KNTQ on HyperliquidX. > > "Update: 1.63% of circulating $KNTQ purchased by @Kinetiq_xyz all on @HyperliquidX , and paying ~11% in real yield to stakers Quite simple really" ### Post #2 by @koolkrypto223 > **Author:** KoolKrypto ([@koolkrypto223](https://x.com/koolkrypto223)) > **Metrics:** 38 likes · 7 retweets · 6 comments · 2.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-19T17:52:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/koolkrypto223/status/2090134844508611054](https://x.com/koolkrypto223/status/2090134844508611054) > **Visual Note:** The chart shows the sKNTQ staking APY (14-day trailing average) since pool launch in March, with the yield rising from around 0% to roughly 4% in April, stabilizing around 7-8% from June through early August, then climbing sharply to over 10% by late August—visually confirming the post's observation of APY increasing from ~7.5% to ~11% in recent weeks. > > "$KNTQ staking yield is meaningfully up from 7.5% to 11% over the last few weeks. % of $KNTQ staked as sKNTQ actually went up over this time, and the price drop over the same time doesn't fully explain it. Important to remember this is a revenue buyback distribution, not" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*