# $LIGHTNING Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — July 17, 2026

> **Asset:** $LIGHTNING  
> **Date:** 2026-07-17 (July 17, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/lightning/2026-07-17  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/lightning.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @reddit
> **Author:** slappi01 ([@reddit](https://x.com/reddit))  
> **Metrics:** 953 likes · 9 retweets · 18 comments · 95.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-17T04:49:32.626000+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/reddit/status/1d15e0ae569b9a75e35dedec55cf949e3a8d511b74c720a750e4be0441524c06](https://x.com/reddit/status/1d15e0ae569b9a75e35dedec55cf949e3a8d511b74c720a750e4be0441524c06)  


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> "Lightning"


### Post #2 by @NEEDcreations
> **Author:** NEED is not running BIP110 ([@NEEDcreations](https://x.com/NEEDcreations))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 316 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-17T00:38:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEEDcreations/status/2077915930659557578](https://x.com/NEEDcreations/status/2077915930659557578)  


> **Video Content:** Three men sit on a panel in front of a black "PLEXR Underground" backdrop, with "Phil" labeled in the bottom-left corner, discussing a lightning network topic. The man on the left, wearing glasses and a black shirt, speaks into a microphone while gesturing with his free hand, raising it outward by the final frame. The center man in a black "PLEXR" shirt listens attentively while holding his microphone, and the bald man on the right in a white shirt and sunglasses holds his mic close, occasionally smiling as the conversation progresses.  

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> "I opened up a lightning channel

[Spoken audio]: Basically what we afford ourselves when we afford ourselves a flexible scripting system that is exciting to do cool smart contracts with, we also open up the opportunity for people to put other stuff there."




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