# $MARA Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — February 17, 2026

> **Asset:** $MARA  
> **Date:** 2026-02-17 (February 17, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/mara/2026-02-17  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/mara.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @StonkChris
> **Author:** Chris ([@StonkChris](https://x.com/StonkChris))  
> **Metrics:** 58 likes · 0 retweets · 23 comments · 7.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-02-17T19:27:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StonkChris/status/2023841808833540511](https://x.com/StonkChris/status/2023841808833540511)  


> 
> "List of retail-heavy favorites that have basically been taken out back and smoked over the past few months:

$DUOL
$HIMS
$MARA
$PATH
$PYPL
$RR
$SOUN
$U

Crowded trades + weak tape or sector = zero mercy.

What else belongs on this list?"


### Post #2 by @brian_trollz
> **Author:** Shinobi ([@brian_trollz](https://x.com/brian_trollz))  
> **Metrics:** 51 likes · 0 retweets · 8 comments · 3.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-02-17T16:04:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/brian_trollz/status/2023790676731736542](https://x.com/brian_trollz/status/2023790676731736542)  


> 
> "Oh, they lied about the MARA orphan having anything do with filters? It was a consensus invalid block because of a buggy template patch?

I'm so shocked. /s"


### Post #3 by @BSCNews
> **Author:** BSCN ([@BSCNews](https://x.com/BSCNews))  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 2 retweets · 9 comments · 2.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-02-17T20:45:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2023861422099493214](https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2023861422099493214)  


> 
> "BREAKING: BITCOIN MINER BITDEER LEADS MARA IN HASH RATE

$BTDR has surpassed $MARA to become the top publicly traded Bitcoin miner by self mining hash rate, according to 
@JPMorgan
 analysts."


### Post #4 by @GhostOfStoneyX2
> **Author:** Stoney Bitson ([@GhostOfStoneyX2](https://x.com/GhostOfStoneyX2))  
> **Metrics:** 28 likes · 2 retweets · 3 comments · 898 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-02-17T14:57:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GhostOfStoneyX2/status/2023773886404333701](https://x.com/GhostOfStoneyX2/status/2023773886404333701)  


> 
> "Rough consensus w/ BIP110 cost MARA an orphaned block.

How many slipstream transactions will it take to make up that loss?

At which point do shareholders sue MARA for dereliction of Fiduciary duty because their nonstandard transaction games are causing orphaned blocks?"


### Post #5 by @DecryptMedia
> **Author:** Decrypt ([@DecryptMedia](https://x.com/DecryptMedia))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 654 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-02-17T22:35:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DecryptMedia/status/2023888990911238307](https://x.com/DecryptMedia/status/2023888990911238307)  


> 
> "Bitcoin miner Bitdeer has overtaken MARA in terms of self-mining hash rate among publicly traded companies, according to JPMorgan analysts."


### Post #6 by @DecryptMedia
> **Author:** Decrypt ([@DecryptMedia](https://x.com/DecryptMedia))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 640 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-02-17T20:36:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DecryptMedia/status/2023859008466006294](https://x.com/DecryptMedia/status/2023859008466006294)  


> 
> "Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer Overtakes MARA, Establishing Hash Rate Lead: JPMorgan"


### Post #7 by @BitcoinMotorist
> **Author:** Motorist ┃ ([@BitcoinMotorist](https://x.com/BitcoinMotorist))  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 5 retweets · 2 comments · 446 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-02-17T14:35:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BitcoinMotorist/status/2023768361898062327](https://x.com/BitcoinMotorist/status/2023768361898062327)  


> 
> "Must have sound 
@MARA
 FAFO"


### Post #8 by @Anton__BTC
> **Author:** ANTON ([@Anton__BTC](https://x.com/Anton__BTC))  
> **Metrics:** 14 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 400 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-02-17T12:51:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Anton__BTC/status/2023742185854677485](https://x.com/Anton__BTC/status/2023742185854677485)  


> 
> "Regardless.
MARA plays stupid games."


### Post #9 by @Ned17Flanders
> **Author:** Ned17Flanders ([@Ned17Flanders](https://x.com/Ned17Flanders))  
> **Metrics:** 23 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 137 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-02-17T04:03:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Ned17Flanders/status/2023609278498828548](https://x.com/Ned17Flanders/status/2023609278498828548)  


> 
> "Hey 
@ABTC
 did you hear 
@MARA
 lost out on a block reward because they like to mine Spam?

Run Knots and BIP-110 to keep Bitcoin money."




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