# $NEAR Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — January 08, 2026

> **Asset:** $NEAR  
> **Date:** 2026-01-08 (January 08, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/near/2026-01-08  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/near.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @DamiDefi
> **Author:** Dami-Defi ([@DamiDefi](https://x.com/DamiDefi))  
> **Metrics:** 318 likes · 65 retweets · 38 comments · 31.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T13:31:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DamiDefi/status/2009256697475600841](https://x.com/DamiDefi/status/2009256697475600841)  


> 
> "HUGE: Grayscale is quietly signaling where AI capital is being concentrated.

As of the end of day January 6, 2026, the Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund held the following basket and weightings:

$TAO | 29.88%
$NEAR | 27.31%
$RENDER | 15.05%
$FIL | 13.73%
$IP | 8.73%
$GRT | 5.30%"


### Post #2 by @JesusMartinez
> **Author:** Jesus Martinez ([@JesusMartinez](https://x.com/JesusMartinez))  
> **Metrics:** 310 likes · 58 retweets · 135 comments · 31.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T17:54:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/JesusMartinez/status/2009322933085143290](https://x.com/JesusMartinez/status/2009322933085143290)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 17  

> 
> "Here are my rankings for the top coins in Crypto right now:

 S Tier: HBAR, TAO, XRP
 A Tier: CRO, ZEC, HYPE, SOL, BNB
 B Tier: NEAR, LINK, DOGE, ADA
 C Tier: QNT, SUI, UNI
 D Tier: OP, ARB, AVAX, POL
 F Tier: APT, LTC, ATOM, SHIB, DOT

Rank your coins at"


### Post #3 by @moneygurusumit
> **Author:** Sumit Kapoor ([@moneygurusumit](https://x.com/moneygurusumit))  
> **Metrics:** 138 likes · 17 retweets · 53 comments · 11.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T04:04:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/moneygurusumit/status/2009113956712063298](https://x.com/moneygurusumit/status/2009113956712063298)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 2  

> 
> "Which of these are you still holding in 2026 ?

Memes - $PENGU + $MOG + $PEPE + $BONK + $FARTCOIN + $SPX

AI - $TAO + $RENDER + $VIRTUAL + $NEAR 

DeFi - $JUP + $ENA

L1s - $SUI + $BNB"


### Post #4 by @rhea_finance
> **Author:** Rhea Finance ([@rhea_finance](https://x.com/rhea_finance))  
> **Metrics:** 200 likes · 72 retweets · 24 comments · 8.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T13:30:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/rhea_finance/status/2009256474833248349](https://x.com/rhea_finance/status/2009256474833248349)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 16  

> 
> "RHEA V2 DEX Aggregator - LIVE

Providing the most efficient price quotes for trading $NEAR, $RHEA, and other assets listed natively or bridged to NEAR.
app.rhea.finance/swap"


### Post #5 by @NEARProtocol
> **Author:** NEAR Protocol ([@NEARProtocol](https://x.com/NEARProtocol))  
> **Metrics:** 88 likes · 10 retweets · 7 comments · 7.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T14:16:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2009267920082247851](https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2009267920082247851)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 17  

> 
> "GM, dive into issue 238 of the NEARWEEK Newsletter for all of the NEAR alpha to start the year 

Highlights: 
- NEAR Intents crossed 9B all time volume
- Hot Pay went live on NEAR AI Cloud 
- NEAR Legion to host 11 worldwide events in January
- BUIDL Europe"


### Post #6 by @auroraisnear
> **Author:** Aurora ([@auroraisnear](https://x.com/auroraisnear))  
> **Metrics:** 29 likes · 3 retweets · 4 comments · 754 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T18:00:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/auroraisnear/status/2009324253750153667](https://x.com/auroraisnear/status/2009324253750153667)  


> 
> "Pick your boost:

 Privacy by 
@NEARProtocol
 AI goals with 
@near_ai
 Multichain by 
@near_intents
Your answer in the comment section"


### Post #7 by @CryptoDiffer
> **Author:** CryptoDiffer - StandWithUkraine ([@CryptoDiffer](https://x.com/CryptoDiffer))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 696 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T09:48:45+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoDiffer/status/2009200592464564569](https://x.com/CryptoDiffer/status/2009200592464564569)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 35  

> 
> "Blockchains by Total Fees Generated in 2025

Total fees generated provide a revenue-based view of #blockchain adoption. These networks led 2025 by extracting the most value from #onchain transactions and app usage.

$TRX $SOL $ETH $BNB $BTC $ZEC $ARB $NEAR $MYTH $OP $ICP"


### Post #8 by @NEAR_tg
> **Author:** Xalf ([@NEAR_tg](https://x.com/NEAR_tg))  
> **Metrics:** 116 likes · 0 retweets · 123 comments · 629 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T06:34:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEAR_tg/status/2009151824583135328](https://x.com/NEAR_tg/status/2009151824583135328)  


> 
> "As AI-driven surveillance scales, moving assets across chains without exposing identity or strategy becomes increasingly fragile. 

Historically, cross-chain privacy meant custodial bridges, fragmented liquidity, or slow execution.
@ConfidentialLyr
 approaches this differently:"


### Post #9 by @TheRealMagyar69
> **Author:** TheRealMagyar ⥀「 ([@TheRealMagyar69](https://x.com/TheRealMagyar69))  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 3 retweets · 2 comments · 214 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T19:41:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheRealMagyar69/status/2009349801335226410](https://x.com/TheRealMagyar69/status/2009349801335226410)  


> 
> "The NEAR CLI is so easy to use, but what I love most about it is that you don't have to write or search for those damn long addresses , and you don't have to hunt down the contract address after deployment.

I just deployed the first NEAR contract that I wrote myself. This is"


### Post #10 by @NEARWEEK
> **Author:** NEARWEEK ([@NEARWEEK](https://x.com/NEARWEEK))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 120 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T03:00:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2009097778610200973](https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2009097778610200973)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 13  

> 
> "NEAR STAKING DAILY [08.01.2026]

Daily numbers:

Biggest stake: +103,471 NEAR → bisontrails.poolv1.near
Biggest unstake: -100,000 NEAR from masternode24.poolv1.near

Total numbers:

NEAR staked: +0.09%
Active validators: 376

Check out more data: 
near-staking.com"


### Post #11 by @THORSwap
> **Author:** THORSwap ([@THORSwap](https://x.com/THORSwap))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 37 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T11:59:55+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORSwap/status/2009233602979172854](https://x.com/THORSwap/status/2009233602979172854)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 33  

> 
> "Monitoring the situation: thorswap.near"


### Post #12 by @THORSwap
> **Author:** THORSwap ([@THORSwap](https://x.com/THORSwap))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 33 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-08T12:00:15+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORSwap/status/2009233688350089661](https://x.com/THORSwap/status/2009233688350089661)  


> 
> "thorswap.near"




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