# $NEAR Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — January 17, 2026

> **Asset:** $NEAR  
> **Date:** 2026-01-17 (January 17, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/near/2026-01-17  
> **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 @CryptoMichNL
> **Author:** Michaël van de Poppe ([@CryptoMichNL](https://x.com/CryptoMichNL))  
> **Metrics:** 171 likes · 17 retweets · 36 comments · 18.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-17T13:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoMichNL/status/2012510216517021934](https://x.com/CryptoMichNL/status/2012510216517021934)  


> 
> "I've been using AI significantly more over the past months as the impact of it is astronomical. 

I discussed this with $NEAR founder 
@ilblackdragon
 on the podcast 
@new_era_finance
.

He believes that everything will be changed in 2027 through AI.

Watch it here:"


### Post #2 by @moneygurusumit
> **Author:** Sumit Kapoor ([@moneygurusumit](https://x.com/moneygurusumit))  
> **Metrics:** 110 likes · 21 retweets · 41 comments · 11.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-17T02:46:44+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/moneygurusumit/status/2012355882164568567](https://x.com/moneygurusumit/status/2012355882164568567)  


> 
> "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 #3 by @CryptoPatel
> **Author:** Crypto Patel ([@CryptoPatel](https://x.com/CryptoPatel))  
> **Metrics:** 234 likes · 17 retweets · 13 comments · 10.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-17T15:30:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoPatel/status/2012547965286580618](https://x.com/CryptoPatel/status/2012547965286580618)  


> 
> "$NEAR Protocol: The 3,000% Setup Nobody Is Talking About

Multi-year descending Wedge Forming Since 2021 ATH. Currently at $1.78, sitting on 0.786 Fib + Bullish Trendline Support.

 Breakout > $5
 Targets: $21 (ATH) → $48+ (Full Extension)
 Invalidation: Weekly Close <"


### Post #4 by @ilblackdragon
> **Author:** Illia (root.near) ( ([@ilblackdragon](https://x.com/ilblackdragon))  
> **Metrics:** 117 likes · 14 retweets · 11 comments · 4.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-17T12:56:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ilblackdragon/status/2012509284525822267](https://x.com/ilblackdragon/status/2012509284525822267)  


> 
> "Indexing is the most annoying task in smart contract building.

Check out how you can use 
@goldskyio
 to index and denormalize data for all of your NEAR use cases."


### Post #5 by @NEARWEEK
> **Author:** NEARWEEK ([@NEARWEEK](https://x.com/NEARWEEK))  
> **Metrics:** 18 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 322 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-17T10:50:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2012477520130486301](https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2012477520130486301)  


> 
> "From co-authoring 'Attention is All You Need' to building privacy preserving AI systems 
@NEARProtocol
.

Absolute legend 
@ilblackdragon
."


### Post #6 by @NEARWEEK
> **Author:** NEARWEEK ([@NEARWEEK](https://x.com/NEARWEEK))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 124 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-17T06:00:10+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2012404560074072169](https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2012404560074072169)  


> 
> "DAILY NEAR INTENTS ACTIVITY [16.01.2026]
@near_intents
 stats:
Volume: $113.634M (+14.0%)
Swaps: 57,787 (+30.2%)
Unique Users: 13,538 (+23.2%)
Fees Generated: $140,667.66 (+9.4%)
Assets/Network Supported: 135 assets across 28 blockchains

Access unstoppable liquidity and swap"


### Post #7 by @BitNikita_
> **Author:** N P ([@BitNikita_](https://x.com/BitNikita_))  
> **Metrics:** 102 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 76 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-17T15:55:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BitNikita_/status/2012554372966662385](https://x.com/BitNikita_/status/2012554372966662385)  


> 
> "#NEAR #BLACKDRAGON #NEARProtocol"


### Post #8 by @NEARWEEK
> **Author:** NEARWEEK ([@NEARWEEK](https://x.com/NEARWEEK))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 69 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-17T03:00:11+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2012359266665939418](https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2012359266665939418)  


> 
> "NEAR STAKING DAILY [17.01.2026]

Daily numbers:

Biggest stake: +230,000 NEAR → bisontrails2.poolv1.near
Biggest unstake: -478,800 NEAR from stakecapitalgroup.poolv1.near

Total numbers:

NEAR staked: -0.00%
Active validators: 377

Check out more data: 
near-staking.com"


### Post #9 by @0xKot40
> **Author:** Kot40 ([@0xKot40](https://x.com/0xKot40))  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 62 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-17T15:40:30+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xKot40/status/2012550605521269059](https://x.com/0xKot40/status/2012550605521269059)  


> 
> "Decided to get back into trading and opened a few positions.
Some in the green, some in the red, but thats the real process.
You only improve by being in the market and taking real swings.

Current positions:
XRP long
ETH long
LTC long
NEAR long
SOL long

Trying to improve my"


### Post #10 by @cryptoking_nl
> **Author:** Crypto NL ([@cryptoking_nl](https://x.com/cryptoking_nl))  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 3 retweets · 4 comments · 40 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-17T19:10:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cryptoking_nl/status/2012603415570878912](https://x.com/cryptoking_nl/status/2012603415570878912)  


> 
> "$NEAR is trying to break out. Let’s get the volume for a strong move."




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