# $NEAR Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — January 20, 2026

> **Asset:** $NEAR  
> **Date:** 2026-01-20 (January 20, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/near/2026-01-20  
> **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 @Cointelegraph
> **Author:** Cointelegraph ([@Cointelegraph](https://x.com/Cointelegraph))  
> **Metrics:** 1.0K likes · 204 retweets · 64 comments · 57.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T23:02:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2013748934984814903](https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2013748934984814903)  


> 
> "NEW: Grayscale has filed an S-1 with the SEC to launch the Grayscale Near Trust $NEAR."


### Post #2 by @andyyy
> **Author:** Andy ([@andyyy](https://x.com/andyyy))  
> **Metrics:** 138 likes · 7 retweets · 34 comments · 18.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T06:36:46+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/andyyy/status/2013500934043697631](https://x.com/andyyy/status/2013500934043697631)  


> 
> "Everytime I use near intents I'm just reminded how much better the onchain UX has gotten since 2020. 

Absolutely insane how easy it is now. Low slippage. Transfers in seconds across tons of chains that most don't support.

Intents was always the answer, wasn't it???"


### Post #3 by @DamiDefi
> **Author:** Dami-Defi ([@DamiDefi](https://x.com/DamiDefi))  
> **Metrics:** 270 likes · 51 retweets · 18 comments · 15.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T10:43:54+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DamiDefi/status/2013563129679229367](https://x.com/DamiDefi/status/2013563129679229367)  


> 
> "AI Coins 7D Performance

The sector is getting hammered across the board:

$ICP is the ONLY top AI coin in green with +19.35% while everything else bleeds.

$ICP : +19.35%
$FIL : -7.56%
$NEAR : -8.10%
#VIRTUAL : -8.90%
$TAO : -13.25%
$RENDER : -13.52%
$FET : -13.94%
$IP : -21.73%"


### Post #4 by @ETFhearsay
> **Author:** ETF Hearsay by Henry Jim ([@ETFhearsay](https://x.com/ETFhearsay))  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 8 retweets · 3 comments · 12.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T23:07:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ETFhearsay/status/2013750210145505379](https://x.com/ETFhearsay/status/2013750210145505379)  


> 
> "A cryptocurrency ETF by Grayscale filed, a conversion from an existing private fund they manage.

Grayscale Near Trust (NEAR)
Ticker of current fund: $GSNR

Fees: tba
Effective date: tba

NEAR coin:
near.org

Grayscale NEAR fund:
grayscale.com/private-funds#
…

GSNR"


### Post #5 by @NEARProtocol
> **Author:** NEAR Protocol ([@NEARProtocol](https://x.com/NEARProtocol))  
> **Metrics:** 92 likes · 12 retweets · 5 comments · 8.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T04:43:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2013472507722870910](https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2013472507722870910)  


> 
> "Issue 239 of the NEARWEEK Newsletter has arrived! 

Highlights:
- Intents Day kicks off at 1:30 PM EST on January 22nd
- NEARCON is rapidly approaching
- NEAR AI joins NVIDIA's inception program
- RHEA enables cross-chain lending

Check out all of the ecosystem updates"


### Post #6 by @vinibarbosabr
> **Author:** Vini Barbosa |「 thecoding 」 ([@vinibarbosabr](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr))  
> **Metrics:** 46 likes · 7 retweets · 2 comments · 5.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T12:39:42+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/2013592269769605261](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/2013592269769605261)  


> 
> "Discovering NEAR Intents was one of the things that helped to keep me interested in crypto after all these years of seeing too much vaporware, scams, regulatory takeovers, tribal/maximalism silly infightings, and also good projects failing to get attention

That's because it"


### Post #7 by @Web3GameMaster
> **Author:** soulman ([@Web3GameMaster](https://x.com/Web3GameMaster))  
> **Metrics:** 81 likes · 41 retweets · 43 comments · 4.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T18:03:47+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Web3GameMaster/status/2013673829936050449](https://x.com/Web3GameMaster/status/2013673829936050449)  


> 
> "Looking forward to #NEARCON2026 in San Francisco on Feb 23-24. 
@PhalaNetwork
 Team  will be there as well connecting with developers and researchers working on practical AI applications. 

If you’re building stuff that needs AI to actually work in production while staying"


### Post #8 by @rhea_finance
> **Author:** Rhea Finance ([@rhea_finance](https://x.com/rhea_finance))  
> **Metrics:** 29 likes · 5 retweets · 4 comments · 4.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T16:15:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/rhea_finance/status/2013646658035392629](https://x.com/rhea_finance/status/2013646658035392629)  


> 
> "Understand what RHEA delivered powered by 
@near_intents
 

To gain deeper insight into what RHEA aims to achieve, look no further than 
@andyyy
’s experience with NEAR Intents - the visions are perfectly aligned
x.com/andyyy/status/
…

1/"


### Post #9 by @oddgems
> **Author:** oddgems ⋈ ([@oddgems](https://x.com/oddgems))  
> **Metrics:** 59 likes · 7 retweets · 3 comments · 3.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T18:23:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/oddgems/status/2013678666367283492](https://x.com/oddgems/status/2013678666367283492)  


> 
> "$NEAR - Lots of respect indeed! 

It's not just about gasless cross-chain swaps, it's a complete paradigm shift. 

For me personally, 
@near_intents
 has been a watershed moment as it's going to unlock multitude of cross-chain usecases."


### Post #10 by @EliBenSasson
> **Author:** Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io ([@EliBenSasson](https://x.com/EliBenSasson))  
> **Metrics:** 65 likes · 9 retweets · 18 comments · 3.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T15:00:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2013627791036588083](https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2013627791036588083)  


> 
> "UX needs to be a focus for us if we want to mainstream blockchain.
Think of all the times you closed an app because it demanded too many click or you didn't feel like learning another UI.

In this context, the contribution of 
@NEARProtocol
 Intents to crypto is huge. 
 gud NEAR."


### Post #11 by @watchernewsx
> **Author:** Watcher.News ([@watchernewsx](https://x.com/watchernewsx))  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 3.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T22:15:52+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/watchernewsx/status/2013737265235734547](https://x.com/watchernewsx/status/2013737265235734547)  


> 
> "@Grayscale
 filed S-1 to convert its #NEAR Trust into a spot ETF on NYSE Arca, targeting regulated access to the Near Protocol ecosystem — similar playbook to BTC & ETH."


### Post #12 by @surgecodes
> **Author:** Surge (builder arc) ([@surgecodes](https://x.com/surgecodes))  
> **Metrics:** 52 likes · 7 retweets · 20 comments · 3.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T20:28:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/surgecodes/status/2013710124737564956](https://x.com/surgecodes/status/2013710124737564956)  


> 
> "stop what you're doing, it's really this easy now

npx skills add SurgeCode/near-intents-skill

one command → claude code knows how to build with near intents

this is your sign to build something with intents in oneshot (even if you dont code)

install it. break it. iterate"


### Post #13 by @Flowslikeosmo
> **Author:** Emperor Osmo ([@Flowslikeosmo](https://x.com/Flowslikeosmo))  
> **Metrics:** 25 likes · 4 retweets · 9 comments · 2.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T15:03:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Flowslikeosmo/status/2013628343481180573](https://x.com/Flowslikeosmo/status/2013628343481180573)  


> 
> "No one's really talking about this, but $NEAR Intents just saw its largest weekly trading volume since the November 2025 hype.

$677M over the past week.

A 50% increase week over week.

Data: 
@tokenterminal"


### Post #14 by @ben_kurrek
> **Author:** Ben Kurrek ([@ben_kurrek](https://x.com/ben_kurrek))  
> **Metrics:** 54 likes · 8 retweets · 15 comments · 1.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T07:39:30+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ben_kurrek/status/2013516720011387017](https://x.com/ben_kurrek/status/2013516720011387017)  


> 
> "The people have spoken.

With that being said, this isn't a trivial implementation as our data providers don't support 
@NEARProtocol
 .

Will work nights and weekends to get this out ASAP.

The future is NEAR."


### Post #15 by @defi_ayda
> **Author:** Ayda ([@defi_ayda](https://x.com/defi_ayda))  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 241 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T15:39:02+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/defi_ayda/status/2013637401499910405](https://x.com/defi_ayda/status/2013637401499910405)  


> 
> "Solana is a $1000 coin sitting at $128

Near is a $50 coin sitting at $1.52

My conviction 10x in both in 2025 

You could literally just dca BTC, SOL, NEAR (optional: ETH although I am not buying) and outperform most people in the next years

Zero memecoins and other alts needed"


### Post #16 by @meta_pool
> **Author:** Meta Pool ([@meta_pool](https://x.com/meta_pool))  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 114 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T02:15:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/meta_pool/status/2013435141356503393](https://x.com/meta_pool/status/2013435141356503393)  


> 
> "Exciting events coming up with 
@NEARLegion
! 

This weekend: thanks to the 
@build_buddies
 team, we'll be drawing a 
@srpuuul
 at the Jakarta Meetup! 

Want the details? Join us below"


### Post #17 by @rBryer23
> **Author:** R.L. ₿ryer ([@rBryer23](https://x.com/rBryer23))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 111 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T16:59:15+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/rBryer23/status/2013657589356073342](https://x.com/rBryer23/status/2013657589356073342)  


> 
> "$NEAR sub $1.25, $SOL sub $100, $BTC low $70ks by End of Quarter."


### Post #18 by @NEARWEEK
> **Author:** NEARWEEK ([@NEARWEEK](https://x.com/NEARWEEK))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 105 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T06:00:15+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2013491745518969125](https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2013491745518969125)  


> 
> "DAILY NEAR INTENTS ACTIVITY [19.01.2026]
@near_intents
 stats:
Volume: $127.810M (+208.7%)
Swaps: 133,455 (+125.1%)
Unique Users: 26,252 (+102.1%)
Fees Generated: $173,880.79 (+93.6%)
Assets/Network Supported: 135 assets across 28 blockchains

Access unstoppable liquidity and"


### Post #19 by @vinibarbosabr
> **Author:** Vini Barbosa |「 thecoding 」 ([@vinibarbosabr](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 54 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T16:23:15+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/2013648528585707601](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/2013648528585707601)  


> 
> "NEAR is also doing many other interesting things UX-wise (like the human-readable accounts at the protocol level)

That said, I see many positive contributions also coming from Starknet!
Glad to have such strong projects leading in utility"


### Post #20 by @NEARWEEK
> **Author:** NEARWEEK ([@NEARWEEK](https://x.com/NEARWEEK))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 43 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T03:00:11+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2013446429612679497](https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2013446429612679497)  


> 
> "NEAR STAKING DAILY [20.01.2026]

Daily numbers:

Biggest stake: +219,330 NEAR → ledgerbyfigment.poolv1.near
Biggest unstake: -77,615 NEAR from mintair.pool.near

Total numbers:

NEAR staked: +0.15%
Active validators: 379

Check out more data: 
near-staking.com"


### Post #21 by @vinibarbosabr
> **Author:** Vini Barbosa |「 thecoding 」 ([@vinibarbosabr](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 17 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T10:47:46+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/2013564102002565492](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/2013564102002565492)  


> 
> "are you long NEAR, sir?

tp at $1.81 or will you let it run for now?"


### Post #22 by @NEARWEEK
> **Author:** NEARWEEK ([@NEARWEEK](https://x.com/NEARWEEK))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 17 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-20T09:15:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2013540954662207559](https://x.com/NEARWEEK/status/2013540954662207559)  


> 
> "NEAR TOWNHALL JANUARY 2026 

First Townhall of the year highlighted Protocol upgrades. 
@near_intents
 scaling, Private AI infra with 
@near_ai
, Real users,  Real revenue and of course: NEARCON.

NEAR is no longer a bet, it’s a shipping stack.

Here’s why where bullish on NEAR ↯"




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