# $NEAR Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 02, 2026 > **Asset:** $NEAR > **Date:** 2026-08-02 (August 02, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/near/2026-08-02 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/near.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @NEARProtocol > **Author:** NEAR Protocol ([@NEARProtocol](https://x.com/NEARProtocol)) > **Metrics:** 449 likes · 68 retweets · 15 comments · 122.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T00:58:17+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2083718998345023656](https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2083718998345023656) > > "What NEAR shipped last month: ✦ NEAR Intents crossed $24B+ in all-time volume. ✦ NEAR Protocol 2.13 upgrade brought quantum-safe signing, dynamic resharding, and more live to mainnet. ✦ NEAR staking for NEAR AI compute went live. ✦ IronClaw 1.0 went live. ✦ Confidential" ### Post #2 by @NEARProtocol > **Author:** NEAR Protocol ([@NEARProtocol](https://x.com/NEARProtocol)) > **Metrics:** 307 likes · 53 retweets · 12 comments · 89.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T16:35:37+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2083954884450070762](https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2083954884450070762) > **Visual Note:** A NEAR Protocol announcement graphic featuring a stylized "N" logo in the top-left corner, displaying the headline "Announcing Quantum-Resistance and Dynamic Resharding" and the subtitle "NEAR Protocol 2.13 Mainnet Upgrade" against a dark background with sweeping green and blue gradient curves. The image serves as the official announcement banner for the nearcore 2.13 release, visually promoting the two featured upgrades—FIPS-204 quantum-resistant signing and dynamic resharding—highlighted in the accompanying post. > > "The most recent nearcore 2.13 release included two major protocol upgrades to enhance NEAR’s cryptographic durability and capacity. FIPS-204 signing defends accounts against quantum attack. Dynamic resharding removes the manual coordination required to add throughput. Both live" ### Post #3 by @CryptoTony__ > **Author:** Crypto Tony ([@CryptoTony__](https://x.com/CryptoTony__)) > **Metrics:** 108 likes · 5 retweets · 20 comments · 17.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T09:48:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoTony__/status/2083852304730505662](https://x.com/CryptoTony__/status/2083852304730505662) > **Visual Note:** A TradingView chart for the NEAR/USD (NEARUSDT Perpetual Contract) trading pair on Binance shows price action between July 19 and early August 2026, with a hand-drawn white arrow indicating a planned short position—rising from approximately $1.73 to a resistance level near $1.77 before an anticipated drop—aligned with the post's message to "look for shorts" as price rallies into resistance. > > "$NEAR / $USD - Update The leg up is coming soon to look for shorts on. Patience once again." ### Post #4 by @SatoshiFlipper > **Author:** Satoshi Flipper ([@SatoshiFlipper](https://x.com/SatoshiFlipper)) > **Metrics:** 42 likes · 3 retweets · 5 comments · 10.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T18:23:58+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SatoshiFlipper/status/2083982154602594628](https://x.com/SatoshiFlipper/status/2083982154602594628) > **Visual Note:** A Binance 8-hour candlestick chart of NEAR/USDT shows the price testing a descending channel support near $1.70, marked with a red "X" at a potential bottom, while a green arrow projects a breakout toward the $3 resistance level, illustrating the post's question about whether this marks the bottom for NEAR. > > "$NEAR /usdt 8 hour was that bottom for $NEAR ?" ### Post #5 by @BTC2168 > **Author:** Crypto雪爷 ([@BTC2168](https://x.com/BTC2168)) > **Metrics:** 10 likes · 0 retweets · 18 comments · 9.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T01:22:09+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BTC2168/status/2083725004194410890](https://x.com/BTC2168/status/2083725004194410890) > **Visual Note:** A mobile trading app screenshot showing AI-powered crypto analysis for BTC at $63,012.17 and ETH at $1,856, with 100% "shock" (震盪/oscillation) signals for both, illustrating the intraday market analysis referenced in the post about seeking support to go long on BTC and ETH. > > "#BTC #ETH Intraday Analysis The following chart can be used as reference #NEAR Took some spot positions. Those who are steady can look for support to go long" ### Post #6 by @KongBTC > **Author:** Kong Trading ([@KongBTC](https://x.com/KongBTC)) > **Metrics:** 92 likes · 3 retweets · 70 comments · 9.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T16:00:01+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/KongBTC/status/2083945925282849015](https://x.com/KongBTC/status/2083945925282849015) > **Visual Note:** The image displays key performance metrics for NEAR Protocol, highlighting 100% uptime since launch, 100K transactions per second, 5M+ daily transactions, 48M+ monthly active users, $544M total funding raised, $650M+ stablecoin supply, 98% token unlocked, and 46% $NEAR supply staked. The graphic visually reinforces the post's claims about NEAR Protocol's existing scale and adoption, showcasing the platform's live statistics rather than future projections. > > "48M+ monthly users isn't a roadmap promise @NEARProtocol is already processing over 5M transactions a day with 100% uptime since launch Add $650M+ in stablecoins and 46% of the $NEAR supply staked The scale is already here" ### Post #7 by @LunarCrush > **Author:** LunarCrush ([@LunarCrush](https://x.com/LunarCrush)) > **Metrics:** 18 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 8.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T03:56:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LunarCrush/status/2083763720908574878](https://x.com/LunarCrush/status/2083763720908574878) > > "AI tokens ride the AI mega-trend. AI is the internet's #14 topic (743M engagements) On-chain that spills into $TAO , $RENDER , $FET , $NEAR When AI trends, the tokens catch the current The narrative is the asset." ### Post #8 by @dens_club > **Author:** Đecentralized Člub © ([@dens_club](https://x.com/dens_club)) > **Metrics:** 83 likes · 7 retweets · 68 comments · 7.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T15:42:01+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083941399163240758](https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083941399163240758) > **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample] > > "ADA LEADS WHILE THE REST OF THE MARKET SITS IN A HOLDING PATTERN DeFi: $AAVE $88–$98 $UNI $3.90–$4.50 $ENA $0.082–$0.095 $HYPE $49–$56 RWA: $ONDO $0.37–$0.42 $LINK $7.90–$8.70 $MKR $1,750–$1,950 AI / Compute: $TAO $185–$205 $NEAR $1.60–$1.85 $SUI $0.65–$0.75 Capital is not" ### Post #9 by @dens_club > **Author:** Đecentralized Člub © ([@dens_club](https://x.com/dens_club)) > **Metrics:** 86 likes · 5 retweets · 43 comments · 7.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T13:19:22+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083905499041550384](https://x.com/dens_club/status/2083905499041550384) > **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample] > > "RELATIVE VALUE STILL CLEAR WHILE THE REST OF THE TAPE STAYS DEAD $NEAR $1.70–6.50 $INJ $4.90–18 $APT $0.55–2.40 $ATOM $1.25–4.80 $DOT $0.80–3.10 $ICP $2.05–7.80 $FIL $0.70–2.90 $PENDLE $2.30–8.50 Market is still selective. Capital is not rotating broadly; it is sitting in" ### Post #10 by @zerokn0wledge_ > **Author:** zerokn0wledge.hl ([@zerokn0wledge_](https://x.com/zerokn0wledge_)) > **Metrics:** 52 likes · 6 retweets · 16 comments · 6.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T11:53:22+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/zerokn0wledge_/status/2083883855975473360](https://x.com/zerokn0wledge_/status/2083883855975473360) > > "August is gonna be a big month. The pipeline is so damn full that I might melt some faces. Lemme give a smol teaser: Tech of crypto projects that I’m leveraging rn for AI builds or where I’m building onchain: - @solana - @NEARProtocol - @SentientAGI - @RobinhoodCrypto (RH" ### Post #11 by @BTC2168 > **Author:** Crypto雪爷 ([@BTC2168](https://x.com/BTC2168)) > **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 15 comments · 5.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T04:26:48+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BTC2168/status/2083771473991446858](https://x.com/BTC2168/status/2083771473991446858) > **Visual Note:** A Binance candlestick chart of WLD/USDT showing a current price of 0.3118, down 2.26% with a 24-hour volume of 1.419B USDT and a high of 0.7229, visually supporting the post about recent WLD purchases and a recent price surge followed by a pullback. > > "#WLD Looks like it'll pump a bit too. Anyway, it's all gambling Went out to play today. Today I bought spot #NEAR #WLD We'll check the results next week. Hehe!" ### Post #12 by @watchingmarkets > **Author:** Market Watcher ([@watchingmarkets](https://x.com/watchingmarkets)) > **Metrics:** 17 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 4.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T04:58:57+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/watchingmarkets/status/2083779563507822702](https://x.com/watchingmarkets/status/2083779563507822702) > **Visual Note:** A candlestick chart of NEAR/USDT on a daily timeframe shows the price at 1,712 USDT (+2.27%), with a descending triangle pattern forming as the price consolidates between a falling red resistance trendline from ~3,000 and a horizontal green support base near 1,680. > > "$NEAR (1D)" ### Post #13 by @TimeFreedomROB > **Author:** Time Freedom ([@TimeFreedomROB](https://x.com/TimeFreedomROB)) > **Metrics:** 44 likes · 5 retweets · 1 comments · 2.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T15:41:58+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TimeFreedomROB/status/2083941383740518481](https://x.com/TimeFreedomROB/status/2083941383740518481) > **Visual Note:** This TradingView chart shows the NEAR Protocol price action and indicators, with a projected bull run from $1.6992 to $112.0773 by July 2026, aligning with the post's Elliott Wave analysis. > > "$NEAR 1W Wave 2 almost complete - Elliott Wave Count" ### Post #14 by @TakePr0fitN0w > **Author:** @TakeProfitNow ([@TakePr0fitN0w](https://x.com/TakePr0fitN0w)) > **Metrics:** 73 likes · 8 retweets · 7 comments · 1.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T21:03:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TakePr0fitN0w/status/2084022174549987421](https://x.com/TakePr0fitN0w/status/2084022174549987421) > **Visual Note:** A NEAR/USD weekly chart on TradingView displays a multi-year "buyer zone" highlighted at the $2.57 level, where price has repeatedly accumulated (shown by the red/teal volume profile) since 2022, capped by a descending red trendline labeled "breakout." A large green arrow projects a "+2,700% MOVE" toward $22.008, illustrating the post's thesis that NEAR breaking its multi-year downtrend resistance would dramatically alter the chart's structure. > > "$NEAR has spent years doing one thing. Building a base. Now look at the structure. A multi-year buyer zone has held through every sell-off. The descending resistance that capped every rally is finally within reach. Once that trendline breaks, the chart changes completely." ### Post #15 by @haenko21 > **Author:** haenko(⋈, ([@haenko21](https://x.com/haenko21)) > **Metrics:** 64 likes · 4 retweets · 4 comments · 1.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T13:55:15+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/haenko21/status/2083914526802473055](https://x.com/haenko21/status/2083914526802473055) > **Visual Note:** The image displays a "Farmed" NEAR wallet dashboard showing $0.00 in monthly farmed credits (never synced), a wallet balance of 3.48 NEAR, and 0.00 NEAR staked with options to Stake NEAR or Unstake. It visually represents the staking mechanism described in the post, where users convert NEAR into monthly credits for accessing NEAR AI's confidential inference and IronClaw agent hosting services across 43 models from providers like Anthropic and OpenAI. > > "NEAR AI still takes a card like any other AI service. It now also takes a stake in $NEAR , and that path works differently. You stake, and it converts into monthly credits for confidential inference and for hosting IronClaw agents. 43 models sit behind it, Anthropic, OpenAI and" ### Post #16 by @wick_btc > **Author:** Wick ([@wick_btc](https://x.com/wick_btc)) > **Metrics:** 17 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 1.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T14:30:35+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wick_btc/status/2083923420861862181](https://x.com/wick_btc/status/2083923420861862181) > **Visual Note:** A TradingView candlestick chart for 'NEAR / TetherUS PERPETUAL CONTRACT · 1D · Binance' dated Aug 02, 2026, displaying technical analysis patterns labeled 'Structure 1', 'Structure 2', and a 'Relief rally target' with a 'Buy range 1.450-1.500'. > > "$NEAR is currently repeating a structure that has already played out before. The chart compares Structure 1 with the current Structure 2, and so far the price action continues to respect the same rhythm. My expectation is: Buy range: $1.45–$1.50 From there, a short-term relief" ### Post #17 by @NEARLegion > **Author:** NEAR Legion ([@NEARLegion](https://x.com/NEARLegion)) > **Metrics:** 48 likes · 8 retweets · 0 comments · 1.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T18:21:29+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARLegion/status/2083981528342950153](https://x.com/NEARLegion/status/2083981528342950153) > **Visual Note:** A stylized graphic of a white open envelope with black letters 'NM' emerging from it, set against a bright green background. > > "Your NEAR wallet is now an email inbox. alice.near → alice@near.email No signup. No password. Verifiable privacy. Powered by OutLayer, Get yours ↓" ### Post #18 by @NEARLegion > **Author:** NEAR Legion ([@NEARLegion](https://x.com/NEARLegion)) > **Metrics:** 39 likes · 3 retweets · 1 comments · 1.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T13:00:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARLegion/status/2083900631161663752](https://x.com/NEARLegion/status/2083900631161663752) > **Visual Note:** A 3D-rendered logo featuring a stylized letter "M" or infinity-like symbol in glossy teal and iridescent tones against a solid black background. > > "" ### Post #19 by @EnochsDegenCrib > **Author:** Enoch Kinda Crazy ([@EnochsDegenCrib](https://x.com/EnochsDegenCrib)) > **Metrics:** 19 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 1.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T22:01:52+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EnochsDegenCrib/status/2084036989515440552](https://x.com/EnochsDegenCrib/status/2084036989515440552) > > "We are $near the bottom, its $useless to fade crypto. Buy $render and chill" ### Post #20 by @NEARLegion > **Author:** NEAR Legion ([@NEARLegion](https://x.com/NEARLegion)) > **Metrics:** 19 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 830 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T10:08:55+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARLegion/status/2083857568896868534](https://x.com/NEARLegion/status/2083857568896868534) > **Visual Note:** A promotional graphic for near AI featuring an abstract organic sculpture made of white spheres and stone-like textures on the left, with the tagline 'Start the loop.' and a 'STAKE NOW' button. Faint text in the background reads 'STAKING' and 'STAKING FOR NEAR AI'. > > "Stake NEAR. Run confidential inference. Deploy IronClaw agents. $NEAR is AI money." ### Post #21 by @nearstatsorg > **Author:** NearStats ([@nearstatsorg](https://x.com/nearstatsorg)) > **Metrics:** 19 likes · 3 retweets · 2 comments · 719 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T17:14:09+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/nearstatsorg/status/2083964584432435223](https://x.com/nearstatsorg/status/2083964584432435223) > **Visual Note:** A cryptocurrency dashboard for NEAR stats shows $NEAR gained 1.5% with $121.3M spot volume, listing price at $1.70, 24H spot volume at $121.3M, and 7D buybacks at $99.0K, dated Aug 2, 2026 17:13 UTC, from nearstats.org/price. > > "$NEAR is up 1.5% with $121.3M in spot volume Over $99.0K has been bought back in the last 7 days" ### Post #22 by @nearstatsorg > **Author:** NearStats ([@nearstatsorg](https://x.com/nearstatsorg)) > **Metrics:** 31 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 714 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T00:46:18+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/nearstatsorg/status/2083715983072510134](https://x.com/nearstatsorg/status/2083715983072510134) > **Visual Note:** A dark-themed dashboard showing 'CROSSCHAIN DEX VOLUME · LAST 7 DAYS' with NEAR Intents at $422.6M leading THORChain ($224.6M) and Chainflip ($81.1M), sourced from NearStats.org. > > "Field check: NEAR Intents did $422.6M in crosschain volume this week That's 1.9x THORChain per @DefiLlama" ### Post #23 by @nearstatsorg > **Author:** NearStats ([@nearstatsorg](https://x.com/nearstatsorg)) > **Metrics:** 29 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 618 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T23:14:38+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/nearstatsorg/status/2084055301259415918](https://x.com/nearstatsorg/status/2084055301259415918) > **Visual Note:** A dark-themed infographic from NearStats.org shows "Crosschain DEX Volume • Last 7 Days," highlighting NEAR Intents at $432.4M—nearly 3x THORChain's $150.3M and far ahead of Chainflip's $72.5M. The chart visually reinforces the post's claim of NEAR Intents dominating crosschain trading volume. > > "This week's crosschain board belongs to NEAR Intents. $432.4M traded 2.9x THORChain per @DefiLlama" ### Post #24 by @NEARLegion > **Author:** NEAR Legion ([@NEARLegion](https://x.com/NEARLegion)) > **Metrics:** 19 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 598 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T21:00:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARLegion/status/2084021419336253662](https://x.com/NEARLegion/status/2084021419336253662) > **Visual Note:** Promotional graphic for the 'NEAR Milestone Incentive Program' on near.com, showing a current price of 3.33 and a $70M+ TVL target with 333,333 tokens for Drop 1. > > "ICYMI, NEAR has launched a smarter incentive model with NEAR@3.33 for near(.)com users. $70M TVL milestone unlocks the tokens for community 3-day $3.33 VWAP = they become real $NEAR 1:1" ### Post #25 by @We_R_Crypto > **Author:** Collide ([@We_R_Crypto](https://x.com/We_R_Crypto)) > **Metrics:** 25 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 530 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T14:33:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/We_R_Crypto/status/2083924027802853731](https://x.com/We_R_Crypto/status/2083924027802853731) > **Visual Note:** Split-screen logo graphic showing a metallic "N" logo on a green background on the left and "Collide" with a metallic "C" on a blue circuit-board background on the right. > > "INSIGHTS NEAR sits at the intersection of scalability, AI tooling and developer accessibility. That combination is rare. Technology is competitive; sustained ecosystem traction will decide whether it becomes a top-tier platform or remains a strong mid-tier contender." ### Post #26 by @nearstatsorg > **Author:** NearStats ([@nearstatsorg](https://x.com/nearstatsorg)) > **Metrics:** 11 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 503 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T04:15:03+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/nearstatsorg/status/2083768517912875013](https://x.com/nearstatsorg/status/2083768517912875013) > **Visual Note:** A NearStats dashboard shows $31.1M in confidential TVL parked on NEAR Intents, with a prominent Zcash 30D volume of $75.0M—matching the post's claim that ZEC represents 8.7% of all chain volume ($863.1M) over the 30-day window. > > "Confidential flow keeps real size on NEAR Intents. $75.0M routed through Zcash over 30 days 8.7% of ALL volume" ### Post #27 by @ScopeDefi > **Author:** The Scope De-Fi ([@ScopeDefi](https://x.com/ScopeDefi)) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 324 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T22:45:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ScopeDefi/status/2084047843120079170](https://x.com/ScopeDefi/status/2084047843120079170) > **Visual Note:** A sleek black robotic figure with glowing orange accents and illuminated blue circular ports on its shoulders, set against a dark background. > > "Which altcoin comes to mind when you think about solid fundermentals? $ICP $TAO $RMV $XLM $XMR $NEAR $ONDO Let us know below" ### Post #28 by @NEARProtocol > **Author:** NEAR Protocol ([@NEARProtocol](https://x.com/NEARProtocol)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 27 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T00:57:51+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2083718888886337961](https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2083718888886337961) > > "What NEAR shipped last month: ✦ NEAR Intents crossed $24B+ in all-time volume. ✦ NEAR Protocol 2.13 mainnet upgrade brought quantum-safe signing, dynamic resharding, and more live to mainnet. ✦ NEAR staking for NEAR AI compute went live. ✦ IronClaw 1.0 went live. ✦" ### Post #29 by @ZuziLong > **Author:** zuzilong.eth ([@ZuziLong](https://x.com/ZuziLong)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T03:05:18+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ZuziLong/status/2083750963110965712](https://x.com/ZuziLong/status/2083750963110965712) > **Visual Note:** A TradingView chart of STRK / TetherUS on Binance showing a 1.69% price increase with the current price at 0.02461 and a market sell level marked at 0.02462. > > "Đâm lao rồi phải theo lao thôi $STRK vs vs $NEAR Cuối tuần vui vẽ nha ACE" ### Post #30 by @0xSprite_ > **Author:** 𝕊𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 ([@0xSprite_](https://x.com/0xSprite_)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments > **Posted:** 2026-08-02T10:30:18+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xSprite_/status/2083862949115158798](https://x.com/0xSprite_/status/2083862949115158798) > > "$NEAR looks primed for a squeeze" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*