# $OP Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 13, 2026 > **Asset:** $OP > **Date:** 2026-08-13 (August 13, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/op/2026-08-13 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/op.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @aave > **Author:** Aave ([@aave](https://x.com/aave)) > **Metrics:** 450 likes · 51 retweets · 31 comments · 32.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T14:41:13+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aave/status/2087912362472837421](https://x.com/aave/status/2087912362472837421) > > "Soon, @ether_fi will make Aave V4 a core part of their EtherFi Cash infrastructure. They’ll move their credit backend to a dedicated V4 instance on @Optimism , allowing over 100,000 cardholders to borrow against a range of collateral." ### Post #2 by @ether_fi > **Author:** ether.fi ([@ether_fi](https://x.com/ether_fi)) > **Metrics:** 353 likes · 37 retweets · 42 comments · 21.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T14:40:42+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ether_fi/status/2087912230822334942](https://x.com/ether_fi/status/2087912230822334942) > **Visual Note:** The image features three metallic circular emblems displaying the Aave logo, "OP" (Optimism), and the ether.fi logo, with the headline "Increasing ether.fi lending capacity." This visual reinforces the post's announcement of deploying a dedicated Aave V4 instance on Optimism to expand EtherFi Cash's borrowing power from $22M today to $500M by 2027. > > "EtherFi Cash outgrew its own lending infrastructure. So we're deploying a dedicated @aave V4 instance on @Optimism to power our card's credit backend. $22M in active borrowing today. $500M lending capacity by 2027. 70K cardholders spending against their crypto without selling" ### Post #3 by @Optimism > **Author:** Optimism ([@Optimism](https://x.com/Optimism)) > **Metrics:** 147 likes · 15 retweets · 11 comments · 19.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T14:55:15+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Optimism/status/2087915893938331750](https://x.com/Optimism/status/2087915893938331750) > **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample] > > "The credit backend behind 70K+ @ether_fi Cash cardholders is moving to a dedicated @aave V4 instance on OP Mainnet." ### Post #4 by @BSCNews > **Author:** BSCN ([@BSCNews](https://x.com/BSCNews)) > **Metrics:** 35 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 13.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T19:51:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2087990321204396200](https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2087990321204396200) > **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample] > > "Crypto card spending tops $635M in July as Base leads settlement chains @base handled $184.4 million of onchain card volume, ahead of @Optimism at $106.2 million and @solana at $84.8 million, per Paymentscan. August has already logged $285.5 million. The same monthly figure was" ### Post #5 by @BSCNews > **Author:** BSCN ([@BSCNews](https://x.com/BSCNews)) > **Metrics:** 21 likes · 2 retweets · 7 comments · 11.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T17:43:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2087958109109256386](https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2087958109109256386) > **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample] > > "EtherFi relaunches its neobank app with tokenized stocks and portfolio-backed borrowing @ether_fi 's app went live today with tokenized equities through xStocks, metals, and an Aave market on Optimism for borrowing against a full portfolio at around 4%. Ramps added more than 30" ### Post #6 by @sealaunch_ > **Author:** sealaunch intelligence ([@sealaunch_](https://x.com/sealaunch_)) > **Metrics:** 55 likes · 8 retweets · 6 comments · 5.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T17:03:37+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sealaunch_/status/2087948198690119780](https://x.com/sealaunch_/status/2087948198690119780) > > "Today @ether_fi announced a new borrow feature, built on top of @aave v4 on @Optimism , allowing users to borrow against tokenized stocks, metals and other assets. Check our article to understand the details." ### Post #7 by @Bedrock_DeFi > **Author:** Bedrock | Make BTC Productive ([@Bedrock_DeFi](https://x.com/Bedrock_DeFi)) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 9 comments · 3.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T08:30:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Bedrock_DeFi/status/2087818942161015045](https://x.com/Bedrock_DeFi/status/2087818942161015045) > **Visual Note:** The image is a promotional graphic from Bedrock announcing renewed incentives for the uniBTC/USDC market on Morpho (Base), featuring a supply interface showing a 4.19% Morpho APR with $37.56 in daily OP rewards and a TVL of $327.04K, aligning with the post's message about topping up fresh rewards for users who supply uniBTC and borrow USDC. > > "INCENTIVES RENEWED. The uniBTC / USDC market on @Morpho (Base) is topped up with fresh rewards! How it works: Supply uniBTC as collateral on Morpho (Base) Borrow USDC against your position Earn active $OP rewards distributed via @merkl_xyz Make Bitcoin" ### Post #8 by @Lyskey > **Author:** Brother Lyskey ([@Lyskey](https://x.com/Lyskey)) > **Metrics:** 29 likes · 2 retweets · 6 comments · 1.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T07:41:38+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Lyskey/status/2087806769435165105](https://x.com/Lyskey/status/2087806769435165105) > **Visual Note:** A dark-themed cryptocurrency dashboard displaying On-Chain Revenue rankings led by Starknet ($133K), followed by Aptos ($94K), TON ($77.75K), Avalanche ($62.41K), NEAR ($42.14K), Optimism ($37.51K), Cardano ($35.48K), and Stellar ($33.67K). > > "Valuation of each (FDV): > Cardano: $8B > Stellar: $8B > TON: $7B > AVAX: $2.8B > Near: $2.2B > Aptos: $680M > Optimism: $370M > Starknet: $230m Just saying." ### Post #9 by @kylejenke > **Author:** kyle jenke ([@kylejenke](https://x.com/kylejenke)) > **Metrics:** 12 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 882 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T16:17:46+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/kylejenke/status/2087936658650128655](https://x.com/kylejenke/status/2087936658650128655) > > "Team is absolutely cooking. Pattern: Toss (Korea). Bitpanda (Europe). Mitsui (Japan). Now @ether_fi upgrades its credit engine to Aave V4, live on OP Mainnet. Financial infrastructure keeps landing on @Optimism" ### Post #10 by @aave > **Author:** Aave ([@aave](https://x.com/aave)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 868 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T14:38:27+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aave/status/2087911666574938144](https://x.com/aave/status/2087911666574938144) > > "Soon, @ether_fi will make Aave V4 a critical part of their EtherFi Cash infrastructure. They’ll move the card’s credit backend to a dedicated V4 instance on @Optimism , allowing 10,000+ cardholders to borrow against a range of collateral." ### Post #11 by @tokyouxbt > **Author:** Tokyo ([@tokyouxbt](https://x.com/tokyouxbt)) > **Metrics:** 24 likes · 7 retweets · 3 comments · 720 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T07:30:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/tokyouxbt/status/2087803844462014737](https://x.com/tokyouxbt/status/2087803844462014737) > **Visual Note:** A promotional graphic showing parachutes carrying coins, labeled '$BASE Airdrop' in the top left corner. > > "How much could a $BASE airdrop actually be worth? No one knows the final numbers yet. But we can use past L2 airdrops like OP, ARB, STRK, and ZK as a rough benchmark. Across those launches: → Average reward per user: ~$1.5K → Average eligible wallets: ~770K → Average" ### Post #12 by @parkerjayp > **Author:** Parker Jay-Pachirat ([@parkerjayp](https://x.com/parkerjayp)) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 668 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T15:13:19+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/parkerjayp/status/2087920440689799564](https://x.com/parkerjayp/status/2087920440689799564) > > "EtherFi is moving its credit backend to Aave V4 on OP Mainnet, powered by @Optimism . 100,000+ active cardholders, 300,000+ accounts, and one of the largest crypto cards in the world." ### Post #13 by @Owlto_Finance > **Author:** Owlto Finance( ([@Owlto_Finance](https://x.com/Owlto_Finance)) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 515 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T11:10:06+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Owlto_Finance/status/2087859235334025667](https://x.com/Owlto_Finance/status/2087859235334025667) > > "Massive Scale. Instant Access. 12+ Chains Enabled: @RobinhoodApp @ethereum @solana @binance @base @0xPolygon @Optimism @Arbitrum @zksync @lineabuild @Scroll_ZKP @unichain 3000+ Tokens: Mainstream assets & custom contract addresses supported. 0.4s - 1s: Ultra-fast" ### Post #14 by @Optimism > **Author:** Optimism ([@Optimism](https://x.com/Optimism)) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 510 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T11:06:20+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Optimism/status/2087858283725918637](https://x.com/Optimism/status/2087858283725918637) > > "" ### Post #15 by @ArhnOne > **Author:** Arhn ([@ArhnOne](https://x.com/ArhnOne)) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 381 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T15:25:55+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ArhnOne/status/2087923613592936550](https://x.com/ArhnOne/status/2087923613592936550) > > ">> The best airdrops by year 2020 - Uniswap 2021 - DYDX 2022 - ApeCoin,Optimism,Aptos 2023 - Arbitrum,Sui,Jito,Celestia,Pyth 2024 - Hyperliquid,Jupiter,Notcoin,MLabs 2025 - Lighter,Walrus 2026 - Variational 2027 - Arcus,base 2028 - ????" ### Post #16 by @0xPumbi > **Author:** Pumbi ([@0xPumbi](https://x.com/0xPumbi)) > **Metrics:** 10 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 369 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T19:01:10+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xPumbi/status/2087977780315402433](https://x.com/0xPumbi/status/2087977780315402433) > **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample] > > "One of my all-time favorite options to recommend is @ether_fi They presented a great update today. What's new? → Trading of tokenized stocks and metals. → @Aave market integrated into @Optimism , you can make loans against your entire portfolio. → New entry and exit ramps" ### Post #17 by @0xLouz > **Author:** Lou ([@0xLouz](https://x.com/0xLouz)) > **Metrics:** 10 likes · 1 retweets · 5 comments · 327 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T17:00:53+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xLouz/status/2087947511248167311](https://x.com/0xLouz/status/2087947511248167311) > > "The figure of 100,000 for @Optimism on @aave is just the beginning, and I believe it will increase tenfold." ### Post #18 by @ttyl5h > **Author:** Secretpika (1 ETH era) ([@ttyl5h](https://x.com/ttyl5h)) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 289 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T15:47:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ttyl5h/status/2087928918254944752](https://x.com/ttyl5h/status/2087928918254944752) > > "pika forever radically optimistic always long @Optimism" ### Post #19 by @wowdrama > **Author:** DRAMA ([@wowdrama](https://x.com/wowdrama)) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 280 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T22:50:46+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wowdrama/status/2088035562317853133](https://x.com/wowdrama/status/2088035562317853133) > **Visual Note:** A text excerpt describing a proposal to re-designate 546.9M OP remaining in the User Airdrop allocation as a new Strategic Ecosystem Fund, with terms '546.9M OP remaining in the User Airdrop allocation' and 'institutions' highlighted in orange boxes. > > "I genuinely miss what @Optimism used to be..back in 2023–2024 the Optimism community felt alive - there were interesting people everywhere, you wanted to create content, contribute, join discussions and actually be part of the ecosystem $OP price isn't even the most" ### Post #20 by @blckchaindaily > **Author:** Blockchain Daily News ([@blckchaindaily](https://x.com/blckchaindaily)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 257 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T14:38:51+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/blckchaindaily/status/2087911767280087134](https://x.com/blckchaindaily/status/2087911767280087134) > > "$AAVE SAYS ETHERFI WILL MOVE ETHERFI CASH CARD CREDIT BACKEND TO DEDICATED AAVE V4 INSTANCE ON OPTIMISM FOR 10,000+ CARDHOLDERS AAVE $OP" ### Post #21 by @classborn > **Author:** Classborn ([@classborn](https://x.com/classborn)) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 189 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T04:00:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/classborn/status/2087750996072001637](https://x.com/classborn/status/2087750996072001637) > **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample] > > "Pulsechain, Polygon, Stacks, Moonbeam, Base, BSC, ETHPOW, Evmos, Fantom, Dogechain, Optimism" ### Post #22 by @GOJO_CHAIN > **Author:** 고조 체인 ([@GOJO_CHAIN](https://x.com/GOJO_CHAIN)) > **Metrics:** 12 likes · 1 retweets · 6 comments · 182 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T16:55:52+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GOJO_CHAIN/status/2087946249932886113](https://x.com/GOJO_CHAIN/status/2087946249932886113) > > "나는 이미 미리 예상했어, 그날이 오면 어떻게 될지 두고 보자고 @aave @Optimism" ### Post #23 by @OnTheBitcoin > **Author:** On The Bitcoin ([@OnTheBitcoin](https://x.com/OnTheBitcoin)) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 179 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T05:29:36+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/OnTheBitcoin/status/2087773545908908496](https://x.com/OnTheBitcoin/status/2087773545908908496) > > "Ink is Kraken’s high-performance Ethereum L2 on the OP Stack, built as the DeFi home of the Superchain. 1-second blocks, sub-cent gas, seamless Kraken bridging, and full self-custody. Velodrome, Tydro, and Nado power deep liquidity, stacked yields, and CEX-speed trading." ### Post #24 by @op_catBTC > **Author:** op cat ([@op_catBTC](https://x.com/op_catBTC)) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 3 retweets · 2 comments · 142 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T14:23:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/op_catBTC/status/2087907965663690960](https://x.com/op_catBTC/status/2087907965663690960) > > "1st batch of $BTC rewards have been successfully distributed to $OP _CAT holders." ### Post #25 by @solidrpc > **Author:** SolidRPC ([@solidrpc](https://x.com/solidrpc)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 51 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T10:56:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/solidrpc/status/2087855686466040258](https://x.com/solidrpc/status/2087855686466040258) > > "Need RPC for development or wallet traffic without creating an account? SolidRPC provides keyless public HTTPS endpoints for Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche and Robinhood Chain. No API key required." ### Post #26 by @Optimism > **Author:** Optimism ([@Optimism](https://x.com/Optimism)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 27 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T15:07:13+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Optimism/status/2087918907965198766](https://x.com/Optimism/status/2087918907965198766) > > "Outsized growth (crushing it) is a good problem to have." ### Post #27 by @Btcniumowang > **Author:** 牛魔王 | OP_CAT ([@Btcniumowang](https://x.com/Btcniumowang)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 6 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T06:28:54+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Btcniumowang/status/2087788468189425750](https://x.com/Btcniumowang/status/2087788468189425750) > > "YARD确实够格 观察很到位" ### Post #28 by @NKLinhzk > **Author:** Lynn ([@NKLinhzk](https://x.com/NKLinhzk)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-13T07:40:05+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NKLinhzk/status/2087806381646807123](https://x.com/NKLinhzk/status/2087806381646807123) > > "can optimism sustain that utilization" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*