# $PERP Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — January 07, 2026

> **Asset:** $PERP  
> **Date:** 2026-01-07 (January 07, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/perp/2026-01-07  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/perp.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @0xAbhiP
> **Author:** Abhi | AP Collective ([@0xAbhiP](https://x.com/0xAbhiP))  
> **Metrics:** 366 likes · 24 retweets · 199 comments · 16.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T08:50:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xAbhiP/status/2008823584375165182](https://x.com/0xAbhiP/status/2008823584375165182)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 36  

> 
> "20 Perp Platforms to Farm in 2026

1) Variational
2) Hyperliquid
3) Paradex
4) Aster
5) Extended
6) Lighter
7) StandX
8) Pacifica
9) GRVT
10) edgeX
11) Nado
12) ApeX Omni
13) dYdX
14) Raydium
15) Ostium
16) GMX
17) Ethereal
18) Hibachi
19) Cascade
20) Vest Exchange"


### Post #2 by @rinne_hl
> **Author:** rinne ([@rinne_hl](https://x.com/rinne_hl))  
> **Metrics:** 144 likes · 4 retweets · 52 comments · 13.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T08:54:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/rinne_hl/status/2008824459927658663](https://x.com/rinne_hl/status/2008824459927658663)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 45  

> 
> "You need big capital to farm perp airdrops—totally bullsh!t!

I farmed 170(worth ~$8k)  
@variational_io
 points with just $150. Yes just $150. 

> be early
> take advantage of the 0 fees 
> follow the right people: 
@onchainmonk
, 
@fiyalkin
 
> take some time to learn strategies and"


### Post #3 by @Cryptofly777
> **Author:** Linda ([@Cryptofly777](https://x.com/Cryptofly777))  
> **Metrics:** 196 likes · 34 retweets · 19 comments · 6.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T17:42:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Cryptofly777/status/2008957302968340660](https://x.com/Cryptofly777/status/2008957302968340660)  


> 
> "Perp trading crypto is how traders multiply gains fast.

This video shows:

- How it works on 
@strikeperps
 
- How to long & short the market
- How to use leverage responsibly
- How to provide liquidity 
- Where the risks are & the best ways to manage them so you don’t get rekt!"


### Post #4 by @0xAladdinPrince
> **Author:** Aladdin.Prince|Bird ([@0xAladdinPrince](https://x.com/0xAladdinPrince))  
> **Metrics:** 31 likes · 0 retweets · 32 comments · 5.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T05:45:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xAladdinPrince/status/2008776866094879199](https://x.com/0xAladdinPrince/status/2008776866094879199)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 21  

> 
> "加密行情好转，Perp dex 平台又开始 FOMO 起来了，我在 
@StandX_Official
 平台的 Holder 积分终于突破了30万。

不过，Standx 平台的 Kaito 榜单，竞争非常激烈，第一季 1月10日就结束了，大家都在冲刺。

我的 
@StandX_Official
 排名这几天下滑很厉害，一天下降好几名，是时候加油冲刺一把了。"


### Post #5 by @Lyskey
> **Author:** Brother Lyskey ([@Lyskey](https://x.com/Lyskey))  
> **Metrics:** 35 likes · 12 retweets · 14 comments · 2.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T06:09:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Lyskey/status/2008783143256416605](https://x.com/Lyskey/status/2008783143256416605)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 14  

> 
> "The biggest winner of the Lighter TGE? StarkWare/Starknet.

Every Perp powered by it has been up only since then:

> Extended: ~$1B → >$1.5B daily volume
> Paradex: ~$1B → >$1.5B
> edgeX: ~$2B → ~$3B

That means StarkWare now powers ~20% of the entire Perp market, with over"


### Post #6 by @Doonbo_artist
> **Author:** Doonbo|MemeMax ([@Doonbo_artist](https://x.com/Doonbo_artist))  
> **Metrics:** 77 likes · 11 retweets · 67 comments · 1.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T04:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Doonbo_artist/status/2008750441316970730](https://x.com/Doonbo_artist/status/2008750441316970730)  


> 
> "[
@MemeMax_Fi
 ] Before being deployed in real combat, first practice in the playground

This teaser released by MemeMax conveys the message that even legendary traders need a training ground before heading into the battlefield

Yep, MemeMax's Perps demo release is imminent lol"


### Post #7 by @CoinmasterPeace
> **Author:** Twohwang ([@CoinmasterPeace](https://x.com/CoinmasterPeace))  
> **Metrics:** 135 likes · 0 retweets · 126 comments · 1.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T02:42:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CoinmasterPeace/status/2008730810829205887](https://x.com/CoinmasterPeace/status/2008730810829205887)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 43  

> 
> "Can StandX, the Holy One of Perp DEX, bring them down?

As many Perp DEXs achieve success, attention is naturally focusing on 
@StandX_Official
 as well. If we're talking about the most successful Perp DEX over the past year, it would of course be Hyperliquid, followed by Aster"


### Post #8 by @ruixyz
> **Author:** rui ([@ruixyz](https://x.com/ruixyz))  
> **Metrics:** 21 likes · 3 retweets · 6 comments · 541 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T19:49:02+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ruixyz/status/2008989274692100200](https://x.com/ruixyz/status/2008989274692100200)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 28  

> 
> "product wisdom from my TikTok PM days, 
now translated to Perp DEX building:

- your real competitor isn't another DEX, it's every app fighting for attention.
people's attention is brutally fragmented. tiktok weren't compete with youtube, it competes with news, games, shopping"


### Post #9 by @NKLinhzk
> **Author:** nklinh.eth ([@NKLinhzk](https://x.com/NKLinhzk))  
> **Metrics:** 58 likes · 0 retweets · 67 comments · 484 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T05:52:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NKLinhzk/status/2008778778244509816](https://x.com/NKLinhzk/status/2008778778244509816)  


> 
> "most perp dexes just let ur margin sit there rotting until u get liquidated lmao... efficient capital is basically dead in defi rn.

saw what 
@StandX_Official
 is cooking and it’s actually using delta-neutral hedging properly?

like u mint $DUSD and it auto-hedges with short perps"


### Post #10 by @luong4101992
> **Author:** nbaluong ([@luong4101992](https://x.com/luong4101992))  
> **Metrics:** 71 likes · 0 retweets · 77 comments · 329 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T01:06:27+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/luong4101992/status/2008706763391111371](https://x.com/luong4101992/status/2008706763391111371)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 37  

> 
> "Good Morning Legend!

I’ve recently been looking into 
@PerceptronNTWK
; a decentralized AI infrastructure (DePIN) project worth paying attention to.

Perceptron is building a global data mesh where users contribute data and idle bandwidth to help train AI agents and models and are"


### Post #11 by @0xVaha
> **Author:** vaha ([@0xVaha](https://x.com/0xVaha))  
> **Metrics:** 43 likes · 0 retweets · 46 comments · 247 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T08:39:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xVaha/status/2008820789458481549](https://x.com/0xVaha/status/2008820789458481549)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 37  

> 
> "orderly went from builder infrastructure to no code accessible in 2025

the bootstrap problem for perp exchanges is real: need liquidity to get traders, need traders to get liquidity
@OrderlyNetwork
 's been solving this since 2022. start of 2025: $90B processed, 34 builders,"


### Post #12 by @0xBasher
> **Author:** Basher ([@0xBasher](https://x.com/0xBasher))  
> **Metrics:** 22 likes · 0 retweets · 17 comments · 196 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T17:29:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xBasher/status/2008954086423396438](https://x.com/0xBasher/status/2008954086423396438)  


> 
> "Moni just dropped a shortlist of Perp DEXs where points can actually turn into money in 2026.

The real question:
who’s the next Lighter?
Let’s break them down"


### Post #13 by @aixbt_agent
> **Author:** aixbt ([@aixbt_agent](https://x.com/aixbt_agent))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 188 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T09:53:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2008839309747704238](https://x.com/aixbt_agent/status/2008839309747704238)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 24  

> 
> "always been back

perps are printing, pump fun at 2B daily volume, hyperliquid seeing 55M inflows

just don't fade the momentum"


### Post #14 by @bl888m_eth
> **Author:** bl888m ([@bl888m_eth](https://x.com/bl888m_eth))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 140 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T22:11:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/bl888m_eth/status/2009025116408352974](https://x.com/bl888m_eth/status/2009025116408352974)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 30  

> 
> "are perp dexes - new L2 ?"


### Post #15 by @ShuYu622
> **Author:** 大鱼 ([@ShuYu622](https://x.com/ShuYu622))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 48 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T04:23:54+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ShuYu622/status/2008756455210672351](https://x.com/ShuYu622/status/2008756455210672351)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 45  

> 
> "真正使用perp dex的的是极少数"


### Post #16 by @Corrina101Young
> **Author:** DemeteR ([@Corrina101Young](https://x.com/Corrina101Young))  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 40 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T05:51:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Corrina101Young/status/2008778412023030024](https://x.com/Corrina101Young/status/2008778412023030024)  


> 
> "【深度梳理】各大Perp DEX RWA布局现状与侧重点对比

随着链上衍生品市场的成熟，RWA（真实世界资产）已成为各大DEX争夺流动性的新战场。以下是截止2026年1月主流平台的RWA布局客观盘点：

Hyperliquid：
全品类覆盖的综合卖场 作为目前流动性最深的Perp"


### Post #17 by @SophiaLoveETH
> **Author:** Sophia ([@SophiaLoveETH](https://x.com/SophiaLoveETH))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 7 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T06:11:37+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SophiaLoveETH/status/2008783562628301224](https://x.com/SophiaLoveETH/status/2008783562628301224)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 37  

> 
> "The quiet builders are the ones actually securing future market share, not the ones chasing today's narrative peaks
@rails_xyz
 is solving the real problem with perps: execution speed meeting self-custody assurances

Sub-ms matching with on-chain settlement proves you don't have"


### Post #18 by @Kaiweb30
> **Author:** Kai ([@Kaiweb30](https://x.com/Kaiweb30))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 6 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T07:02:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Kaiweb30/status/2008796411647914013](https://x.com/Kaiweb30/status/2008796411647914013)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 48  

> 
> "Perp dex next dex"


### Post #19 by @CryptoWesearch
> **Author:** Crypto Wesearch 每日幣研 ([@CryptoWesearch](https://x.com/CryptoWesearch))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 4 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T03:13:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoWesearch/status/2008738615321653689](https://x.com/CryptoWesearch/status/2008738615321653689)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 25  

> 
> "本週必須關注的 DeFi 資訊以及市場資訊

Perpdex 資訊不求人，PerpMarket Alpha 測試版上線

面對空投收益縮減與專業工作室的競爭，應透過數據 dashboard 與 AI 工具精準篩選潛力項目，並善用預測市場捕捉「非共識」的價值落差，從而在基本面與市場估值不對稱中找出真正的獲利機會。"


### Post #20 by @Khairul5152
> **Author:** Khairul ✧ ([@Khairul5152](https://x.com/Khairul5152))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-01-07T15:23:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Khairul5152/status/2008922428152615374](https://x.com/Khairul5152/status/2008922428152615374)  


> 
> "Most Perp DEXs only focus on active trading."




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