# $POL Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 20, 2026

> **Asset:** $POL  
> **Date:** 2026-08-20 (August 20, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/pol/2026-08-20  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/pol.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @cryptopundiit
> **Author:** CryptooPundiit ([@cryptopundiit](https://x.com/cryptopundiit))  
> **Metrics:** 214 likes · 13 retweets · 13 comments · 16.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T07:47:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cryptopundiit/status/2090345017483354515](https://x.com/cryptopundiit/status/2090345017483354515)  


> 
> "BULL Market TARGETS! #crypto
$BTC
 - 150K
$ETH
 - $10K
$SOL
 - $500
$LINK
 - $100
$BNB
 - $1500
$ADA
 - $5
$ONDO
 - $5
$XRP
 - $10
$DOGE
 - $1
$TON
 - $10
$NEAR
 - $50
$POL
 - $10
$KAS
 - $1
$SUI
 - $10
$CELL - $10
$ARB
 - $5
$DYDX
 - $10"


### Post #2 by @Oldman__Crypto
> **Author:** Oldman Crypto ([@Oldman__Crypto](https://x.com/Oldman__Crypto))  
> **Metrics:** 26 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 5.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T00:14:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Oldman__Crypto/status/2090230905814339633](https://x.com/Oldman__Crypto/status/2090230905814339633)  


> **Visual Note:** A Binance mobile app screenshot showing the ETHUSDT perpetual contract chart at $2,253.06 (up 17.48%), with 24h volume of 20.258B USDT and a recent price spike to 2,336.82, visually supporting the post's claim that "ETH Season Is Waking Up" as Ethereum rallies and capital flows into the ecosystem.  

> 
> "ETH Season Is Waking Up — Here’s The Ripple Map 
ETH pumping + 
$ARB
 pumping = money flowing into the Ethereum ecosystem. When ETH leads, the beta plays tend to follow in order. Here’s the rotation I’m watching:
 Layer-2s — 
$OP
  is the closest correlated to ARB, then 
$POL"


### Post #3 by @laoyingkhq
> **Author:** Crypto老鹰 ([@laoyingkhq](https://x.com/laoyingkhq))  
> **Metrics:** 45 likes · 14 retweets · 1 comments · 5.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T08:46:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/laoyingkhq/status/2090359849821618481](https://x.com/laoyingkhq/status/2090359849821618481)  


> **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample]  

> 
> "Brothers, you can earn 600,000 bucks.

With a bot that makes 83 bucks an hour, runs 24 hours nonstop, and never takes a break all year.

On Polymarket, buy both YES and NO for the same match at the same time, and lock in the profit before the game even starts.

The bot buys YES"


### Post #4 by @abhinavsam4
> **Author:** abhinav sharma ([@abhinavsam4](https://x.com/abhinavsam4))  
> **Metrics:** 44 likes · 10 retweets · 5 comments · 3.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T15:50:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/abhinavsam4/status/2090466422631887025](https://x.com/abhinavsam4/status/2090466422631887025)  


> 
> "Polygon ( 
$POL
 )  
@AEON_Community
 

You can now spend 
$USDC
 at real stores across:

 Philippines
 Africa
 Brazil
 Mexico
 Argentina

Pay with a QR
Use a wallet
Make a bank transfer

Just pay and go

If AI agents are going to buy things for us, they’ll need payment"


### Post #5 by @chainspect_app
> **Author:** Chainspect ([@chainspect_app](https://x.com/chainspect_app))  
> **Metrics:** 54 likes · 13 retweets · 4 comments · 2.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T16:07:46+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/chainspect_app/status/2090470858523361607](https://x.com/chainspect_app/status/2090470858523361607)  


> **Visual Note:** A dashboard widget titled "Polygon Transaction Volume (1D)" displays 5.94M transactions with an 8.08% increase, sourced from Chainspect, which illustrates the post's claim of Polygon's record-breaking daily transaction growth.  

> 
> ".
@0xPolygon
 activity grew over 8% in a single day

The network processed nearly 6M transactions, setting a new daily throughput record

The race for global payments is on, and Polygon is pulling ahead

 
chainspect.app/chain/polygon?
…"


### Post #6 by @vadim_web3
> **Author:** Vadim ([@vadim_web3](https://x.com/vadim_web3))  
> **Metrics:** 44 likes · 8 retweets · 12 comments · 2.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T10:13:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/vadim_web3/status/2090381720608550926](https://x.com/vadim_web3/status/2090381720608550926)  


> **Visual Note:** A treasury dashboard card displays Polygon (POL) metrics, showing 8.70M POL minted over the last 30 days, alongside treasury balances of 95.69M POL and 103.17M sPOL. The image visually supports the post's claim that roughly 200M POL sits in Community Treasury wallets, highlighting the supply figures relevant to potential future burns of unused treasury POL.  

> 
> "Polygon has ~200M 
$POL
 sitting in Community Treasury wallets, currently out of circulation.

The whitepaper/PIPs allow unused Treasury POL to eventually be burned.

Meanwhile, POL is already deflationary in 2026, with 100M+ POL burned this year alone.

So here’s the question:

If"


### Post #7 by @CryptoFeras
> **Author:** Crypto Feras ([@CryptoFeras](https://x.com/CryptoFeras))  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 2.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T09:54:11+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoFeras/status/2090376843622858904](https://x.com/CryptoFeras/status/2090376843622858904)  


> **Visual Note:** A TradingView daily candlestick chart of $POL (formerly $MATIC) on Binance shows an inverse head and shoulders pattern forming between June and August 2025, with the price currently testing the $0.085 neckline resistance near the bullish breakout indicated by the eye emojis.  

> 
> "$POL
 aka #Matic 
iH&S is getting formed, 
confirmation: daily close above  $0.085 

targets (in case of confirmation):
$0.094
$0.104
$0.113

#POLUSDT #Trading"


### Post #8 by @RWAFoundation_
> **Author:** RWA Foundation ([@RWAFoundation_](https://x.com/RWAFoundation_))  
> **Metrics:** 72 likes · 9 retweets · 6 comments · 1.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T12:43:50+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RWAFoundation_/status/2090419538642731345](https://x.com/RWAFoundation_/status/2090419538642731345)  


> **Visual Note:** A graphic with a purple Polygon logo displays the text '23,000+' stating that 'Polygon now has over 23,000 RWA holders onchain,' attributed to the RWA Foundation (@RWAFoundation_).  

> 
> ".
@0xPolygon
 just crossed 23,000 RWA holders onchain."


### Post #9 by @bekatorosp
> **Author:** panos ([@bekatorosp](https://x.com/bekatorosp))  
> **Metrics:** 18 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 1.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T16:58:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/bekatorosp/status/2090483573841141842](https://x.com/bekatorosp/status/2090483573841141842)  


> 
> "$POL
 @ $5"


### Post #10 by @venturefounder
> **Author:** venturefounder ([@venturefounder](https://x.com/venturefounder))  
> **Metrics:** 17 likes · 1 retweets · 6 comments · 1.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T19:22:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/venturefounder/status/2090519945876771051](https://x.com/venturefounder/status/2090519945876771051)  


> **Visual Note:** A weekly MATIC/USD price chart on TradingView shows the asset declining from roughly $0.0006 in mid-2024 toward $0.0003 by August 2026, with a descending trendline and moving averages (MA 50, 100, 200) repeatedly rejecting price, illustrating the post's point that MATIC (now POL) keeps hitting lower lows and forming a clear downtrend against ETH rather than a confirmed bottom.  

> 
> "OMG 
$POL
 just cannot catch a break lol

New ATH against 
$ETH
 trading pair on the weekly

A near perfect rejection of the trendline, playing out again
@sandeepnailwal
 you seeing what I am seeing? Would be helpful if you defend the bottom here, otherwise this isn't the bottom"


### Post #11 by @robpolaris
> **Author:** Robert ⟠ | Polaris ([@robpolaris](https://x.com/robpolaris))  
> **Metrics:** 23 likes · 4 retweets · 3 comments · 1.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T11:21:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/robpolaris/status/2090398746471506091](https://x.com/robpolaris/status/2090398746471506091)  


> 
> "Running an experiment

Opening a 50E USDp mint position at 50% LTV on Polaris

Current interest rate i pay is 4.9%
Current pETH yield i earn on my debt is 46.1%

Net i earn is 43.2%

Lets see how this position progresses over the next few days/weeks
analytics-testnet.polaris.finance/#/cdp/70"


### Post #12 by @bekatorosp
> **Author:** panos ([@bekatorosp](https://x.com/bekatorosp))  
> **Metrics:** 18 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 1.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T17:01:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/bekatorosp/status/2090484304883089698](https://x.com/bekatorosp/status/2090484304883089698)  


> **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample]  

> 
> "$POL
 
Every country around the world will run on Polygon payment rails.
$5"


### Post #13 by @federicountry
> **Author:** Federico ([@federicountry](https://x.com/federicountry))  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 904 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T16:22:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/federicountry/status/2090474518523306254](https://x.com/federicountry/status/2090474518523306254)  


> **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample]  

> 
> "How a trader turned a small discrepancy in probabilities into $125,000 on Polymarket

His approach does not appear to be an attempt to predict the outcome of events.

He looks for situations where the market price does not reflect the true probability.

For example, a contract is"


### Post #14 by @B4dmantrading
> **Author:** B4dMan ([@B4dmantrading](https://x.com/B4dmantrading))  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 3 retweets · 2 comments · 726 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T01:16:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/B4dmantrading/status/2090246437208474078](https://x.com/B4dmantrading/status/2090246437208474078)  


> **Visual Note:** A Bybit cryptocurrency trading chart for ETHUSDT showing a +18.25% gain, with a last traded price of 2,265.99 and a 24h high of 2,338.21.  

> 
> "Where the money goes when 
$ETH
 leads:

L2 - 
$OP
 $ARB
 $POL
 $STRK
 $ZK
 LSD/Restaking - 
$LDO
 $ETHFI
 $EIGEN
 $RPL
 $ENA
 DeFi majors - 
$UNI
 $AAVE
 $SKY
 $CRV
 $PENDLE
 $LINK
Majors already ran. The rotation hasn't."


### Post #15 by @ynksjj_kl
> **Author:** まいまい ([@ynksjj_kl](https://x.com/ynksjj_kl))  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 660 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T12:02:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ynksjj_kl/status/2090409075230331070](https://x.com/ynksjj_kl/status/2090409075230331070)  


> **Visual Note:** Grid of 12 sample acrylic stand designs labeled 'Sample' in pink, featuring anime-style idol characters in pastel outfits with names like MOA, REN, KONON, SHU, YUI, SAKI, KANO, LIL, LEON, RENA, COCO, and KANO.  

> 
> "Aaaaaaaaah  
I'm buying Polin-chan!!!!!!"


### Post #16 by @MEXC_CST
> **Author:** MEXC Customer Support ([@MEXC_CST](https://x.com/MEXC_CST))  
> **Metrics:** 19 likes · 4 retweets · 3 comments · 537 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T01:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MEXC_CST/status/2090242413759799559](https://x.com/MEXC_CST/status/2090242413759799559)  


> **Visual Note:** A MEXC announcement graphic titled 'MEXC SUPPORTS POLYGON (POL) NETWORK UPGRADE' stating the Polygon network upgrade will occur on 'AUG 18, 2026 AT 12:00 UTC' with details on suspended deposits and withdrawals.  

> 
> "MEXC Supports Polygon (POL) Network Upgrade

The Polygon (POL) network will undergo an upgrade on Aug 18, 2026 at 12:00 UTC.

To support the upgrade, MEXC will temporarily suspend POL network deposits and withdrawals from 11:40 UTC.

 Token trading will not be affected"


### Post #17 by @yuanhao
> **Author:** Yuanhao ([@yuanhao](https://x.com/yuanhao))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 157 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T12:10:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/yuanhao/status/2090411088462401614](https://x.com/yuanhao/status/2090411088462401614)  


> **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample]  

> 
> "多边形 yoyo 太有意思了 可以用来 build 点什么呢 欢迎 ideas"


### Post #18 by @DiarioBitcoin
> **Author:** Diario฿itcoin ([@DiarioBitcoin](https://x.com/DiarioBitcoin))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 131 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-20T22:31:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DiarioBitcoin/status/2090567412257116297](https://x.com/DiarioBitcoin/status/2090567412257116297)  


> **Visual Note:** A satirical cartoon illustration showing a soldier holding a 'SECRETOS MILITARES CONFIDENCIAL' folder and a whale in a suit with money, with text reading 'Polymarket bajo escrutinio por 152 billeteras que ganaron USD $8 millones en mercados militares' in front of a 'PREDICCIÓN PÚBLICA' screen.  

> 
> "152 billeteras en Polymarket ganaron USD $8 millones en mercados militares. 

Tasa de acierto del 97,2% genera inquietudes sobre posible uso de información privilegiada. 

Investigación del Anti-Corruption Data Collective subraya riesgos de apuestas imitadoras y seguridad"




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