# $POL Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — September 18, 2026

> **Asset:** $POL  
> **Date:** 2026-09-18 (September 18, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/pol/2026-09-18  
> **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 @sandeepnailwal
> **Author:** Sandeep | CEO, Polygon Foundation (※,※) ([@sandeepnailwal](https://x.com/sandeepnailwal))  
> **Metrics:** 705 likes · 147 retweets · 132 comments · 97.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T17:22:30+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sandeepnailwal/status/2100998914820464670](https://x.com/sandeepnailwal/status/2100998914820464670)  


> **Visual Note:** The image displays a promotional graphic with bold text reading "100M POL" and "Burn incoming" against a dark purple gradient background, visually reinforcing the announcement that 100 million POL tokens are set to be permanently burned, with Polygon generating $24.5M YTD revenue to fund the community-triggerable burn mechanism.  

> 
> "BIG UPDATE: 100M POL ready to be permanently BURNED.

Polygon is printing revenue. $24.5m YTD. We are deploying a change that lets anyone in the community trigger its burn.

2026YTD Revenue

Super happy about 
$NEAR
 and 
$ARB
 getting much deserved love, but in terms of revenue, my"


### Post #2 by @Ryker_Crypto
> **Author:** Ryker ([@Ryker_Crypto](https://x.com/Ryker_Crypto))  
> **Metrics:** 143 likes · 12 retweets · 34 comments · 23.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T04:06:50+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Ryker_Crypto/status/2100798679284388203](https://x.com/Ryker_Crypto/status/2100798679284388203)  


> **Visual Note:** The image shows a price chart for the KATUSDT Perpetual Swap, displaying a current price of 0.004489 with a 4.15% gain (+0.000179), featuring a prominent inverse head and shoulders pattern highlighted in blue that breaks out sharply upward from a descending price trend, visually supporting the post's bullish thesis on the $KAT token's potential.  

> 
> "$KAT
 looks great

Market cap is only $14M , this project backer by Polygon Labs

They were very successful with MATIC last season and have extensive experience in project development.

DYOR / NFA"


### Post #3 by @murtuza_merc
> **Author:** Murtuza J Merchant ([@murtuza_merc](https://x.com/murtuza_merc))  
> **Metrics:** 117 likes · 19 retweets · 13 comments · 4.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T19:15:38+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/murtuza_merc/status/2101027386439635454](https://x.com/murtuza_merc/status/2101027386439635454)  


> 
> "A 100M POL fee burn and $24.5M in annual revenue show real usage, but Sandeep calling his own stats bad cope gets to the core issue. Cash flow and fee burns mean nothing when the market wants narrative catalysts.

Polygon spent $250M buying payment infrastructure to route $3B in"


### Post #4 by @gusik4ever
> **Author:** wincy.eth ([@gusik4ever](https://x.com/gusik4ever))  
> **Metrics:** 63 likes · 1 retweets · 29 comments · 2.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T13:12:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/gusik4ever/status/2100936026751381614](https://x.com/gusik4ever/status/2100936026751381614)  


> **Visual Note:** A DefiLlama dashboard displays Polymarket Perps data, showing Open Interest at $57.52m and Perp Volume (30d) at $1.897b, with a daily chart tracking volume trends across recent days. The $57.52m Open Interest figure on the dashboard visually corroborates the post's claim of ~$57M in open interest.  

> 
> "Polymarket Perps just cleared ~$57M open interest across 89 markets

DefiLlama’s daily series shows OI up from ~$46M a week ago."


### Post #5 by @Altcoinbuzzio
> **Author:** Altcoin Buzz ([@Altcoinbuzzio](https://x.com/Altcoinbuzzio))  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 2.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T18:12:52+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Altcoinbuzzio/status/2101011591026376900](https://x.com/Altcoinbuzzio/status/2101011591026376900)  


> 
> "Polygon is about to let the community burn 100M 
$POL
 valued over $10,000,000! - 
@sandeepnailwal
 

That’s ~1% of supply, sitting in a already sitting in the burn contract, that holds 121M POL from real base fees.

$24.5M YTD revenue."


### Post #6 by @BriggsOnchain
> **Author:** Briggs ([@BriggsOnchain](https://x.com/BriggsOnchain))  
> **Metrics:** 131 likes · 9 retweets · 103 comments · 1.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T04:38:30+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BriggsOnchain/status/2100806647362797977](https://x.com/BriggsOnchain/status/2100806647362797977)  


> **Visual Note:** A prediction market screenshot asking 'Will Elon Musk post 180-199...' showing 'Yes' at 83.3 shares, priced at $62.08, with a 'Sell' button.  

> 
> "few hours to go to seal this

I'm already up $47 on this prediction on polymarket 

takes time but actually cooks, never one will be with a higher stake 

if you took it, you're up!"


### Post #7 by @0xMarcB
> **Author:** Marc | Polygon Labs ([@0xMarcB](https://x.com/0xMarcB))  
> **Metrics:** 25 likes · 0 retweets · 7 comments · 864 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T23:09:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xMarcB/status/2101086216259252408](https://x.com/0xMarcB/status/2101086216259252408)  


> 
> "4 hours a day of walking on a under the desk treadmill is magical. 

Don’t be lazy. Walk."


### Post #8 by @Jonathan__offic
> **Author:** Jonathan® ([@Jonathan__offic](https://x.com/Jonathan__offic))  
> **Metrics:** 83 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 814 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T19:47:35+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Jonathan__offic/status/2101035426865664216](https://x.com/Jonathan__offic/status/2101035426865664216)  


> **Visual Note:** An "Activity Winners" dashboard for the top 3 days showing OP Mainnet (+15.11%, Gold #1), Arbitrum One (+25.00%, Silver #2), and Polygon PoS (+2.40%, Bronze #3), dated Sep 18, 2025.  

> 
> "ACTIVITY WINNERS — Top 3 · last 7 days

 OP Mainnet 
$OP
 +15.11%
 Arbitrum One 
$ARB
 +25.00%
 Polygon PoS 
$POL
 +2.40%

Arbitrum posts the bigger headline number… OP still takes gold.

Multi-source ranking (
@growthepie_eth
 + 
@DefiLlama
 + 
@chainspect_app
 ) really flips the"


### Post #9 by @reddit
> **Author:** 0xpolygonlabs ([@reddit](https://x.com/reddit))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 800 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T18:46:21.979000+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/reddit/status/f8e6f8a67da98546692654d68595ea950686c71903804d356fbf6b081307f59c](https://x.com/reddit/status/f8e6f8a67da98546692654d68595ea950686c71903804d356fbf6b081307f59c)  


> 
> "[MILESTONE] Sandeep Nailwal: 100M POL Ready for Permanent Burn, Trigger Opening to the Community"


### Post #10 by @abhinavsam4
> **Author:** abhinav sharma ([@abhinavsam4](https://x.com/abhinavsam4))  
> **Metrics:** 33 likes · 4 retweets · 8 comments · 543 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T02:50:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/abhinavsam4/status/2100779494508527737](https://x.com/abhinavsam4/status/2100779494508527737)  


> **Visual Note:** A leaderboard table displaying 24h DEXs Volume by blockchain network, with Polygon highlighted at rank 6 with $954.3m volume, behind Solana ($2.8b), Ethereum ($1.526b), Robinhood Chain ($1.497b), BSC ($1.096b), and Base ($1.017b).  

> 
> "Polygon ( 
$POL
 ) is putting up BIG numbers 

Nearly $1B in 24h DEX volume, placing it among the biggest names in the market alongside Robinhood, Ethereum, BSC and Base

Polygon is showing it’s still a major player 

Data via"


### Post #11 by @noiseirons
> **Author:** Noise ([@noiseirons](https://x.com/noiseirons))  
> **Metrics:** 35 likes · 1 retweets · 25 comments · 464 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T22:08:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/noiseirons/status/2101070905887654372](https://x.com/noiseirons/status/2101070905887654372)  


> **Visual Note:** A promotional graphic for STON.fi featuring 'Polygon' as a cross-chain travel guide, with the tagline 'One swap. Across chains' and 'The Web3 universe is yours to explore, cross-chain adventures await.'  

> 
> "STON.fi × Polygon

Polygon is more than another blockchain connected to 
STON.fi.

It is a large EVM ecosystem with activity across DeFi, stablecoins, payments, RWAs, DEXs, prediction markets, and consumer applications.

So why does connecting"


### Post #12 by @eacnft
> **Author:** $EAC ([@eacnft](https://x.com/eacnft))  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 343 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T17:43:46+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/eacnft/status/2101004266530091156](https://x.com/eacnft/status/2101004266530091156)  


> **Visual Note:** The image features bold text "100M POL" with "Burn incoming" beneath it, set against a dark purple gradient background. The graphic visually reinforces the post's announcement of an upcoming 100 million POL token burn, highlighting the scale of the upcoming deflationary event for Polygon.  

> 
> "100M 
$POL
 about to get nuked  $24.5M YTD revenue

3× 
$ARB
5× 
$NEAR
Burn season is here."


### Post #13 by @lisa70009018638
> **Author:** 0xLisa ([@lisa70009018638](https://x.com/lisa70009018638))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 5 comments · 262 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T07:59:52+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/lisa70009018638/status/2100857324982165973](https://x.com/lisa70009018638/status/2100857324982165973)  


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

> 
> ""记住这个人，几个月后他会做到 100 万。" 先把这句放一边 ——5 个月 30 万 PnL 是事实，100 万是发帖人的期待。

钱包地址在这：
polymarket.com/zh-hant/@aswfa
…

5 个月前开始，他做的是 Polymarket 加密涨跌盘的套利，已经做到 30 万 PnL。发帖人说他拿链上记录把这套策略逆向了一遍，称之为"


### Post #14 by @mujeebtium09
> **Author:** Mujeebtium ([@mujeebtium09](https://x.com/mujeebtium09))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 256 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T17:27:30+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mujeebtium09/status/2101000171203022923](https://x.com/mujeebtium09/status/2101000171203022923)  


> 
> "The comeback of 
$POL
 will be very profitable for holders."


### Post #15 by @reddit
> **Author:** GeologistNo6346 ([@reddit](https://x.com/reddit))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 200 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T09:43:23.958000+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/reddit/status/b327ce50190fbed0cf581be42f19fb892c5071d59982752975b500ff17c7600f](https://x.com/reddit/status/b327ce50190fbed0cf581be42f19fb892c5071d59982752975b500ff17c7600f)  


> 
> "Static PDFs are dead. Run a free risk audit on StygiaScore! ​🔍 Analyze smart contracts, URLs, NFTs & memes in seconds. ⚡ Get an instant report + Polygon on-chain score. ⚛️ Powered by QEP & ML-DSA-65 post-quantum security.

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### Post #16 by @DiarioBitcoin
> **Author:** Diario฿itcoin ([@DiarioBitcoin](https://x.com/DiarioBitcoin))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 195 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T21:34:07+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DiarioBitcoin/status/2101062237268140257](https://x.com/DiarioBitcoin/status/2101062237268140257)  


> **Visual Note:** An illustration showing a cartoon character operating a machine that says 'Quemar 100 millones,' with Spanish text reading 'Polygon prepara una quema de 100 millones de tokens POL sin permisos' and POL token coins around.  

> 
> "Polygon prepara la quema de 100 millones de POL

El contrato sin permisos permitiría a la comunidad activarla. Sigue en testnet y espera firmas del Security Council.

La quema reduciría cerca del 1% del suministro actual, mientras continúa una emisión anual del 2%."


### Post #17 by @SVEN_WAG
> **Author:** 0xzad ([@SVEN_WAG](https://x.com/SVEN_WAG))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 143 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T08:28:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SVEN_WAG/status/2100864538673336514](https://x.com/SVEN_WAG/status/2100864538673336514)  


> **Video Content:** A desk setup featuring an iMac, a tablet in a box, and a smartphone, with Chinese text reading '你看这台普普通通的苹果电脑' overlaid on the image.  

> 
> "iPad 加一台 Mac Mini。  
一个美国大学生做出 6.5 万美元。

手里只剩 1,500 美元，先把设备凑齐。  
5 天后账户到 13,700 美元。

200 美元开 Claude Max。GitHub 上扒代码。自己撸了 Polymarket 机器人。  
就干两件事：跟聪明钱，以及在 Kalshi 和 Polymarket 之间搬差价。

写到这儿，账面 65,310"


### Post #18 by @screentime
> **Author:** ScreenTime ([@screentime](https://x.com/screentime))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-18T19:16:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/screentime/status/2101027563468374190](https://x.com/screentime/status/2101027563468374190)  


> **Visual Note:** A split image showing a bearded man on the left and a man in a gold and green helmet on the right.  

> 
> "Steve Rogers has been overtaken as favourite to die in Avengers: Doomsday.

Loki's death in Marvel Rivals has seen him take top spot ahead of the film's release, according to polymarket⁠.com traders."




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