# $PUNKS Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — May 01, 2026

> **Asset:** $PUNKS  
> **Date:** 2026-05-01 (May 01, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/punks/2026-05-01  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/punks.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @MichaelHirsch
> **Author:** hirsch.howdy.eth ([@MichaelHirsch](https://x.com/MichaelHirsch))  
> **Metrics:** 120 likes · 34 retweets · 21 comments · 27.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-01T23:12:22+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MichaelHirsch/status/2050352662034493888](https://x.com/MichaelHirsch/status/2050352662034493888)  


> 
> "What are Slonks?

Slonks are 10,000 tiny 24x24 images rendered by an AI model that lives onchain.

The art itself is not uploaded as image files. The model was trained on the full CryptoPunks image set, then put onchain so the contract can generate the art directly."


### Post #2 by @99theth
> **Author:** 99th.eth ([@99theth](https://x.com/99theth))  
> **Metrics:** 18 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 1.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-01T01:48:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/99theth/status/2050029642653016384](https://x.com/99theth/status/2050029642653016384)  


> 
> "Punks, Bored Apes, Penguins 

Accurate?"


### Post #3 by @yonann
> **Author:** Yonan ([@yonann](https://x.com/yonann))  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 783 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-01T23:47:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/yonann/status/2050361374577152089](https://x.com/yonann/status/2050361374577152089)  


> 
> "Threadguy says he made his dad break into his bank account to buy cat NFTs

"I told my dad to break into the bank account and let's ape MoonCats, I thought for absolute certain that was gonna be how I made it"

"They're so OG, they predate Punks, it's one of the sickest NFTs"


### Post #4 by @BigGinWeb3
> **Author:** Big G ([@BigGinWeb3](https://x.com/BigGinWeb3))  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 611 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-01T01:54:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BigGinWeb3/status/2050031148231762125](https://x.com/BigGinWeb3/status/2050031148231762125)  


> 
> "I was telling you all about these today, Lots of 
@cryptopunks
 holders and people with HUGE bags are buying these up. 
@ManuelLarino
 

Last buy was from someone with over $600k in nfts in his wallet"


### Post #5 by @realkaicrypto
> **Author:** Kai ([@realkaicrypto](https://x.com/realkaicrypto))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 310 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-01T04:46:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/realkaicrypto/status/2050074265459065100](https://x.com/realkaicrypto/status/2050074265459065100)  


> 
> "2017 l Punks = origin 
2021 l BAYC = culture 
2026 l $UPEG = evolution 
@unipegv4
 @Uniswap"


### Post #6 by @mintsuccessful
> **Author:** Fowler ([@mintsuccessful](https://x.com/mintsuccessful))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 224 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-01T21:28:10+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mintsuccessful/status/2050326437362610665](https://x.com/mintsuccessful/status/2050326437362610665)  


> 
> "Minted my Punks by 
@MichaelHirsch
 

Cool mechanics, let's see how it works in practice"


### Post #7 by @BoredMigo
> **Author:** Bored Migo ([@BoredMigo](https://x.com/BoredMigo))  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 208 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-01T20:15:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BoredMigo/status/2050308105825591610](https://x.com/BoredMigo/status/2050308105825591610)  


> 
> "Happy 5th anniversary to 
@MeebitsNFTs
! A true landmark collection alongside 
@CryptoPunks
 and 
@BoredApeYC
 . The first metaverse-ready 3D voxel avatars and one of the most beautifully curated drops in NFT history. I'm proud to be part of this community."


### Post #8 by @PixAnimalNFT
> **Author:** Pix AnimalNFT ([@PixAnimalNFT](https://x.com/PixAnimalNFT))  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 1 retweets · 5 comments · 164 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-01T15:03:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PixAnimalNFT/status/2050229590824513743](https://x.com/PixAnimalNFT/status/2050229590824513743)  


> 
> "Thanks for the support, 
@cryptopunks0055
. 5 different SILVERONS have been sent. We would also like to thank all those who contributed."


### Post #9 by @jialol1
> **Author:** 祝你早日暴富 ([@jialol1](https://x.com/jialol1))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 4 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-01T13:53:31+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jialol1/status/2050212019597611297](https://x.com/jialol1/status/2050212019597611297)  


> 
> "BAYC, Chimpers, Del Mundos, Fauvtoshi, Fugz, Fwogs, Goblynz, GVC, mfers, Nibbles, Normies, Punks 这些holder也有，晚几小时"




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