# $RUNE Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — July 08, 2026 > **Asset:** $RUNE > **Date:** 2026-07-08 (July 08, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/rune/2026-07-08 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/rune.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @THORChain > **Author:** THORChain ([@THORChain](https://x.com/THORChain)) > **Metrics:** 46 likes · 3 retweets · 3 comments · 5.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-07-08T20:45:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORChain/status/2074957947491287475](https://x.com/THORChain/status/2074957947491287475) > **Video Content:** A video call screenshot featuring three participants: Randy (Head of BD), Denny (Runebond.com), and Chad (THORChain Cofounder). > > "What's happening on the business development side of THORChain? @Randy_Bechtold 's got the update." ### Post #2 by @THORChain > **Author:** THORChain ([@THORChain](https://x.com/THORChain)) > **Metrics:** 42 likes · 6 retweets · 9 comments · 4.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-07-08T11:05:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORChain/status/2074811986320511285](https://x.com/THORChain/status/2074811986320511285) > > "It's a beautiful day to swap permissionlessly. What's on your list?" ### Post #3 by @RujiraNetwork > **Author:** Rujira ([@RujiraNetwork](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork)) > **Metrics:** 34 likes · 6 retweets · 2 comments · 2.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-07-08T17:00:06+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2074901350509601071](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2074901350509601071) > **Video Content:** A RUJIRA DeFi staking interface for bRUNE, showing a Total Value Locked of $1,775,146.95, an APR of 5.51%, and staking options for Auto-Compounding and Claim RUNE rewards. > > "THORChain is back to processing millions in cross-chain swap volume. Meanwhile, Monero’s XMR integration is getting closer. That means eyes will be on bRUNE staking again: the simplest way to earn yield from bonded RUNE" ### Post #4 by @Jatinkkalra > **Author:** Jatin Kalra ([@Jatinkkalra](https://x.com/Jatinkkalra)) > **Metrics:** 20 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 602 views > **Posted:** 2026-07-08T13:16:47+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Jatinkkalra/status/2074845150069874728](https://x.com/Jatinkkalra/status/2074845150069874728) > **Visual Note:** A social media repost notification showing that 'lamrtutut and 4 others reposted your post,' referencing '@THORChain is very close to launching native $XMR swaps' as a decentralized cross-chain on-ramp for privacy coins. > > "So the mighty @THORChain account reposted one of my recent tweets. What a good notification to receive! $RUNE" ### Post #5 by @RujiraNetwork > **Author:** Rujira ([@RujiraNetwork](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork)) > **Metrics:** 24 likes · 4 retweets · 2 comments · 432 views > **Posted:** 2026-07-08T13:24:44+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2074847151432364258](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2074847151432364258) > **Video Content:** The video showcases a walkthrough of the Rujira DeFi platform interface, beginning with a BTC/USDT trading dashboard featuring price charts, market metrics, and an order book. It then transitions to a "Borrow BTC" page where users can deposit assets like BTC as collateral, followed by a "Borrow USDT with BTC" screen displaying deposit and borrowing sliders with adjustable terms. Finally, the view returns to an expanded spot trading interface for BTC/USDC, highlighting real-time price action, market depth, and an order placement panel. > > "We welcome Cosmos users to explore Rujira, our omnichain DeFi hub built on @THORChain and focused on major crypto assets. Hold, trade, borrow, lend, and find earning opportunities from your own Keplr or Vultisig wallet. Our open financial system, fair by design for everyone." ### Post #6 by @RujiraNetwork > **Author:** Rujira ([@RujiraNetwork](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork)) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 269 views > **Posted:** 2026-07-08T17:00:09+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2074901363130294574](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2074901363130294574) > > "Anyone can stake bRUNE and earn yield from THORChain system income in 3 simple steps: Swap to RUNE, e.g. via RUJI Swap: rujira.network/swap/ Trade RUNE for bRUNE: rujira.network/trade/bRUNE/RU … Stake bRUNE here: rujira.network/stake/bRUNE" ### Post #7 by @RujiraNetwork > **Author:** Rujira ([@RujiraNetwork](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork)) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 55 views > **Posted:** 2026-07-08T17:13:35+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2074904745496760774](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2074904745496760774) > > "We are looking forward to it! Access to native assets, liquidity, and earning opportunities that aren't available in a truly decentralized way elsewhere. Only on Rujira, powered by @THORChain" ### Post #8 by @RujiraNetwork > **Author:** Rujira ([@RujiraNetwork](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork)) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 37 views > **Posted:** 2026-07-08T17:09:35+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2074903737848705316](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2074903737848705316) > > "We are small, but ambitious and growing. Feel free to add us together with @THORChain to the list" ### Post #9 by @ate_bites > **Author:** atebites ([@ate_bites](https://x.com/ate_bites)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 4 views > **Posted:** 2026-07-08T08:01:07+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ate_bites/status/2074765710899675384](https://x.com/ate_bites/status/2074765710899675384) > > "Active liquidity coming to Thorchain & Rujira this week. Should be roughly $600k in effective liquidity at mark, this will make Rujira competitive on most spot pairs and give nearly all Thorchain base layer pools a ‘feels like’ depth addition of roughy $12M, smart money is here." --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*