# $RUNE Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 11, 2026 > **Asset:** $RUNE > **Date:** 2026-08-11 (August 11, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/rune/2026-08-11 > **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:** 45 likes · 7 retweets · 1 comments · 6.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T13:50:38+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087174858664727021](https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087174858664727021) > > "Protocol Spotlight: @RangoExchange $8.68B in volume, 144 DEXs aggregated, and THORChain as one of its go to routes for native swaps. Read the full protocol spotlight to see how it works" ### Post #2 by @THORChain > **Author:** THORChain ([@THORChain](https://x.com/THORChain)) > **Metrics:** 56 likes · 7 retweets · 7 comments · 6.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T19:58:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087267306875593193](https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087267306875593193) > **Visual Note:** Meme-style graphic reading '99 problems:' followed by various emojis (chart, money, broken heart, dizzy face, laptop) and '1 solution:' next to the THORCHAIN logo. > > "The best solution to any kind of problem" ### Post #3 by @THORChain > **Author:** THORChain ([@THORChain](https://x.com/THORChain)) > **Metrics:** 39 likes · 6 retweets · 8 comments · 6.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T16:39:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087217227196170294](https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087217227196170294) > **Visual Note:** Promotional graphic for the THORChain Podcast Community Member Spotlight, featuring circular headshots of three guests alongside the THORChain logo, advertising a Saturday episode at 10AM EDT / 2PM UTC with @TheDesertLynx from @Dashpay joining hosts @KentonC137 and @patriotsounds to discuss Dash (DASH). > > "This Saturday on the THORChain Podcast | Community Member Spotlight. @TheDesertLynx from @Dashpay joins @KentonC137 and @patriotsounds live at 10AM EDT / 2PM UTC. Dash (DASH) is digital cash offering fast, secure, low-cost payments and financial freedom for everyone. Jump" ### Post #4 by @tagsincos > **Author:** 00K | ([@tagsincos](https://x.com/tagsincos)) > **Metrics:** 59 likes · 0 retweets · 64 comments · 4.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T15:59:36+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/tagsincos/status/2087207311857291307](https://x.com/tagsincos/status/2087207311857291307) > **Visual Note:** The image is a sleek gold-and-black promotional graphic for Rune Pool announcing a $1.00M Seed Round with a "Series A Round Completed" badge, supported by Block and Titan Foundation. It visually reinforces the post's point about Rune Pool as a capital coordination layer by highlighting its successful fundraising milestones, suggesting the project has the backing to make on-chain Bitcoin liquidity more flexible and accessible. > > "the part of @RunePoolBTC that stands out to me is the capital coordination layer. bitcoin has deep liquidity, but most of it still sits outside the kind of flexible onchain systems that newer ecosystems already experiment with. if RunePool can make BTC liquidity easier to" ### Post #5 by @defillama_res > **Author:** DefiLlama Research ([@defillama_res](https://x.com/defillama_res)) > **Metrics:** 19 likes · 4 retweets · 6 comments · 2.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T13:56:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/defillama_res/status/2087176397072613488](https://x.com/defillama_res/status/2087176397072613488) > **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample] > > ""Identify sources of growth, protocol-owned liquidity, and ecosystem activity." We did just that by asking @llama to review the new @THORChain dashboard. Here's what was found:" ### Post #6 by @raynalytics > **Author:** Rayyyk ([@raynalytics](https://x.com/raynalytics)) > **Metrics:** 38 likes · 8 retweets · 1 comments · 1.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T14:21:42+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/raynalytics/status/2087182677447430379](https://x.com/raynalytics/status/2087182677447430379) > **Visual Note:** A marketing slide titled 'One App Layer, One Shared Mandate' explains the ADR31 link between THORChain and RUJIRA, detailing 33.33% revenue splits and noting THORChain keeps its economic share near 50%. > > "App-layer alignment is more than a partnership announcement. @RujiraNetwork builds App Layer products. @THORChain provides Base Layer security and infrastructure. ADR31 aligns incentives through a shared economic model, so growth at the App Layer benefits both ecosystems." ### Post #7 by @THORChain > **Author:** THORChain ([@THORChain](https://x.com/THORChain)) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 1 retweets · 3 comments · 1.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T21:30:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087290460091891783](https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087290460091891783) > > "Decentralization is more than a validator count. Who truly controls a network, and who can change it? @ChadBarraford explains what makes THORChain decentralized and why that design matters." ### Post #8 by @DooWanNam > **Author:** Doo | Compound Foundation ([@DooWanNam](https://x.com/DooWanNam)) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 1.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T09:41:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DooWanNam/status/2087112223579598987](https://x.com/DooWanNam/status/2087112223579598987) > **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample] > > "I fully disagree. Founders and C-level executives may be tempted by the idea of launching their own chain, Rune himself explored the idea of a “Maker Chain,” which was eventually shelved. But the network effect is real, and that’s precisely why major Ethereum-based DeFi" ### Post #9 by @punktoshi1 > **Author:** punktoshi ([@punktoshi1](https://x.com/punktoshi1)) > **Metrics:** 19 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 745 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T13:50:13+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/punktoshi1/status/2087174753727500389](https://x.com/punktoshi1/status/2087174753727500389) > > "testing phase blockpick: fair Runes / Ordinals raffles + weekly jackpots. do we have a tool to etch on signet?" ### Post #10 by @RUNEBondApp > **Author:** RUNEBond ([@RUNEBondApp](https://x.com/RUNEBondApp)) > **Metrics:** 17 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 611 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T10:07:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RUNEBondApp/status/2087118578302500972](https://x.com/RUNEBondApp/status/2087118578302500972) > **Visual Note:** A RUNEBond informational graphic titled 'Two kinds of slashing — only one touches your principal,' explaining that everyday slashing results in missed rewards (principal untouched) while rare slashing involves bond being taken from the node's total bond. > > "Slashing on @THORChain works in two very different ways, and the difference matters. The everyday case: a node underperforms, missed observations, slow signing, and accumulates slash points. What it loses is rewards. Your capital is untouched, you just earn less than you would" ### Post #11 by @Maya_Protocol > **Author:** Maya Protocol ([@Maya_Protocol](https://x.com/Maya_Protocol)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 89 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T22:00:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Maya_Protocol/status/2087298019750301715](https://x.com/Maya_Protocol/status/2087298019750301715) > > "Supporting la crème de la crème Starting with the classics: a traditional BTC & ETH. Moving on to the main course: ARB & RUNE. And you can’t finish without dessert, our specialty: ZCASH & DASH, topped with a generous sprinkle of CACAO. You don’t want to miss this" ### Post #12 by @ItaliaDash > **Author:** ᕭash News Italia - ᕭigital trustless cASH ([@ItaliaDash](https://x.com/ItaliaDash)) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 62 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T18:04:31+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ItaliaDash/status/2087238747532202297](https://x.com/ItaliaDash/status/2087238747532202297) > **Visual Note:** Group photo of five smiling men wearing sunglasses and blue circular stickers featuring the Dash cryptocurrency 'D' logo, posed in a venue with neon wave lighting in the background. > > "@Dashpay @TheDesertLynx @THORChain" ### Post #13 by @THORChain > **Author:** THORChain ([@THORChain](https://x.com/THORChain)) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 53 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T07:50:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087084290131505408](https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087084290131505408) > > "Exchanges can't list it. THORChain is about to." ### Post #14 by @THORChain > **Author:** THORChain ([@THORChain](https://x.com/THORChain)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 38 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T06:36:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087065668529078683](https://x.com/THORChain/status/2087065668529078683) > > "Glad to see THORChain well represented on @DefiLlama" ### Post #15 by @leodexio > **Author:** LeoDex ([@leodexio](https://x.com/leodexio)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 2 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-11T19:04:29+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/leodexio/status/2087253841590812674](https://x.com/leodexio/status/2087253841590812674) > **Visual Note:** A dark webpage titled 'See Every Route. Swap the Best One.' shows a modal for creating a crypto wallet, with 'Mana Wallet #1' pre-filled as the name. > > "You can now connect to LeoDex.io using Mane Wallet - No KYC - Create or Import a Wallet in under 60 seconds - Privacy-centric - Supports thousands of assets: BTC, ZEC, ETH, SOL, TRON, RUNE and more" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*