# $STARK Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — December 16, 2025

> **Asset:** $STARK  
> **Date:** 2025-12-16 (December 16, 2025)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/stark/2025-12-16  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/stark.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @EliBenSasson
> **Author:** Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io ([@EliBenSasson](https://x.com/EliBenSasson))  
> **Metrics:** 627 likes · 80 retweets · 158 comments · 32.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-12-16T05:22:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2000798715599314987](https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2000798715599314987)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 26  

> 
> "Bullish on Starknet
Bullish on Bitcoin
Bullish on Ethereum
Bullish on Zcash
Bullish on Blockchain
Bullish on ZK
Bullish on Freedom-tech

I was bullish yesterday
I'm bullish today
I'll be bullish tomorrow"


### Post #2 by @EliBenSasson
> **Author:** Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io ([@EliBenSasson](https://x.com/EliBenSasson))  
> **Metrics:** 109 likes · 13 retweets · 27 comments · 5.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-12-16T15:24:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2000950125405909321](https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2000950125405909321)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 15  

> 
> "*not an investment advice, DYOR*, but...

Starknet aims to be one of the chains with the most attractive conditions for borrowing USDC with BTC.
I think it's succeeding."


### Post #3 by @uche2v
> **Author:** Uche ([@uche2v](https://x.com/uche2v))  
> **Metrics:** 43 likes · 21 retweets · 13 comments · 2.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-12-16T12:57:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/uche2v/status/2000913067891159450](https://x.com/uche2v/status/2000913067891159450)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 2  

> 
> "Privacy isn’t optional anymore; it’s infrastructure.
On this episode of 
@StarknetEspreso
, I sat down with 
@AbdelStark
, Ecosystem Lead at 
@StarkWareLtd
, to talk about:
• what privacy actually means on-chain
• 
@Starknet
 × 
@Zcash
 (
@Ztark_Labs
 )
• quantum resistance
• ZK on"


### Post #4 by @RehanNek
> **Author:** Rehan Nek ([@RehanNek](https://x.com/RehanNek))  
> **Metrics:** 44 likes · 4 retweets · 17 comments · 2.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-12-16T13:14:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RehanNek/status/2000917329656602935](https://x.com/RehanNek/status/2000917329656602935)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 33  

> 
> "Most zkVM's use STARKs and pretty much the entire industry takes inspiration in some form.

Here is a list of VMs and protocols using STARKs outside Starkware/Starknet - 
@SuccinctLabs
 SP1
@0xPolygon
 CDK and ZkEVM
@Meta
 Winterfell
@0xMiden
 VM
@RiscZero
 
@zksync
 Airbender"


### Post #5 by @kacago_0
> **Author:** KaCaGo ([@kacago_0](https://x.com/kacago_0))  
> **Metrics:** 40 likes · 0 retweets · 23 comments · 515 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-12-16T10:49:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/kacago_0/status/2000880932010725860](https://x.com/kacago_0/status/2000880932010725860)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 39  

> 
> "Bullish on Starknet
Bullish on Bitcoin
Bullish on Ethereum
Bullish on Zcash
Bullish on Blockchain
Bullish on ZK
Bullish on Freedom-tech

I was bullish yesterday
I'm bullish today
I'll be bullish tomorrow"


### Post #6 by @LootRealms
> **Author:** Realms.World ([@LootRealms](https://x.com/LootRealms))  
> **Metrics:** 18 likes · 7 retweets · 5 comments · 282 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-12-16T21:10:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LootRealms/status/2001037223043469493](https://x.com/LootRealms/status/2001037223043469493)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 17  

> 
> "What do 
@StarkWareLtd
, 
@ready_co
, 
@avnu_fi
 & 
@extendedapp
 have in common?

They're all sponsoring the 
@Starknet
 Christmas Pub Quiz of course!

Set your reminders & tune in for updates from all your fav protocols and a chance at over $1k worth of prizes!"


### Post #7 by @BTCTKVR
> **Author:** Bitcoin Takeover (BTCTKVR.com) ([@BTCTKVR](https://x.com/BTCTKVR))  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 157 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-12-16T10:43:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BTCTKVR/status/2000879400275845621](https://x.com/BTCTKVR/status/2000879400275845621)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 21  

> 
> "Going live with 
@AbdelStark
 from 
@StarkWareLtd
 90 minutes.

Big announcements coming."


### Post #8 by @StarknetAfrica
> **Author:** Starknet Africa ([@StarknetAfrica](https://x.com/StarknetAfrica))  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 3 retweets · 3 comments · 152 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-12-16T12:08:11+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StarknetAfrica/status/2000900764357849257](https://x.com/StarknetAfrica/status/2000900764357849257)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 12  

> 
> "What better way to start 2026 than learning a new programming language and building on 
@Starknet
.

Cairo Bootcamp V is here to help you do exactly that.

Register here 
luma.com/r8968iri"


### Post #9 by @Ingalandia
> **Author:** Ingalandia @ NYC ([@Ingalandia](https://x.com/Ingalandia))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 143 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-12-16T13:38:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Ingalandia/status/2000923365524087093](https://x.com/Ingalandia/status/2000923365524087093)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 44  

> 
> "StarkWare tech now powers ~16% of perp DEX volume. 

With the Starknet Stack, projects can hit sub-second TX speeds with a decentralized sequencer."


### Post #10 by @Lyskey
> **Author:** Brother Lyskey ([@Lyskey](https://x.com/Lyskey))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 104 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-12-16T18:00:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Lyskey/status/2000989537590214657](https://x.com/Lyskey/status/2000989537590214657)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 35  

> 
> "Starknet yearly recap in the making.

Already 6k words. Still 3 sections left + intro/conclusion.

I’m cooked"


### Post #11 by @enesonchain
> **Author:** enes.hl ∑: ([@enesonchain](https://x.com/enesonchain))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-12-16T19:48:45+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/enesonchain/status/2001016669200900471](https://x.com/enesonchain/status/2001016669200900471)  


> 
> "starknet still alive ??"




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