# $STARK Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — January 07, 2026 > **Asset:** $STARK > **Date:** 2026-01-07 (January 07, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/stark/2026-01-07 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/stark.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @Starknet > **Author:** Starknet (BTCFi arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet)) > **Metrics:** 178 likes · 60 retweets · 38 comments · 17.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-07T08:03:12+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2008811645720522991](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2008811645720522991) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 30 > > "1/ State of the Starknet trenches, early 2026. No blabla, just metrics" ### Post #2 by @EliBenSasson > **Author:** Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io ([@EliBenSasson](https://x.com/EliBenSasson)) > **Metrics:** 227 likes · 53 retweets · 61 comments · 14.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-07T12:49:13+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2008883620430184647](https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2008883620430184647) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 38 > > "2026 ALPHA: Starknet optimistic predictions (not investment advice, DYOR) * Some major fintech distribution channel will pick Starknet as its blockchain * Some top-100 chain will make Cairo its smart contract language * Some Starknet game will gain a cryptokitties/Axie-level" ### Post #3 by @0xstark > **Author:** Josh Stark (0xstark.eth) ([@0xstark](https://x.com/0xstark)) > **Metrics:** 247 likes · 17 retweets · 20 comments · 10.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-07T15:02:59+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xstark/status/2008917286933921833](https://x.com/0xstark/status/2008917286933921833) > > "Personally I would put some weight on the fact that after 10 years, the smart contract platform which has most prioritized decentralization, trustlessness, and hardness remains the top platform & the #2 asset." ### Post #4 by @EliBenSasson > **Author:** Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io ([@EliBenSasson](https://x.com/EliBenSasson)) > **Metrics:** 131 likes · 25 retweets · 29 comments · 6.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-07T14:23:23+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2008907319346622820](https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2008907319346622820) > > "20% of the entire Perp exchanges market is powered by STARK-tech. Perp exchanges thrive when they are powered by the right tech (complex txs, scaled by ZK, best UX features)" ### Post #5 by @EliBenSasson > **Author:** Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io ([@EliBenSasson](https://x.com/EliBenSasson)) > **Metrics:** 71 likes · 9 retweets · 17 comments · 5.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-07T09:01:03+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2008826203709518077](https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2008826203709518077) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 21 > > "Strong metrics to kick off 2026. The whole thread" ### Post #6 by @EliBenSasson > **Author:** Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io ([@EliBenSasson](https://x.com/EliBenSasson)) > **Metrics:** 51 likes · 10 retweets · 16 comments · 3.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-07T14:04:26+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2008902552570466430](https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2008902552570466430) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 27 > > "And Gaming. Pgaming. But seriously, Starknet will lead the charts when it comes to Privacy and Perps. Privacy: @Starknet is built with ZK-STARKs which makes privacy a natural expansion of our capabilities. As someone who's built Privacy in the past (co-founded @Zcash ), I say" ### Post #7 by @Starknet > **Author:** Starknet (BTCFi arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet)) > **Metrics:** 30 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 1.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-07T08:03:27+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2008811706302988652](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2008811706302988652) > > "9/ Our tech powers 20% of the entire Perp market by volume today: > Extended (Public Starknet) > Paradex (Starknet appchain) > edgeX (StarkEx)" ### Post #8 by @egyptk6 > **Author:** Udon ([@egyptk6](https://x.com/egyptk6)) > **Metrics:** 15 likes · 0 retweets · 8 comments · 896 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-07T13:06:33+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/egyptk6/status/2008887986092671445](https://x.com/egyptk6/status/2008887986092671445) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 31 > > "---- @Starknet 2025 ：去中心化、BTCFi、跨鏈、隱私 #Starknet 在 2025 終於開始補齊 “把生態做起來” 必備的東西。 因為鏈再強，如果資金進不來、跨鏈不順、去中心化沒路線、用戶體驗不好，那其實也很難真的跑到大規模 adoption。 1) 去中心化：Starknet 用 staking 一步一步推" ### Post #9 by @heyshadowfax > **Author:** shadowfax ([@heyshadowfax](https://x.com/heyshadowfax)) > **Metrics:** 34 likes · 5 retweets · 4 comments · 734 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-07T09:38:58+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/heyshadowfax/status/2008835746363535798](https://x.com/heyshadowfax/status/2008835746363535798) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 36 > > "starknet is literally going beast mode" ### Post #10 by @Starknet > **Author:** Starknet (BTCFi arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet)) > **Metrics:** 19 likes · 5 retweets · 2 comments · 374 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-07T08:03:19+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2008811673612669306](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2008811673612669306) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 42 > > "4/ Up only for stablecoin supply on Starknet. 3x growth throughout 2025." ### Post #11 by @blockTVBee > **Author:** TVBee ([@blockTVBee](https://x.com/blockTVBee)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 42 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-07T15:12:23+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/blockTVBee/status/2008919651749916683](https://x.com/blockTVBee/status/2008919651749916683) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 48 > > "starknet数据还可以的" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*