# $STRK Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — May 07, 2026

> **Asset:** $STRK  
> **Date:** 2026-05-07 (May 07, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/strk/2026-05-07  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/strk.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @NEARProtocol
> **Author:** NEAR Protocol ([@NEARProtocol](https://x.com/NEARProtocol))  
> **Metrics:** 394 likes · 48 retweets · 17 comments · 74.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T12:30:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2052365381717590375](https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2052365381717590375)  


> 
> "NEAR Intents joining the strkBTC Federation underscores the importance of robust infrastructure in enabling secure BTC movement between Bitcoin and Starknet.

This development contributes to the broader evolution of interoperable blockchain networks."


### Post #2 by @CryptoBullet1
> **Author:** CryptoBullet ([@CryptoBullet1](https://x.com/CryptoBullet1))  
> **Metrics:** 178 likes · 34 retweets · 21 comments · 23.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T14:08:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoBullet1/status/2052390114236473509](https://x.com/CryptoBullet1/status/2052390114236473509)  


> 
> "Looks like $STRK is gearing up for a pump 

Target 1 - $0.0770

 strkBTC (Starknet's privacy layer for Bitcoin) goes live on May 12"


### Post #3 by @BTCoptioneer
> **Author:** BTC Optioneer ([@BTCoptioneer](https://x.com/BTCoptioneer))  
> **Metrics:** 191 likes · 6 retweets · 11 comments · 9.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T15:11:30+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BTCoptioneer/status/2052405973835260317](https://x.com/BTCoptioneer/status/2052405973835260317)  


> 
> "$1,000,000 in $STRK.

Get paid $102,700/year.

Cash out with $3,000,000 in a few years.

Easiest way to retire if you a Saylor believer. 

NFA."


### Post #4 by @AltcoinSherpa
> **Author:** Altcoin Sherpa ([@AltcoinSherpa](https://x.com/AltcoinSherpa))  
> **Metrics:** 69 likes · 2 retweets · 9 comments · 8.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T22:31:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AltcoinSherpa/status/2052516643364860352](https://x.com/AltcoinSherpa/status/2052516643364860352)  


> 
> "Momentum plays:
$ZEC
$TON
 
$STRK
$ONDO
 
$JTO
 
All TON memes

Slower:
$FUN
 (sportfun)
$MON
$TAO
$VIRTUAL
$PUMP
 (and entire solana ecosystem imo)"


### Post #5 by @Starknet
> **Author:** Starknet (Privacy arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet))  
> **Metrics:** 111 likes · 18 retweets · 7 comments · 6.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T15:38:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052412812081745969](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052412812081745969)  


> 
> "strkBTC goes live on Starknet May 12!

Governance just gave it a near-unanimous green light. Both SNIP-38 and SNIP-39 passed, ratifying the federated BTC wrapper design and strkBTC's eligibility as a stakable asset on Starknet.

Meet the Federation supporting it:
→ 
@near_intents"


### Post #6 by @CryptoWendyO
> **Author:** Wendy O ([@CryptoWendyO](https://x.com/CryptoWendyO))  
> **Metrics:** 94 likes · 10 retweets · 10 comments · 6.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T16:00:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoWendyO/status/2052418182833688797](https://x.com/CryptoWendyO/status/2052418182833688797)  


> 
> "WATCH: Saylor says Ondo Finance and other DeFi projects are building 
$BTC
-backed digital credit and yield products on top of 
$STRC
 infrastructure, adding that there’s now an "explosion of innovation" happening across DeFi

Source: 
@CoinDesk"


### Post #7 by @EliBenSasson
> **Author:** Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io ([@EliBenSasson](https://x.com/EliBenSasson))  
> **Metrics:** 57 likes · 14 retweets · 2 comments · 4.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T13:09:30+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2052375268816212473](https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2052375268816212473)  


> 
> ""


### Post #8 by @SangBTCethXAU
> **Author:** Sang.BTC ([@SangBTCethXAU](https://x.com/SangBTCethXAU))  
> **Metrics:** 41 likes · 0 retweets · 40 comments · 2.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T23:46:55+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SangBTCethXAU/status/2052535681214550327](https://x.com/SangBTCethXAU/status/2052535681214550327)  


> 
> "[ $STRK] - The legend of $STRK has returned.

Check chart:
- 15m: damn, it's flying hard 
- 1h: skyrocketing like crazy 
- 4h trend surging strong 
- 1 day: breakout 
- 1 week: HOLY SHIT it's consolidating nearly 200 times    

P/s: The chart only looks pretty when"


### Post #9 by @Starknet
> **Author:** Starknet (Privacy arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet))  
> **Metrics:** 74 likes · 17 retweets · 9 comments · 2.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T12:54:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052371435473993901](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052371435473993901)  


> 
> "Meet some members of The Federation supporting strkBTC infrastructure

Join us live on May 8, 9 am EDT / 15:00 CET on this livestream with:

--> 
@jessiexiao_eth
 from 
@Starknet
--> 
@VolokhIlia
 from 
@StarkWareLtd
--> Ross Derrick from 
@twinstake_io
--> William Johs from"


### Post #10 by @xverse
> **Author:** Xverse - Bank on Bitcoin ([@xverse](https://x.com/xverse))  
> **Metrics:** 19 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 1.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T12:00:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/xverse/status/2052357854703788174](https://x.com/xverse/status/2052357854703788174)  


> 
> "You can't earn, borrow, and spend on Bitcoin if every transaction you make is public.

Privacy is what turns Bitcoin from a store of value into a financial operating system.

Xverse just joined the strkBTC Federation to help make that real."


### Post #11 by @EliBenSasson
> **Author:** Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io ([@EliBenSasson](https://x.com/EliBenSasson))  
> **Metrics:** 45 likes · 4 retweets · 10 comments · 1.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T14:28:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2052395082628644930](https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2052395082628644930)  


> 
> "Crypto should have simple UX.
Crypto needs privacy.
So, crypto privacy should have simple UX.
With that in mind, Starknet's privacy is designed for users."


### Post #12 by @StarkWareLtd
> **Author:** StarkWare ([@StarkWareLtd](https://x.com/StarkWareLtd))  
> **Metrics:** 26 likes · 5 retweets · 8 comments · 1.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T11:30:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/2052350312074121684](https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/2052350312074121684)  


> 
> "SNIP-38 and SNIP-39 have been validated by the community, confirming:  

- strkBTC’s bridge architecture and initial signer set: 
@near_intents
, 
@xverse
, 
@twinstake_io
, 
@luganodes
 & 
@UTXOmgmt
- strkBTC as a stakable asset on Starknet  

Launch: May 12."


### Post #13 by @therollupco
> **Author:** The Rollup ([@therollupco](https://x.com/therollupco))  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 5 retweets · 2 comments · 1.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T19:27:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/therollupco/status/2052470270498328739](https://x.com/therollupco/status/2052470270498328739)  


> 
> "Benjamin Sturisky from 
@StarknetFndn
 on what AI agents actually need from the chain underneath them:

→ Throughput: agents need block space at scale (Starknet: no longer the blocker) 

→ Network-level configurations: account abstraction for spending limits, gas limits,"


### Post #14 by @odin_free
> **Author:** Brother Odin ([@odin_free](https://x.com/odin_free))  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 6 retweets · 1 comments · 782 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T15:08:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/odin_free/status/2052405146072613211](https://x.com/odin_free/status/2052405146072613211)  


> 
> "the sneaky thing about Budokan is that it is less "game" than it looks.

tournaments, prize flows, shared competition rails, reusable infrastructure. that is the good version of gaming on Starknet: not more noise, more machinery other builders can steal."


### Post #15 by @near_intents
> **Author:** NEAR Intents ([@near_intents](https://x.com/near_intents))  
> **Metrics:** 15 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 700 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T09:58:38+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/near_intents/status/2052327238759313826](https://x.com/near_intents/status/2052327238759313826)  


> 
> "NEAR Intents is now part of the strkBTC Federation.

Supporting secure BTC movement between Bitcoin and 
@Starknet
, alongside 
@Twinstake_io
, 
@Luganodes
, 
@UTXOmgmt
, and 
@xverse
, with better abstraction at the core.

For more details, refer to the thread below"


### Post #16 by @Lyskey
> **Author:** Brother Lyskey ([@Lyskey](https://x.com/Lyskey))  
> **Metrics:** 34 likes · 8 retweets · 7 comments · 690 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T09:32:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Lyskey/status/2052320607694373299](https://x.com/Lyskey/status/2052320607694373299)  


> 
> "Starknet in 1 minute.

 Native privacy
 Massive onchain compute
 Quantum-resistance coded
 Over 1,000 TPS capacity and on the road to 10,000
 500ms tx latency
 $0,001 gas fees for most tx
 Decentralized sequencer architecture
 Web2-like UX for gaming & consumer"


### Post #17 by @UTXOmgmt
> **Author:** UTXO Management ([@UTXOmgmt](https://x.com/UTXOmgmt))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 593 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T10:05:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/UTXOmgmt/status/2052328942372089901](https://x.com/UTXOmgmt/status/2052328942372089901)  


> 
> "UTXO is happy to support the infrastructure behind strkBTC and we believe in Starknet's privacy arc!"


### Post #18 by @luganodes
> **Author:** Luganodes ([@luganodes](https://x.com/luganodes))  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 354 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T10:05:45+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/luganodes/status/2052329027072151648](https://x.com/luganodes/status/2052329027072151648)  


> 
> "Luganodes is live as a federation signer for strkBTC, the first Bitcoin wrapper on 
@Starknet
 with native privacy. 

As one of 5 independent institutions in the multisig federation, our infrastructure helps secure the movement of native Bitcoin into the Starknet ecosystem with"


### Post #19 by @BlocKchainAI1
> **Author:** TW ([@BlocKchainAI1](https://x.com/BlocKchainAI1))  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 341 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T22:28:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BlocKchainAI1/status/2052515896455786933](https://x.com/BlocKchainAI1/status/2052515896455786933)  


> 
> "$STRK 
$ETH
$BTC"


### Post #20 by @Starknet
> **Author:** Starknet (Privacy arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 341 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T15:38:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052412813725843480](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052412813725843480)  


> 
> "Read the full proposals 

SNIP-38: 
governance.starknet.io/#/sn:0x009feda
…

SNIP-39: 
governance.starknet.io/#/sn:0x009feda
…"


### Post #21 by @StarkWareLtd
> **Author:** StarkWare ([@StarkWareLtd](https://x.com/StarkWareLtd))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 296 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T11:30:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/2052350314716475625](https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/2052350314716475625)  


> 
> "More on SNIP-38 vote: 
governance.starknet.io/#/sn:0x009feda
…"


### Post #22 by @CoinMarketCap:coindoonews
> **Author:** ([@CoinMarketCap:coindoonews](https://x.com/CoinMarketCap:coindoonews))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 200 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T14:05:03.499095+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/69fc99b99219101d1924441a/](https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/69fc99b99219101d1924441a/)  


> 
> "How Strategy Is Turning Bitcoin Into a Three-Tier Financial System


Key Takeaways STRC pays 11.5% annual yield; launched July 2025 after four product iterations. Retail owns 80% of STRC vs 40% of MSTR, a market MSTR never reached. MSTR returned 55% per year s"


### Post #23 by @alvariance_
> **Author:** Simon ⋈ ([@alvariance_](https://x.com/alvariance_))  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 188 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T12:34:04+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/alvariance_/status/2052366353651339433](https://x.com/alvariance_/status/2052366353651339433)  


> 
> "strkBTC"


### Post #24 by @twinstake_io
> **Author:** Twinstake ([@twinstake_io](https://x.com/twinstake_io))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 169 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T10:59:07+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/twinstake_io/status/2052342458348876064](https://x.com/twinstake_io/status/2052342458348876064)  


> 
> "Twinstake is proud to be part of the strkBTC Federation, one of five institutions backing the infrastructure that brings native Bitcoin to Starknet with privacy at its core.

#strkBTC #Starknet #Bitcoin"


### Post #25 by @paperX_Art
> **Author:** paperX | THORSwap & Metro ([@paperX_Art](https://x.com/paperX_Art))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 158 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T13:55:59+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/paperX_Art/status/2052386969347612861](https://x.com/paperX_Art/status/2052386969347612861)  


> 
> "Bitcoiners spent years trying to prove BTC isn't a ponzi only to support real ponzinomics.

Just because MSTR, STRK, STRF, STRD, STRC isn't onchain, maxis won't call them shitcoin 

So much for "there's no second best". Turns out there's a number of 'preferred alternatives'"


### Post #26 by @windrider0227
> **Author:** Brother wind_rider ([@windrider0227](https://x.com/windrider0227))  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 141 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T15:06:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/windrider0227/status/2052404671252463801](https://x.com/windrider0227/status/2052404671252463801)  


> 
> "SNIP-38 and SNIP-39 have been approved by the community, confirming:

>strkBTC's bridging architecture and initial signing parties list: 
@near_intents
, 
@xverse
, 
@twinstake_io
, 
@luganodes
, and 
@UTXOmgmt
>strkBTC will serve as an asset eligible for staking on Starknet

Launch"


### Post #27 by @Starknet
> **Author:** Starknet (Privacy arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 125 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T09:34:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052321142174552561](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052321142174552561)  


> 
> "The Federation supports the minting, burning, and bridging of BTC and strkBTC.

At launch, the Federation provides a clear operational trust model for how BTC moves into and out of the Starknet ecosystem."


### Post #28 by @StarkWareLtd
> **Author:** StarkWare ([@StarkWareLtd](https://x.com/StarkWareLtd))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 124 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T11:26:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/2052349364954132836](https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/2052349364954132836)  


> 
> "SNIP-38 and SNIP-39 have been validated by the community, confirming:

- strkBTC’s bridge architecture and initial signer set: 
@near_intents
, 
@xverse
, 
@twinstake_io
, 
@luganodes
 & 
@UTXOmgmt
- strkBTC as a stakable asset on Starknet

Launch: May 12
governance.starknet.io/#/"


### Post #29 by @Starknet
> **Author:** Starknet (Privacy arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 118 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T09:34:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052321143764246786](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052321143764246786)  


> 
> "The Federation is phase one, not the end state.

strkBTC is designed to move progressively toward trust minimisation over time:

→ Phase 2: post-quantum security, including QSB  
→ Phase 3: a trust-minimized BitVM-based design
→ Phase 4: an OP_CAT-enabled trustless design"


### Post #30 by @Julia_457_
> **Author:** Julia ([@Julia_457_](https://x.com/Julia_457_))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 67 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T10:31:44+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Julia_457_/status/2052335565903646834](https://x.com/Julia_457_/status/2052335565903646834)  


> 
> "In a world where Bitcoin was never meant to scale…
one network is about to change everything.
From the creators of 
@Starknet
... 
comes a new chapter.

strkBTC.
Faster.
Native.
Unstoppable.

A global broadcast begins.

One eco.
One signal.
One future for Bitcoin on Starknet.
This"


### Post #31 by @StarkWareLtd
> **Author:** StarkWare ([@StarkWareLtd](https://x.com/StarkWareLtd))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 49 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T11:26:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/2052349367676203118](https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/2052349367676203118)  


> 
> "More on SNIP38 vote: 
governance.starknet.io/#/sn:0x009feda
…"


### Post #32 by @Starknet
> **Author:** Starknet (Privacy arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 43 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T12:12:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052361023802245578](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052361023802245578)  


> 
> "Xverse  Starknet"


### Post #33 by @Starknet
> **Author:** Starknet (Privacy arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 35 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T22:17:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052513065283826138](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052513065283826138)  


> 
> "Proud of the federation!"


### Post #34 by @Starknet
> **Author:** Starknet (Privacy arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 30 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T14:17:54+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052392483749863670](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052392483749863670)  


> 
> ""


### Post #35 by @Starknet
> **Author:** Starknet (Privacy arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 24 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T12:39:10+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052367636214755375](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052367636214755375)  


> 
> "privacy getting real"


### Post #36 by @Starknet
> **Author:** Starknet (Privacy arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 14 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T22:44:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052519988733391303](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052519988733391303)  


> 
> "starknet everywhere  HIGHER"


### Post #37 by @Starknet
> **Author:** Starknet (Privacy arc) ([@Starknet](https://x.com/Starknet))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 12 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-07T22:17:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052513189531693102](https://x.com/Starknet/status/2052513189531693102)  


> 
> "And we are happy to have UTXO support!"




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