# $VARIATIONAL Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — May 23, 2026

> **Asset:** $VARIATIONAL  
> **Date:** 2026-05-23 (May 23, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/variational/2026-05-23  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/variational.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @mfardecrouz
> **Author:** Aman ([@mfardecrouz](https://x.com/mfardecrouz))  
> **Metrics:** 128 likes · 10 retweets · 57 comments · 15.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-23T14:18:50+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mfardecrouz/status/2058190924082278755](https://x.com/mfardecrouz/status/2058190924082278755)  


> 
> "Perp DEX Point Values I’m Expecting at TGE 

variational → $40-$60
nadoHQ → $0.8-$1
extendedapp → $0.4-$.9
grvt → $5-$8
tread → $0.6-$0.8
tradehotstuff → $0.01
hibachi → $0.1-$0.3
pacifica → $0.2-$0.4
01Exchange → $1-$1.5
Reya → $.001-$0.003
Ostium → $0.2-$0.6
Dango"


### Post #2 by @5phutcrypto_
> **Author:** 5 Phút Crypto ([@5phutcrypto_](https://x.com/5phutcrypto_))  
> **Metrics:** 18 likes · 2 retweets · 5 comments · 3.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-23T06:33:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/5phutcrypto_/status/2058073771962191954](https://x.com/5phutcrypto_/status/2058073771962191954)  


> 
> "Tại sao cuộc đua perpdex vẫn chưa "hạ nhiệt" #5PC 

Xưa chúng ta có GMX, dYdX,.. nay có thêm Hyperliquid, Aster, Lighter,.. sắp tới lại chuẩn bị ra mắt Variational, Nado, Phoenix,.. 

 Tại sao các dự án PerpDEX vẫn liên tục ra mắt, quỹ đầu tư đổ tiền không"


### Post #3 by @0xYkp
> **Author:** Cryptobi ([@0xYkp](https://x.com/0xYkp))  
> **Metrics:** 32 likes · 1 retweets · 10 comments · 867 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-23T15:30:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xYkp/status/2058208903695937560](https://x.com/0xYkp/status/2058208903695937560)  


> 
> "here are the top 3 tokenless perp dexs by open interest right now 

when we look at the tokenless perp landscape, the top 3 currently looks like this 

 variational (
@variational_io
) - $900m
 grvt (
@grvt_io
) - $459m
 extended (
@extendedapp
) - $284m

» but in the"


### Post #4 by @Vish_vision
> **Author:** Vish.hl ([@Vish_vision](https://x.com/Vish_vision))  
> **Metrics:** 33 likes · 1 retweets · 7 comments · 755 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-23T11:43:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Vish_vision/status/2058151912160280701](https://x.com/Vish_vision/status/2058151912160280701)  


> 
> "Variational would likely be the last opportunity for normies to make it big in this perp dex meta.

There will be more perp dexs but the risk to reward would not come close to matching Hyperliquid, lighter and now finally 
@variational_io
 .

Recently we saw Hyperliquid outdo the"


### Post #5 by @Alucad_99
> **Author:** Alucad ([@Alucad_99](https://x.com/Alucad_99))  
> **Metrics:** 27 likes · 2 retweets · 15 comments · 328 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-23T14:10:11+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Alucad_99/status/2058188746101526823](https://x.com/Alucad_99/status/2058188746101526823)  


> 
> "Perp farm 

- variational 

- grvt 

- extended 

- Pacifica 

- Ostium 

- treadfi 

- hibachi 

- dreamcash 

dyor and nfa"


### Post #6 by @Cryptonut24
> **Author:** freemartian.Eth ([@Cryptonut24](https://x.com/Cryptonut24))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments  

> **Posted:** 2026-05-23T10:03:04+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Cryptonut24/status/2058126560889024775](https://x.com/Cryptonut24/status/2058126560889024775)  


> 
> "It's hard to say what drives a Perp to be the cherished darling of CT somehow

There are many perps, but there were only Hyperliquid, Lighter and now Variational that rose high and attracted all eyes on them

You know what happened with the first two, Expect the same from the"




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