# $VENUS Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — March 16, 2026

> **Asset:** $VENUS  
> **Date:** 2026-03-16 (March 16, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/venus/2026-03-16  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/venus.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @thedailyblock
> **Author:** The Daily Block ([@thedailyblock](https://x.com/thedailyblock))  
> **Metrics:** 129 likes · 7 retweets · 30 comments · 7.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T06:45:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/thedailyblock/status/2033434337878622716](https://x.com/thedailyblock/status/2033434337878622716)  


> 
> "JUST IN: Venus Protocol suffers ~$2M in bad debt after an exploit manipulated THE prices to borrow against inflated collateral."


### Post #2 by @Fibonacci_HFT
> **Author:** Fibonacci Capital - Market Maker & HFT Fund ([@Fibonacci_HFT](https://x.com/Fibonacci_HFT))  
> **Metrics:** 98 likes · 12 retweets · 11 comments · 5.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T16:00:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Fibonacci_HFT/status/2033574014107418720](https://x.com/Fibonacci_HFT/status/2033574014107418720)  


> 
> "𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 $𝟯.𝟳𝗠 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆-𝗰𝗮𝗽 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗡𝗕 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻

A threat actor used THE token collateral to bypass supply limits and borrow multiple assets from Venus. The affected market was isolated quickly,"


### Post #3 by @0xfluid
> **Author:** Fluid ([@0xfluid](https://x.com/0xfluid))  
> **Metrics:** 39 likes · 6 retweets · 1 comments · 4.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T09:51:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xfluid/status/2033481370484220266](https://x.com/0xfluid/status/2033481370484220266)  


> 
> "Important for Venus Flux users: your funds are safe.

Venus Flux — powered by Fluid — is completely unaffected and operating normally.
@VenusProtocol
 handled this with transparency and speed."


### Post #4 by @witcheer
> **Author:** witcheer ☯︎ ([@witcheer](https://x.com/witcheer))  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 6 comments · 1.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T08:02:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/witcheer/status/2033453857603248365](https://x.com/witcheer/status/2033453857603248365)  


> 
> "Venus Protocol lost $3.7M to a supply cap exploit and the attack took 9 months to set up.

attacker started accumulating Thena $THE tokens in june 2025. by march 2026, they held 84% of the supply.

instead of using venus's normal mint function, they transferred THE directly to"


### Post #5 by @oragnes
> **Author:** 比特币橙子Trader ([@oragnes](https://x.com/oragnes))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 3 comments · 1.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T01:35:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/oragnes/status/2033356346679287864](https://x.com/oragnes/status/2033356346679287864)  


> 
> "Crypto Morning Brief March 16 | Middle East Crisis Pushes Oil Prices Higher | BlackRock's ETHB Attracts Inflows | Venus Protocol Hit by Liquidation Attack

TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read):

Macro and Geopolitical Double Pressure: The Strait of Hormuz blockade causes Brent"


### Post #6 by @VenusProtocol
> **Author:** Venus Protocol ([@VenusProtocol](https://x.com/VenusProtocol))  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 1.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T09:15:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/VenusProtocol/status/2033472170651992331](https://x.com/VenusProtocol/status/2033472170651992331)  


> 
> "Full details here:"


### Post #7 by @hackenclub
> **Author:** Hacken ([@hackenclub](https://x.com/hackenclub))  
> **Metrics:** 19 likes · 5 retweets · 1 comments · 992 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T16:18:47+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/hackenclub/status/2033578737413874139](https://x.com/hackenclub/status/2033578737413874139)  


> 
> "@VenusProtocol
 on BSC was exploited for ~$3.7M on March 15.

Root cause: supply cap bypass via direct ERC-20 transfers to a vToken contract, a known Compound V2 design flaw previously flagged in Venus’s own Code4rena audit.

Example tx:
bscscan.com/tx/0x5aede60c7
…
~50 exploit"


### Post #8 by @VenusProtocol
> **Author:** Venus Protocol ([@VenusProtocol](https://x.com/VenusProtocol))  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 834 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T09:14:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/VenusProtocol/status/2033471885259034989](https://x.com/VenusProtocol/status/2033471885259034989)  


> 
> ""


### Post #9 by @ZxvCvb53793
> **Author:** Dawn's First Blush ([@ZxvCvb53793](https://x.com/ZxvCvb53793))  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 0 retweets · 9 comments · 678 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T07:09:35+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ZxvCvb53793/status/2033440527136477593](https://x.com/ZxvCvb53793/status/2033440527136477593)  


> 
> "DeFi借贷也该这样！TermMaxFi拒绝“渣男式”浮动利率，就像买东西一口价，借贷利率和收益提前锁定，没有隐形套路，零清算防爆仓，存币就能享Venus收益+百万激励，让链上借贷和买东西一样，明明白白、不踩坑 
@TermMaxFi"


### Post #10 by @VenusProtocol
> **Author:** Venus Protocol ([@VenusProtocol](https://x.com/VenusProtocol))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 625 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T09:15:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/VenusProtocol/status/2033472209470247150](https://x.com/VenusProtocol/status/2033472209470247150)  


> 
> ""


### Post #11 by @Infinit_Labs
> **Author:** INFINIT ([@Infinit_Labs](https://x.com/Infinit_Labs))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 379 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T12:00:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Infinit_Labs/status/2033513747214692565](https://x.com/Infinit_Labs/status/2033513747214692565)  


> 
> "Lending and borrowing on BNB Chain just got an upgrade.

Introducing the Venus Agent on INFINIT's Prompt-to-DeFi.
@VenusProtocol
 is BNB Chain's largest money market. It's now fully accessible through plain language prompts, powered by INFINIT's AI Agent Swarm.

No coding. No"


### Post #12 by @usain_cold
> **Author:** eskimo ([@usain_cold](https://x.com/usain_cold))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 32 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T10:34:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/usain_cold/status/2033492079838396550](https://x.com/usain_cold/status/2033492079838396550)  


> 
> "if you’re a venus user, you should read this. Team is mitigating damage, rest assured funds are safu"


### Post #13 by @Sophia103776781
> **Author:** Sophia ([@Sophia103776781](https://x.com/Sophia103776781))  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 0 retweets · 9 comments · 23 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-03-16T06:38:11+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Sophia103776781/status/2033432625709511132](https://x.com/Sophia103776781/status/2033432625709511132)  


> 
> "—— 
@TermMaxFi
  Reject the "scumbag-style" floating interest rate, just like buying something at a fixed price—one-time deal. Borrowing rates and yields are locked in advance, no hidden traps, zero liquidation to prevent forced closures. Just deposit your coins to enjoy Venus"




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