# $WALRUS Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — February 18, 2026 > **Asset:** $WALRUS > **Date:** 2026-02-18 (February 18, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/walrus/2026-02-18 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/walrus.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @XFelipeKazutoX > **Author:** FelipeKazuto ([@XFelipeKazutoX](https://x.com/XFelipeKazutoX)) > **Metrics:** 20 likes · 4 retweets · 9 comments · 1.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-02-18T21:56:01+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/XFelipeKazutoX/status/2024241518664699933](https://x.com/XFelipeKazutoX/status/2024241518664699933) > > "A brief but interesting update on the vesting release of the main tokens in the Sui ecosystem. Below you can see the February releases for @SuiNetwork itself, @WalrusProtocol , @DeepBookonSui , and @ikadotxyz As you can see, Sui will have the lowest vesting with only 0.54% of" ### Post #2 by @AlkimiExchange > **Author:** Alkimi ([@AlkimiExchange](https://x.com/AlkimiExchange)) > **Metrics:** 36 likes · 8 retweets · 5 comments · 1.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-02-18T13:00:13+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AlkimiExchange/status/2024106679873446043](https://x.com/AlkimiExchange/status/2024106679873446043) > > "Here's the data flow that makes Alkimi work: @WalrusProtocol stores the execution data at scale → Seal encrypts sensitive campaign metadata → Nautilus validates ad auctions So with @SuiNetwork you get: verifiable delivery + data privacy + internet scale This only works" ### Post #3 by @GDanezis > **Author:** George Danezis ([@GDanezis](https://x.com/GDanezis)) > **Metrics:** 39 likes · 5 retweets · 4 comments · 1.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-02-18T16:30:07+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GDanezis/status/2024159505194406305](https://x.com/GDanezis/status/2024159505194406305) > > "I built Turnstile — a pay-to-access file sharing app on Sui, Seal, and Walrus. No backend, no server. The entire app is a single HTML file hosted as a Walrus Site. Creators set a price, encrypt files, subscribers pay in SUI to decrypt. Try it: turnstile.wal.app" ### Post #4 by @WalrusProtocol > **Author:** Walrus ([@WalrusProtocol](https://x.com/WalrusProtocol)) > **Metrics:** 49 likes · 6 retweets · 0 comments · 892 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-18T18:58:12+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/WalrusProtocol/status/2024196769379471586](https://x.com/WalrusProtocol/status/2024196769379471586) > > "ICYMI: elizaOS v2 uses Walrus as its default storage layer. Every AI agent gets persistent, verifiable memory from day one. Your agent can recall context across sessions, share artifacts across swarms, and prove exactly when and where data was stored. All decentralized, all" ### Post #5 by @OmuraHQ > **Author:** OMURA PROTOCOL ([@OmuraHQ](https://x.com/OmuraHQ)) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 7 retweets · 4 comments · 453 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-18T15:16:43+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/OmuraHQ/status/2024141034306044248](https://x.com/OmuraHQ/status/2024141034306044248) > > "Alpha access is rolling out. Builders are already discovering content on @WalrusProtocol using @OmuraHQ . Early traction is validating what we believed discoverability matters." ### Post #6 by @WalrusProtocol > **Author:** Walrus ([@WalrusProtocol](https://x.com/WalrusProtocol)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 268 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-18T23:44:53+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/WalrusProtocol/status/2024268916114280460](https://x.com/WalrusProtocol/status/2024268916114280460) > > "The ecosystem grows. The data layer underneath it grows with it." ### Post #7 by @EthCC > **Author:** EthCC - Ethereum Community Conference ([@EthCC](https://x.com/EthCC)) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 188 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-18T14:30:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EthCC/status/2024129275381576060](https://x.com/EthCC/status/2024129275381576060) > > "EthCC[9] is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors. Thank you @WalrusProtocol for supporting us this year as an EMERALD sponsor! walrus.xyz" ### Post #8 by @FavouritonX > **Author:** Favourite ([@FavouritonX](https://x.com/FavouritonX)) > **Metrics:** 19 likes · 2 retweets · 12 comments · 179 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-18T19:25:41+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FavouritonX/status/2024203686990299339](https://x.com/FavouritonX/status/2024203686990299339) > > "Gn Folks @WalrusProtocol is now the default storage layer for @elizaOS . More exposure means more projects will choose decentralized and secured storage, all road leads to @WalrusProtocol ." ### Post #9 by @WalrusProtocol > **Author:** Walrus ([@WalrusProtocol](https://x.com/WalrusProtocol)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 131 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-18T23:46:09+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/WalrusProtocol/status/2024269233719574575](https://x.com/WalrusProtocol/status/2024269233719574575) > > "The builders are here. The data layer is ready." ### Post #10 by @WalrusProtocol > **Author:** Walrus ([@WalrusProtocol](https://x.com/WalrusProtocol)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 72 views > **Posted:** 2026-02-18T23:51:26+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/WalrusProtocol/status/2024270565822124332](https://x.com/WalrusProtocol/status/2024270565822124332) > > "Walrus co-founder @GDanezis built Turnstile. One HTML file. No backend. A full creator paywall on Walrus, Seal, and Sui. Contracts are on mainnet and reusable. Build on it: turnstile.wal.app" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*