# $WBTC Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 18, 2025

> **Asset:** $WBTC  
> **Date:** 2025-08-18 (August 18, 2025)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/wbtc/2025-08-18  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/wbtc.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @zacodil
> **Author:** Vadim ([@zacodil](https://x.com/zacodil))  
> **Metrics:** 44 likes · 9 retweets · 23 comments · 8.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-18T10:22:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/zacodil/status/1957387614199119900](https://x.com/zacodil/status/1957387614199119900)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 18  

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> "Tried to unwrap my WBTC to native Bitcoin and discovered there's no direct way without paying massive trading fees. Only authorized BitGo merchants can do true unwrap. The $13.4B WBTC market forces everyone into opaque trading workarounds. Thread on how 
@NEARProtocol
 Intents"


### Post #2 by @whalewatchalert
> **Author:** Whale Watch by Moby ([@whalewatchalert](https://x.com/whalewatchalert))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 1.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-18T04:07:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/whalewatchalert/status/1957293325578293529](https://x.com/whalewatchalert/status/1957293325578293529)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 26  

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> "A $Coinbase Wrapped BTC whale just bought $46.22K of $WBTC at $385.46M MC"




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