# $XMR Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — June 18, 2025 > **Asset:** $XMR > **Date:** 2025-06-18 (June 18, 2025) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/xmr/2025-06-18 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/xmr.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @Cointelegraph > **Author:** Cointelegraph ([@Cointelegraph](https://x.com/Cointelegraph)) > **Metrics:** 124 likes · 30 retweets · 46 comments · 33.2K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T18:40:37+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1935407318595735765](https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1935407318595735765) > > "ALERT: The U.S. DOJ and Europol have taken down Archetyp Market, a darknet platform that exclusively accepted Monero ($XMR) payments." ### Post #2 by @Cointelegraph > **Author:** Cointelegraph ([@Cointelegraph](https://x.com/Cointelegraph)) > **Metrics:** 112 likes · 25 retweets · 39 comments · 26.9K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T17:13:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1935385270330831104](https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1935385270330831104) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 5 > > "ALERT: The US DOJ and Europol have taken down Archetyp Market, a darknet platform that exclusively accepted Monero $XMR payments." ### Post #3 by @RvCrypto > **Author:** RVCrypto ([@RvCrypto](https://x.com/RvCrypto)) > **Metrics:** 153 likes · 31 retweets · 40 comments · 8.4K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T08:12:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RvCrypto/status/1935249262528622966](https://x.com/RvCrypto/status/1935249262528622966) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 34 > > "$QUBIC is one of the only coins in the green today and I'm not surprised. The $XMR mining is working in full force and steadily increasing, with over $40k in rewards just from this week. If you include the $TARI mining the rewards and buybacks will be well over $60k. I expect" ### Post #4 by @CryptoMocro_ > **Author:** CryptoMocro ([@CryptoMocro_](https://x.com/CryptoMocro_)) > **Metrics:** 127 likes · 23 retweets · 29 comments · 6.4K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T10:59:41+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoMocro_/status/1935291320840634563](https://x.com/CryptoMocro_/status/1935291320840634563) > > "Top 3 in a month with just 10% of our hash power , and this is only the start $QUBIC mines $XMR & $XTM → sells for stables → buys & burns tons of $QUBIC. Burn mechanism in full effect. Ranked #300 top 100 My biggest bag this altseason. @krakenfx @kucoincom" ### Post #5 by @sebp888 > **Author:** Sebastian ([@sebp888](https://x.com/sebp888)) > **Metrics:** 106 likes · 12 retweets · 10 comments · 3.5K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T04:07:20+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sebp888/status/1935187549405986986](https://x.com/sebp888/status/1935187549405986986) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 7 > > "Once you fully understand Bitcoin, you understand its flaws, and embrace Monero." ### Post #6 by @monerobull > **Author:** monerobull ([@monerobull](https://x.com/monerobull)) > **Metrics:** 72 likes · 8 retweets · 7 comments · 2.7K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T10:48:03+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/monerobull/status/1935288392327057781](https://x.com/monerobull/status/1935288392327057781) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 4 > > "PSA: Monerokon attendees, make sure your wallet is synced and you have some outputs for back-to-back spending" ### Post #7 by @cypherpunk31337 > **Author:** Monero Accepted Here ([@cypherpunk31337](https://x.com/cypherpunk31337)) > **Metrics:** 128 likes · 34 retweets · 7 comments · 2.7K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T15:35:29+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cypherpunk31337/status/1935360727541260770](https://x.com/cypherpunk31337/status/1935360727541260770) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 23 > > "The guillotine of financial tyranny has a name. Monero." ### Post #8 by @MoneroMavrick > **Author:** Monero Mavrick ([@MoneroMavrick](https://x.com/MoneroMavrick)) > **Metrics:** 80 likes · 10 retweets · 8 comments · 2.5K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T01:31:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MoneroMavrick/status/1935148208520372532](https://x.com/MoneroMavrick/status/1935148208520372532) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 16 > > "How can you tell if Monero is being hijacked? > Any deviation away from it being a currency to replace the dollar > L2 Centralized lightning network type sh*t > Hard pushes for third parties > Being told to never spend your Monero and focus on NGU only. While number go up" ### Post #9 by @moneropepe > **Author:** 𝙶𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘 ([@moneropepe](https://x.com/moneropepe)) > **Metrics:** 54 likes · 9 retweets · 5 comments · 2.1K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T15:14:42+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/moneropepe/status/1935355496451670194](https://x.com/moneropepe/status/1935355496451670194) > > "I will help creating things with @XMRmap" ### Post #10 by @babysolo_ > **Author:** ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ([@babysolo_](https://x.com/babysolo_)) > **Metrics:** 56 likes · 10 retweets · 4 comments · 2.0K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T19:09:37+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/babysolo_/status/1935414616609190397](https://x.com/babysolo_/status/1935414616609190397) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 14 > > "Europol & DOJ just nuked a €1.2B Monero market. This wasn’t a flex. It was fear. You don’t seize toys. You seize tools that work. People want privacy. Markets just express it. They fear what $XMR enables." ### Post #11 by @MoneroMavrick > **Author:** Monero Mavrick ([@MoneroMavrick](https://x.com/MoneroMavrick)) > **Metrics:** 99 likes · 11 retweets · 3 comments · 1.9K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T19:20:52+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MoneroMavrick/status/1935417445742759981](https://x.com/MoneroMavrick/status/1935417445742759981) > > "THERE IS NO SECOND BEST $XMR ONLY B*TCH" ### Post #12 by @CameronRuggles > **Author:** Cameron Ruggles ([@CameronRuggles](https://x.com/CameronRuggles)) > **Metrics:** 45 likes · 3 retweets · 7 comments · 1.9K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T08:35:03+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CameronRuggles/status/1935254923178045598](https://x.com/CameronRuggles/status/1935254923178045598) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 35 > > "You know what the Monero Community should do? We should get involved in the hottest most controversial geopolitics and try to do as much business with places like Iran as possible. A marketplace that basically states: Fuck sanctions, fuck tariffs. Fuck division and" ### Post #13 by @knutsvanholm > **Author:** Knut Svanholm ∞/21M ([@knutsvanholm](https://x.com/knutsvanholm)) > **Metrics:** 25 likes · 0 retweets · 14 comments · 1.7K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T00:19:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/knutsvanholm/status/1935130093917008080](https://x.com/knutsvanholm/status/1935130093917008080) > > "Monero is, of course, a total shitcoin. Always was. Duh." ### Post #14 by @MoneroReport > **Author:** Monero Report ([@MoneroReport](https://x.com/MoneroReport)) > **Metrics:** 32 likes · 5 retweets · 5 comments · 1.4K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T18:49:35+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MoneroReport/status/1935409573583577299](https://x.com/MoneroReport/status/1935409573583577299) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 12 > > "Zano has been cracked Theres no second best to $XMR" ### Post #15 by @MoneroKon > **Author:** MoneroKon ([@MoneroKon](https://x.com/MoneroKon)) > **Metrics:** 26 likes · 9 retweets · 2 comments · 1.2K views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T06:03:50+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MoneroKon/status/1935216867041276283](https://x.com/MoneroKon/status/1935216867041276283) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 8 > > "2 days 'til MoneroKon get your kiddos in for free! Under 15 y/o get a free entrance, 15-18 y/o get in for only 30€. A bargain! Spread the word to the youth, anon." ### Post #16 by @xmrstreet > **Author:** xmrstreet.store ([@xmrstreet](https://x.com/xmrstreet)) > **Metrics:** 34 likes · 7 retweets · 0 comments · 767 views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T18:30:05+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/xmrstreet/status/1935404668282355783](https://x.com/xmrstreet/status/1935404668282355783) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 30 > > "Today I'm officially opening http://XmrStreet.store a hardware security shop that only accepts Bitcoin and Monero. Most people will think I'm crazy for refusing fiat payments. But if you believe in financial sovereignty, you can't build it on Visa's rails. I'll be sharing the" ### Post #17 by @waltervictor21 > **Author:** Walter Victor #XMR ([@waltervictor21](https://x.com/waltervictor21)) > **Metrics:** 16 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 571 views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T20:24:47+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/waltervictor21/status/1935433533696393332](https://x.com/waltervictor21/status/1935433533696393332) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 35 > > "This picture goes" ### Post #18 by @ElastosTroll > **Author:** XMR_Goddess ([@ElastosTroll](https://x.com/ElastosTroll)) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 535 views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T09:08:22+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ElastosTroll/status/1935263308950507749](https://x.com/ElastosTroll/status/1935263308950507749) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 16 > > "anon, one day I will earn sweet $xmr for flowing with fire I started a YouTube diary. Any suggestions where else I can start posting? https://youtube.com/watch?v=O12yOc7IzfA… #monero #bitcoin" ### Post #19 by @marblecub1 > **Author:** Marble ([@marblecub1](https://x.com/marblecub1)) > **Metrics:** 20 likes · 3 retweets · 3 comments · 404 views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T22:23:58+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/marblecub1/status/1935463527629918293](https://x.com/marblecub1/status/1935463527629918293) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 52 > > "Monero Truth Nuke --> I think the crypto "red pill" is realizing that fiat is more private then most of all cryptocurrencies. Linkability is a huge problem and it's a quality that money absolutely can't have. @SuperTestnet created a whole site about Monero's flaws -- and its" ### Post #20 by @waltervictor21 > **Author:** Walter Victor | Privacy is a Human Right ([@waltervictor21](https://x.com/waltervictor21)) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 2 retweets · 3 comments · 373 views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T21:41:48+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/waltervictor21/status/1935452916015358019](https://x.com/waltervictor21/status/1935452916015358019) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 39 > > "Monero is simply the best and maybe only one weapon we have against CBDCs. Bitcoin is merely an investment." ### Post #21 by @Ulmonan0 > **Author:** Ʊɬɱʘ ([@Ulmonan0](https://x.com/Ulmonan0)) > **Metrics:** 16 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 336 views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T21:28:40+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Ulmonan0/status/1935449608227893442](https://x.com/Ulmonan0/status/1935449608227893442) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 32 > > "Somewhat sad because it will be first time in 4 years that I don't go to the @MoneroKon . I'll miss all good the vibes from the all the Monero bros present there." ### Post #22 by @rottenwheel1 > **Author:** Rotten ([@rottenwheel1](https://x.com/rottenwheel1)) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 302 views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T09:09:05+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/rottenwheel1/status/1935263487539785789](https://x.com/rottenwheel1/status/1935263487539785789) > > "who will I hang out with in Prague this weekend for @MoneroKon 5? o/" ### Post #23 by @TimLenHal > **Author:** Tim Len Hal ([@TimLenHal](https://x.com/TimLenHal)) > **Metrics:** 12 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 284 views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T12:09:51+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TimLenHal/status/1935308978726056271](https://x.com/TimLenHal/status/1935308978726056271) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 22 > > "Bitcoin FUD is absurd because Bitcoin is a stilborn. Monero FUD, on the other hand, is the pinnacle of stupidity." ### Post #24 by @kvndorv > **Author:** RuggedByTrump ([@kvndorv](https://x.com/kvndorv)) > **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 242 views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T10:52:25+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/kvndorv/status/1935289490794250668](https://x.com/kvndorv/status/1935289490794250668) > > "Hi guys, I'm building a new XMR marketplace as we speak. Focussed on high quality products and of course privacy- and user friendly. We will make sure that any order can be delivered to a pickup point for maximum privacy. Who's excited to see this community grow even more?!" ### Post #25 by @MoneroAfrica > **Author:** Monero Africa ([@MoneroAfrica](https://x.com/MoneroAfrica)) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 241 views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T07:12:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MoneroAfrica/status/1935234021941985334](https://x.com/MoneroAfrica/status/1935234021941985334) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 15 > > "When I look at the #monero commuity at large, the #cypherpunk skills habited & the prowess there in ( @r_a_d_a_n_n_e , @ofrnxmr , @monero ) I feel like a child flying a kite in a lightning storm... As I'm now realizing, the storm is more charged than I thought.. $xmr #privacy" ### Post #26 by @Battery__LB > **Author:** Car Battery LB ([@Battery__LB](https://x.com/Battery__LB)) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 77 views > **Posted:** 2025-06-18T13:16:49+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Battery__LB/status/1935325831775039756](https://x.com/Battery__LB/status/1935325831775039756) > **Video Content:** Sample video description 37 > > "When will people will realize that only #Monero is the safe haven Another reason to start using Monero XMR" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*