# $XMR Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — January 23, 2026 > **Asset:** $XMR > **Date:** 2026-01-23 (January 23, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/xmr/2026-01-23 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/xmr.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @CryptooIndia > **Author:** Crypto India ([@CryptooIndia](https://x.com/CryptooIndia)) > **Metrics:** 933 likes · 109 retweets · 121 comments · 64.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T08:55:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptooIndia/status/2014622895654527486](https://x.com/CryptooIndia/status/2014622895654527486) > > "BREAKING: FIU India bans crypto exchanges from dealing in privacy coins like Monero and Zcash." ### Post #2 by @SteveMorganOk > **Author:** Steve Morgan ([@SteveMorganOk](https://x.com/SteveMorganOk)) > **Metrics:** 252 likes · 144 retweets · 21 comments · 33.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T20:27:50+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SteveMorganOk/status/2014797244159922632](https://x.com/SteveMorganOk/status/2014797244159922632) > > "Top privacy tokens: #Monero, #Zcash, and PrivacyDex has joined the movement, aiming to become among the Top 100 tokens #Monero #Zcash → private coin #PrivacyDex → private trading $Privacy @PrivacyDex" ### Post #3 by @AltCryptoGems > **Author:** Sjuul | AltCryptoGems ([@AltCryptoGems](https://x.com/AltCryptoGems)) > **Metrics:** 444 likes · 3 retweets · 24 comments · 27.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T11:28:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AltCryptoGems/status/2014661388367478860](https://x.com/AltCryptoGems/status/2014661388367478860) > > "Are you HODLing more: A) $ETH B) $SOL C) $XRP D) $XMR" ### Post #4 by @counterpartytv > **Author:** CounterParty TV ([@counterpartytv](https://x.com/counterpartytv)) > **Metrics:** 146 likes · 23 retweets · 41 comments · 27.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T00:06:48+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/counterpartytv/status/2014489957843320962](https://x.com/counterpartytv/status/2014489957843320962) > > "Bitcoin core dev explains why he doesn't recommend Zcash or Monero “I believe that privacy is a right and encryption is not a crime. That said, I’m reticent to recommend either Zcash or Monero because they both use elliptic curve cryptography which is vulnerable to quantum" ### Post #5 by @AltCryptoGems > **Author:** Sjuul | AltCryptoGems ([@AltCryptoGems](https://x.com/AltCryptoGems)) > **Metrics:** 613 likes · 2 retweets · 12 comments · 24.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T16:04:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AltCryptoGems/status/2014730846716969304](https://x.com/AltCryptoGems/status/2014730846716969304) > > "@Monero is the bear of the week, with a price decline of over 25% in the last 7 days. This price decrease for $XMR is due to massive sell offs in the Privacy sector and profit taking after a huge rise for the token! Source: @CoinMarketCap" ### Post #6 by @santimentfeed > **Author:** Santiment ([@santimentfeed](https://x.com/santimentfeed)) > **Metrics:** 78 likes · 24 retweets · 23 comments · 15.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T17:07:48+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/santimentfeed/status/2014746902051385511](https://x.com/santimentfeed/status/2014746902051385511) > > "Here are crypto's top 10 privacy coin projects by development. Directional indicators represent each project's ranking positioning since last update: 1) @dashpay $DASH 2) @nym $NYM 3) @hoprnet $HOPR 4) @monero $XMR 5) @decredproject $DCR 6) @firoorg" ### Post #7 by @CrashiusClay69 > **Author:** Crash ([@CrashiusClay69](https://x.com/CrashiusClay69)) > **Metrics:** 96 likes · 11 retweets · 18 comments · 7.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T19:42:25+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CrashiusClay69/status/2014785815235223973](https://x.com/CrashiusClay69/status/2014785815235223973) > > "New paid $XMR advertisement just dropped by central banker at World Economic Forum" ### Post #8 by @rektcapital > **Author:** Rekt Capital ([@rektcapital](https://x.com/rektcapital)) > **Metrics:** 27 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 6.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T18:53:52+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/rektcapital/status/2014773595684077582](https://x.com/rektcapital/status/2014773595684077582) > > "I've published a new Altcoin Newsletter I share my charts & analysis on 6 Altcoins These Altcoins are $XLM $XRP $ROSE $VIRTUAL $XMR $INJ I share an Altcoin Newsletter like this every Friday Sign up & read here: newsletter.rektcapital.co/altcoin-newsle … #BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin" ### Post #9 by @wiseadvicesumit > **Author:** Wise Advice ([@wiseadvicesumit](https://x.com/wiseadvicesumit)) > **Metrics:** 67 likes · 14 retweets · 13 comments · 6.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T06:33:42+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wiseadvicesumit/status/2014587324903100600](https://x.com/wiseadvicesumit/status/2014587324903100600) > > "READ THIS IF YOU ARE HOLDING PRIVACY COINS ON INDIAN EXCHANGES India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has directed exchanges to restrict privacy-focused tokens over AML concerns. Tokens facing the highest risk • Monero ( $XMR) • Zcash ( $ZEC) • $DASH What’s" ### Post #10 by @DegenPing > **Author:** Ping ([@DegenPing](https://x.com/DegenPing)) > **Metrics:** 39 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 4.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T06:56:51+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DegenPing/status/2014593153173749944](https://x.com/DegenPing/status/2014593153173749944) > > "noticing XMR" ### Post #11 by @renksi > **Author:** Renksi ([@renksi](https://x.com/renksi)) > **Metrics:** 112 likes · 2 retweets · 47 comments · 2.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T12:03:30+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/renksi/status/2014670322570862727](https://x.com/renksi/status/2014670322570862727) > > "2026 is the year of privacy what's the one privacy token you think will outperform everything else this year? ➢ $XMR ➢ $ANYONE ➢ $ZEC ➢ $DASH ➢ $ZK ➢ $DUSK ➢ $NIGHT ➢ $ZANO ➢ $ARRR" ### Post #12 by @martypartymusic > **Author:** MartyParty ([@martypartymusic](https://x.com/martypartymusic)) > **Metrics:** 23 likes · 2 retweets · 7 comments · 2.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T17:17:36+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/martypartymusic/status/2014749370001063959](https://x.com/martypartymusic/status/2014749370001063959) > > "India bans Monero ($XMR), Zcash ($ZEC), and Dash ($DASH). India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) has issued a directive to registered cryptocurrency exchanges and platforms, requiring them to halt deposits, withdrawals, and trading of privacy-focused coins like Monero" ### Post #13 by @MoneroMoney > **Author:** Monero Money ([@MoneroMoney](https://x.com/MoneroMoney)) > **Metrics:** 67 likes · 3 retweets · 3 comments · 1.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T20:19:52+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MoneroMoney/status/2014795237374239170](https://x.com/MoneroMoney/status/2014795237374239170) > > "WARNING: DO NOT TRUST ANYONE WITH YOUR MONERO. — $XMR —" ### Post #14 by @_Qubic_ > **Author:** Qubic ([@_Qubic_](https://x.com/_Qubic_)) > **Metrics:** 133 likes · 39 retweets · 19 comments · 1.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T14:40:59+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_Qubic_/status/2014709956088365213](https://x.com/_Qubic_/status/2014709956088365213) > > "Epoch 196 Mining Profitability Report Qubic CPU mining continues to outperform traditional PoW setups on daily returns. Daily earnings → Qubic: $0.91/day → Monero + Tari: $0.73/day → Monero: $0.71/day Epoch 196 highlights → Top Up: 32% → To CCF: 40.13B $QUBIC →" ### Post #15 by @RealAllinCrypto > **Author:** ALLINCRYPTO ([@RealAllinCrypto](https://x.com/RealAllinCrypto)) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 1.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T18:27:07+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RealAllinCrypto/status/2014766864958882038](https://x.com/RealAllinCrypto/status/2014766864958882038) > > "Join me and our good friend @themarketsniper as we break down the financial reset gold & silver breaking out, debt cracking… and why $XMR is running hard because of it #Monero #Gold #Silver #Crypto" ### Post #16 by @i_am_vickyd > **Author:** Cmvng ([@i_am_vickyd](https://x.com/i_am_vickyd)) > **Metrics:** 51 likes · 3 retweets · 35 comments · 1.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T13:34:25+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/i_am_vickyd/status/2014693202574418095](https://x.com/i_am_vickyd/status/2014693202574418095) > > "congrats if you followed this prediction on @trylimitless I called $SENT above $0.02165 by 12:00UTC as the obvious winner and Fdv above 600M after 24 hours as the biggest winner too.... I also caught a 292% on monero" ### Post #17 by @mattunchi > **Author:** MAD Cripto ([@mattunchi](https://x.com/mattunchi)) > **Metrics:** 20 likes · 2 retweets · 3 comments · 1.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T05:23:57+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mattunchi/status/2014569771732500504](https://x.com/mattunchi/status/2014569771732500504) > > "Five years ago (even more) talking about Monero and privacy. Try to predict trends instead of following trends. 2026 everyone pro-privacy pro-Monero" ### Post #18 by @MoneroWireHQ > **Author:** Monero Wire ([@MoneroWireHQ](https://x.com/MoneroWireHQ)) > **Metrics:** 22 likes · 3 retweets · 2 comments · 1.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T02:33:08+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MoneroWireHQ/status/2014526786239910205](https://x.com/MoneroWireHQ/status/2014526786239910205) > > "Cake Wallet CEO @vikrantnyc sent 0.03 ZEC to 15 recipients in one shielded Zcash transaction. "No other wallet does this except @cakewallet ." Is this possible in $XMR?" ### Post #19 by @EdgeWallet > **Author:** Edge ([@EdgeWallet](https://x.com/EdgeWallet)) > **Metrics:** 26 likes · 5 retweets · 6 comments · 633 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T15:30:59+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EdgeWallet/status/2014722538807468225](https://x.com/EdgeWallet/status/2014722538807468225) > > "Bitcoin's radical transparency isn't for everyone. @DouglasTuman talks about digging into Monero" ### Post #20 by @EverythingAjay > **Author:** Ajay Kashyap ([@EverythingAjay](https://x.com/EverythingAjay)) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 301 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T07:47:11+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EverythingAjay/status/2014605818323517694](https://x.com/EverythingAjay/status/2014605818323517694) > > "India's FIU has banned Cryptocurrency exchanges from dealing in privacy coins like Monero & Zcash due to money laundering risks." ### Post #21 by @ZR1Trader > **Author:** Zr1Trader ([@ZR1Trader](https://x.com/ZR1Trader)) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 269 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T18:02:28+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ZR1Trader/status/2014760661302071683](https://x.com/ZR1Trader/status/2014760661302071683) > > "One of the first signals to me crypto was catching on a while ago was when people on reddit /pmsforsale started accepting it for trade or barter. Cool to see it catching on in the Monero ecosystem now too." ### Post #22 by @cryptoamanclub > **Author:** Crypto Aman ([@cryptoamanclub](https://x.com/cryptoamanclub)) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 208 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T07:28:16+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cryptoamanclub/status/2014601056785989787](https://x.com/cryptoamanclub/status/2014601056785989787) > > "FIU CRACKDOWN ON PRIVACY COINS IN INDIA India's Financial Intelligence Unit has directed exchanges to restrict privacy-focused tokens (ACEs) due to AML concerns. √ $XMR, $ZEC, and $DASH trading and withdrawals may be halted due to their lack of traceability. √ For" ### Post #23 by @Kushed_Crypto > **Author:** Kushed|SquadSwap ([@Kushed_Crypto](https://x.com/Kushed_Crypto)) > **Metrics:** 13 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 193 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T02:08:43+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Kushed_Crypto/status/2014520640213287037](https://x.com/Kushed_Crypto/status/2014520640213287037) > > "Monero $10B Yes! The King of Currencies, XMR, is still @ $10B cap. We are sooo fuckin early!" ### Post #24 by @MarketProphit > **Author:** Market Prophit ([@MarketProphit](https://x.com/MarketProphit)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 73 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T10:40:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MarketProphit/status/2014649317517361548](https://x.com/MarketProphit/status/2014649317517361548) > > "Congrats @xmrgoddess You're a top Market Prophit for your call on $ZEC Go to marketprophit.com and check out sentiment, buzz, and other crypto data." ### Post #25 by @MarketProphit > **Author:** Market Prophit ([@MarketProphit](https://x.com/MarketProphit)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 69 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T01:00:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MarketProphit/status/2014503354840580221](https://x.com/MarketProphit/status/2014503354840580221) > > "Congrats @goldrobesalpha You're a top Market Prophit for your call on $XMR Go to marketprophit.com and check out sentiment, buzz, and other crypto data." ### Post #26 by @vikrantnyc > **Author:** Vik Sharɱa ([@vikrantnyc](https://x.com/vikrantnyc)) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 28 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T02:59:12+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/vikrantnyc/status/2014533344986284362](https://x.com/vikrantnyc/status/2014533344986284362) > > "Yes you can do that XMR in @cakewallet !!" ### Post #27 by @johnfoss69 > **Author:** John Foss ([@johnfoss69](https://x.com/johnfoss69)) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 4 views > **Posted:** 2026-01-23T08:21:15+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/johnfoss69/status/2014614390293897319](https://x.com/johnfoss69/status/2014614390293897319) > > "THE MONERO MOON (ISSUE 87) NEWSLETTER IS OUT NOW! Explore the latest edition for an update on all the latest Monero (XMR) news, developments, and entertainment!" --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*