# $XMR Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 24, 2026 > **Asset:** $XMR > **Date:** 2026-08-24 (August 24, 2026) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/xmr/2026-08-24 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/xmr.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @THORChain > **Author:** THORChain ([@THORChain](https://x.com/THORChain)) > **Metrics:** 572 likes · 73 retweets · 30 comments · 26.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T14:50:09+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORChain/status/2091900878366146647](https://x.com/THORChain/status/2091900878366146647) > > "Monero will soon have a permanent home that can't be shut down" ### Post #2 by @BigCheds > **Author:** Cheds Trading ([@BigCheds](https://x.com/BigCheds)) > **Metrics:** 16 likes · 1 retweets · 5 comments · 19.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T00:53:12+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BigCheds/status/2091690250787586265](https://x.com/BigCheds/status/2091690250787586265) > > "New Bitcoin Live Member report posted for $BTC "Cryptocurrency Market Update - Aug 23rd 2026" $ETH $ZEC $TRX $XMR $SUI $AAVE $SOL $DOGE $XAU $XAG $TRX $SUPER $XRP $BNB $SUPER $PEPE $HYPE $LINK Member link: bitcoin.live/video/sunday-c … Free report: bitcoin.live/video/cryptocu …" ### Post #3 by @THORChain > **Author:** THORChain ([@THORChain](https://x.com/THORChain)) > **Metrics:** 175 likes · 40 retweets · 7 comments · 16.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T16:28:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORChain/status/2091925501585539406](https://x.com/THORChain/status/2091925501585539406) > > "THORChain v3.20 goes live Tuesday 8/25 at ~14:00 UTC Zcash and Monero move closer to activation, BNB, Base and Solana trading resumes, and churn comes back on the network. Plus two new pieces of the protocol's economics: POL mimirs go operational, and the Stable Reserve ships." ### Post #4 by @TheDesertLynx > **Author:** Joel Valenzuela ([@TheDesertLynx](https://x.com/TheDesertLynx)) > **Metrics:** 230 likes · 28 retweets · 11 comments · 12.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T00:48:17+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheDesertLynx/status/2091689016663920725](https://x.com/TheDesertLynx/status/2091689016663920725) > > "I manage a Monero fund, and it's tricky to get it into other coins. THORChain adding it will be huge: no more fear of shotgun KYC, confiscation, or grant recipients just not knowing what to do with it. Massive step for Monero." ### Post #5 by @NotSoEasyMoney > **Author:** Easy ([@NotSoEasyMoney](https://x.com/NotSoEasyMoney)) > **Metrics:** 113 likes · 2 retweets · 18 comments · 9.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T14:56:52+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NotSoEasyMoney/status/2091902566648975485](https://x.com/NotSoEasyMoney/status/2091902566648975485) > > "The fact the CyberLeek team is using XMR instead of ZCash to help fund their illegal hacking and distribution of GTA6... I think tells you all you need to know for what coin is ACTUALLY privacy, and what CRIMINALS actually use. But i digress, ZCash to 5,000" ### Post #6 by @vikrantnyc > **Author:** Vik Sharɱa - Cake Wallet & Radar Chat ([@vikrantnyc](https://x.com/vikrantnyc)) > **Metrics:** 215 likes · 26 retweets · 13 comments · 7.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T10:55:49+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/vikrantnyc/status/2091841907236254206](https://x.com/vikrantnyc/status/2091841907236254206) > > "We already have @THORChain in @cakewallet but it's disabled right now. Will look into enabling it for supporting XMR, ZEC, and other new coins ASAP." ### Post #7 by @Inomsxbt > **Author:** Inoms ([@Inomsxbt](https://x.com/Inomsxbt)) > **Metrics:** 161 likes · 13 retweets · 24 comments · 3.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T15:05:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Inomsxbt/status/2091904616640414157](https://x.com/Inomsxbt/status/2091904616640414157) > **Visual Note:** A person holds a white PlayStation 5 DualSense controller in front of a TV displaying the "Grand Theft Auto" logo with characters leaning against a car, visually tying to the post's discussion of the GTA 6 leak tied to hacker "CyberLeek," who demanded 400 XMR (Monero cryptocurrency) to fund an unspecified future project against the gaming industry. > > "the GTA 6 leak story is a lot deeper than just someone trying to cash in. CyberLeek says the goal is to hit back at the gaming industry over things like rising prices, DRM and games being shut down after purchase. But asking for 400 XMR to fund an “unspecified future project”" ### Post #8 by @unstoppablebyhs > **Author:** Unstoppable | Privacy Wallet ([@unstoppablebyhs](https://x.com/unstoppablebyhs)) > **Metrics:** 60 likes · 5 retweets · 8 comments · 3.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T09:42:20+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/unstoppablebyhs/status/2091823414885408885](https://x.com/unstoppablebyhs/status/2091823414885408885) > **Visual Note:** A smartphone displays a crypto wallet app showing a "Cold Storage" balance of $165,298.12 (≈ 2.53 BTC), with holdings including RUNE ($65,268.75), RUJI Thorchain ($37,457.17), TCY Thorchain ($12,514.44), CACAO ($12,514.44), and BTC Thorchain ($12,514.44). The image illustrates the post's announcement that Monero and Zcash swaps will soon go live on THORChain, as the wallet already shows a portfolio integrated with THORChain assets (RUNE, RUJI, TCY, CACAO), highlighting the platform's role in enabling uncensorable, no-KYC crypto exchanges. > > "BIG NEWS: MONERO AND ZCASH SWAPS GO LIVE ON THORCHAIN TOMORROW! This will create an uncensorable bridge between privacy and liquidity! Anyone will be able to exchange between XMR, ZEC and other crypto from anywhere in the world, 24/7. No KYC No accounts No freezes" ### Post #9 by @XMRVoid > **Author:** Mav ([@XMRVoid](https://x.com/XMRVoid)) > **Metrics:** 80 likes · 4 retweets · 10 comments · 3.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T15:37:29+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/XMRVoid/status/2091912787849076996](https://x.com/XMRVoid/status/2091912787849076996) > > "Delistings of $XMR will become the biggest fuck up ever committed by exchanges and will cause law enforcement to crash out and smash everything in their offices They unknowingly just created the greatest supply and demand ticking time bomb crypto has ever seen Winter is" ### Post #10 by @veH0rny > **Author:** Master Bait ([@veH0rny](https://x.com/veH0rny)) > **Metrics:** 52 likes · 3 retweets · 2 comments · 3.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T15:56:01+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/veH0rny/status/2091917453890617580](https://x.com/veH0rny/status/2091917453890617580) > > "I dont get why GTA 6 leaker ain't using zcash Solana team told me its way better than monero" ### Post #11 by @unstoppablebyhs > **Author:** Unstoppable | Privacy Wallet ([@unstoppablebyhs](https://x.com/unstoppablebyhs)) > **Metrics:** 35 likes · 6 retweets · 4 comments · 2.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T14:57:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/unstoppablebyhs/status/2091902600270807381](https://x.com/unstoppablebyhs/status/2091902600270807381) > **Visual Note:** A snapshot of a treasury dashboard titled "ASSETS BY VALUE" lists ZEC at 35.4%, BTC at 34.8%, XMR at 7.9%, RUNE at 5.1%, and USD at 4.3% — visually reinforcing the post's claim that the treasury holds roughly 10× more privacy coins than dollars. > > "WE HOLD 10× MORE PRIVACY COINS THAN DOLLARS Unstoppable treasury snapshot for August 24: ZEC - 35.4% BTC - 34.8% XMR - 7.9% RUNE - 5.1% USD - 4.3% Freedom and privacy aren’t marketing lines. We put our own treasury behind them. Buy Low. HODL High. Be" ### Post #12 by @reddit > **Author:** CommunicationFuture1 ([@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)) > **Metrics:** 15 likes · 0 retweets · 6 comments · 1.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T07:09:31.531000+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/reddit/status/c4469f3ddf9abeac6889cb83b3e04fcfb97c3f07458934d22d488f013dcb2902](https://x.com/reddit/status/c4469f3ddf9abeac6889cb83b3e04fcfb97c3f07458934d22d488f013dcb2902) > > "Monero in times of crisis" ### Post #13 by @BittexXBT > **Author:** Bittex ([@BittexXBT](https://x.com/BittexXBT)) > **Metrics:** 49 likes · 2 retweets · 3 comments · 1.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T16:34:42+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BittexXBT/status/2091927187121197442](https://x.com/BittexXBT/status/2091927187121197442) > **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample] > > "GTA leaker if he was a zcash user instead of monero" ### Post #14 by @digishahed > **Author:** KMvision $btc $dot $uni $inj #fartcoin ([@digishahed](https://x.com/digishahed)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 723 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T18:08:08+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/digishahed/status/2091950703153717486](https://x.com/digishahed/status/2091950703153717486) > > "$doge $xrp $inj $xmr $sol $eth $aster $link $fil $xrp $zec $ena $hype $aave What missing ?" ### Post #15 by @Batuzec > **Author:** Batuhan ([@Batuzec](https://x.com/Batuzec)) > **Metrics:** 12 likes · 2 retweets · 8 comments · 617 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T22:04:39+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Batuzec/status/2092010224962167201](https://x.com/Batuzec/status/2092010224962167201) > > "XMR fans are attacking my latest tweets. To be honest, the only thing XMR might be better at than Zcash is its marketplace. But don’t worry. Within the next 6 months, I’ll take away that one thing you can brag about in the privacy space. Competition is good. The best MONEY is" ### Post #16 by @reddit > **Author:** No-Rub-1753 ([@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 600 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T02:40:36.500000+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/reddit/status/3682a83813a3a8f836bb4fa8705336cc241653272d8c7273bea5d9cc14fc0b08](https://x.com/reddit/status/3682a83813a3a8f836bb4fa8705336cc241653272d8c7273bea5d9cc14fc0b08) > > "Did you guys watch Andrey Sabelnikov interview on Monero Talk? Suggested" ### Post #17 by @cryptomocho > **Author:** mocho17™®© ([@cryptomocho](https://x.com/cryptomocho)) > **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 556 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T23:23:32+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cryptomocho/status/2092030073893441630](https://x.com/cryptomocho/status/2092030073893441630) > **Visual Note:** A TradingView daily chart for Monero/Tether USD (XMRUSDT) on Kraken showing a price of 447.01 (+25.43, +6.03%) with Ichimoku 9 26 52 26 indicators. > > "$xmr looks like it wants more" ### Post #18 by @beausecurity > **Author:** Beau ([@beausecurity](https://x.com/beausecurity)) > **Metrics:** 10 likes · 1 retweets · 6 comments · 555 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T13:19:54+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/beausecurity/status/2091878164477644829](https://x.com/beausecurity/status/2091878164477644829) > **Visual Note:** A Monero cryptocurrency price chart showing $422.71, up $156.43 (58.75%) last year, with a 52-week high of $711.53 and low of $258.75. > > "I have a bigger ZEC position because I think it is a better R/R trade long term, but XMR is good tech too and I think this catches up a little bit in the near term I know most ppl pick one and hate the other, but anytime people use privacy tech it’s great imo!" ### Post #19 by @MoneroChanSOL > **Author:** Monero-Chan ([@MoneroChanSOL](https://x.com/MoneroChanSOL)) > **Metrics:** 10 likes · 3 retweets · 3 comments · 542 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T05:19:24+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MoneroChanSOL/status/2091757245113704923](https://x.com/MoneroChanSOL/status/2091757245113704923) > **Video Content:** A young man in a green, red, and yellow plaid shirt sits on what appears to be a talk show set with a city skyline backdrop, gesturing with his hand while speaking into a microphone. > > "#xmr #monero #untraceable #monerochan #fungible" ### Post #20 by @ThatCryptic > **Author:** Cryptic ([@ThatCryptic](https://x.com/ThatCryptic)) > **Metrics:** 30 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 490 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T09:44:53+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ThatCryptic/status/2091824055662100593](https://x.com/ThatCryptic/status/2091824055662100593) > **Visual Note:** A promotional graphic titled "NATIVE ASSETS. CROSS-CHAIN. ONE NETWORK. ENLESS POSSIBILITIES." showing logos for XMR, THORCHAIN, and RUJIRA, along with supported assets like BTC, ETH, USDC, and BNB. > > "Yall aint nearly prepared enough for the upside native cross chain $XMR swaps will bring to us. Whose ready for the flywheel to begin $Rune $Ruji" ### Post #21 by @CR1337 > **Author:** CR1337 ([@CR1337](https://x.com/CR1337)) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 362 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T04:37:24+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CR1337/status/2091746675518025888](https://x.com/CR1337/status/2091746675518025888) > **Visual Note:** A Monero.jobs freelancer profile for 'Mu Abbaas' (@Abbaas), an independent Rust backend developer based in Myanmar, charging 0.06 XMR/hr. > > "The range of freelancer profiles on Monero.Jobs is steadily growing: Rust Developer from Myanmar, AI/ML Engineer from NYC, Cybersecurity Specialist from France, or InfoSec specialist from Spain,.. Freelancers from all over the world want to earn XMR!" ### Post #22 by @evilcos > **Author:** Cos(余弦) ([@evilcos](https://x.com/evilcos)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 355 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T13:47:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/evilcos/status/2091885128691896671](https://x.com/evilcos/status/2091885128691896671) > **Visual Note:** A dark blue contact page for CYBERLEEK describing secure contact and advertising options via Monero payment, including a recovery passphrase ('doorway bygones vain locker pirate orange pigment awful zesty pebbles onboard zeal doorway') and donation address. > > "太优雅了吧?搭了个有偿匿名通信架子:Monero+Session+Arweave" ### Post #23 by @schmidt1024 > **Author:** Schmidt ([@schmidt1024](https://x.com/schmidt1024)) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 1 retweets · 3 comments · 307 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T05:07:33+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/schmidt1024/status/2091754261746975155](https://x.com/schmidt1024/status/2091754261746975155) > **Visual Note:** A complex mind map or ecosystem diagram centered around the Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency, showing connections to related projects, technologies, and services like wallets, exchanges, and mining pools. > > "Explore the Monero ecosystem monero.eco" ### Post #24 by @cryptowithgopal > **Author:** Crypto With Gopal ([@cryptowithgopal](https://x.com/cryptowithgopal)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 241 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T09:07:35+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cryptowithgopal/status/2091814668595773768](https://x.com/cryptowithgopal/status/2091814668595773768) > **Visual Note:** A TradingView chart for Hono/TetherUS on Kucoin showing a 'Rectangle' technical analysis pattern with upper and lower target markers on the daily timeframe. > > "$XMR /USDT Printing a Rectangle Price has been consolidating between roughly $300 support and $470 resistance, while buyers continue pushing toward the upper boundary. A clean breakout above $470 could trigger a strong expansion move toward $670 Bulls are building" ### Post #25 by @cryptoismyjam > **Author:** jade ([@cryptoismyjam](https://x.com/cryptoismyjam)) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 164 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T06:20:15+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cryptoismyjam/status/2091772556097556598](https://x.com/cryptoismyjam/status/2091772556097556598) > > "This is actually objectively a big deal. Many people said the monero integration would never happen. Decentralized private money is the ethos of crypto" ### Post #26 by @MgkMshrmBrkfst > **Author:** SirJaɱzAlot ([@MgkMshrmBrkfst](https://x.com/MgkMshrmBrkfst)) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 160 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T01:32:58+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MgkMshrmBrkfst/status/2091700261765124291](https://x.com/MgkMshrmBrkfst/status/2091700261765124291) > **Visual Note:** The image shows a "CONTACT" page for CYBERLEEK on a dark website, advertising paid access to exclusive gaming content via Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency payments, including custom gameplay footage. It displays instructions for saving a Session recovery password and a donation amount of 400.818811529907 XMR, which corresponds to the million-dollar Monero payment for early access to Grand Theft Auto 6. > > "someone just paid $1m of Monero $XMR to play Grand Theft Auto 6 before everyone else" ### Post #27 by @0xalisonlamp > **Author:** ali ([@0xalisonlamp](https://x.com/0xalisonlamp)) > **Metrics:** 13 likes · 0 retweets · 13 comments · 131 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T21:41:42+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xalisonlamp/status/2092004449036234850](https://x.com/0xalisonlamp/status/2092004449036234850) > **Visual Note:** A graphic titled 'DAILY ALPHA #076' showcasing three icons labeled ZeroFi, Sekai, and Orbinum, by @xalisonlamp. > > "daily alpha #076 zerofi ( @officialzerofi ) - permissionless non-custodial bridge wrapping monero and bitcoin into ERC-20 zAssets - zXMR, zBTC live on sepolia testnet right now - github has 6 real infra repos (tss-lib, edwards25519, go-log, hyperdrive) and only 4 followers," ### Post #28 by @franz_fk19 > **Author:** franz_fk19 ([@franz_fk19](https://x.com/franz_fk19)) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 99 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T23:38:10+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/franz_fk19/status/2092033757616259291](https://x.com/franz_fk19/status/2092033757616259291) > > "$XMR reagiert positiv auf die erwartete @THORChain Integration... Der größte Dezentralisierte Swap Anbieter intigriert heute Monero" ### Post #29 by @micr0_D > **Author:** Micr0_D ([@micr0_D](https://x.com/micr0_D)) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 64 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T17:45:56+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/micr0_D/status/2091945116382470399](https://x.com/micr0_D/status/2091945116382470399) > **Visual Note:** Screenshot of the darknet leak site CYBERLEEK's contact page, offering secure contact and advertising via Monero cryptocurrency donations, with instructions to save a Session recovery password and send an XMR donation to address beginning with 400.8188... > > "If the guy pulls it off - it will be the best advertisement for $XMR" ### Post #30 by @mrJackLevin > **Author:** ⓧ Jack Levin ⓧ X1 ([@mrJackLevin](https://x.com/mrJackLevin)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 54 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T01:44:26+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mrJackLevin/status/2091703145089106054](https://x.com/mrJackLevin/status/2091703145089106054) > > ". @grok how’s Zcash different than Monero? Provide ranking based on privacy, hw wallet support, ease of use, daily transactions and decentralization. Tally the results." ### Post #31 by @DontTraceMeBruh > **Author:** ᴜɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴇᴀʙʟᴇ ([@DontTraceMeBruh](https://x.com/DontTraceMeBruh)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 47 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T03:52:44+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DontTraceMeBruh/status/2091735432715284679](https://x.com/DontTraceMeBruh/status/2091735432715284679) > **Visual Note:** A black screen displaying the white text 'YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A LEAKED COPY OF GTA VI' in a stylized, distressed font, parodying the famous anti-piracy PSA from the early 2000s. > > "Features of Monero: -Private-by-default -Fungible -Can be mined at home -Allows you to play GTA VI early" ### Post #32 by @AMoneroHodler > **Author:** Aleksei | Only21M ([@AMoneroHodler](https://x.com/AMoneroHodler)) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 24 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T11:19:25+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AMoneroHodler/status/2091847844626133265](https://x.com/AMoneroHodler/status/2091847844626133265) > **Visual Note:** Promotional artwork for 'Grand Theft Auto VI' featuring the iconic stylized 'VI' logo surrounded by various character illustrations, vehicles, an alligator, and tropical scenery. > > "While the ZCash people made 8 figures we glorify random criminals." ### Post #33 by @johnfoss69 > **Author:** John Foss ([@johnfoss69](https://x.com/johnfoss69)) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 18 views > **Posted:** 2026-08-24T20:32:25+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/johnfoss69/status/2091987009862791479](https://x.com/johnfoss69/status/2091987009862791479) > **Visual Note:** A logarithmic candlestick trading chart displaying a strong upward price trend with a green arrow, featuring a price tag of 498.079 and 440.740 at 6d 4h. > > "Monero is still forming a massive 10+ year ascending triangle. Multi cycle accumulation. Higher lows. Upper resistance tested repeatedly. A clean breakout and hold above $500 could open the door to a serious price expansion for XMR." --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*