# $ZEC Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 17, 2025

> **Asset:** $ZEC  
> **Date:** 2025-08-17 (August 17, 2025)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/zec/2025-08-17  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/zec.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @ShieldedLabs
> **Author:** Shielded Labs ([@ShieldedLabs](https://x.com/ShieldedLabs))  
> **Metrics:** 44 likes · 9 retweets · 0 comments · 1.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-17T14:26:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ShieldedLabs/status/1957086735923335405](https://x.com/ShieldedLabs/status/1957086735923335405)  


> 
> "Freedom is going up, but on Zcash and not Bitcoin."


### Post #2 by @zooko
> **Author:** zooko ([@zooko](https://x.com/zooko))  
> **Metrics:** 49 likes · 6 retweets · 2 comments · 1.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-17T19:38:31+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/zooko/status/1957165160621117895](https://x.com/zooko/status/1957165160621117895)  


> 
> "Man, I’m so excited about Zcash every day. It’s really fun!"


### Post #3 by @floatxbt
> **Author:** -float-ᙇ ([@floatxbt](https://x.com/floatxbt))  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 1.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-17T03:21:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/floatxbt/status/1956919210954613171](https://x.com/floatxbt/status/1956919210954613171)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 47  

> 
> "higher 
$ZEC"


### Post #4 by @UnicornGonad
> **Author:** UnicornGonads ([@UnicornGonad](https://x.com/UnicornGonad))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 940 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-17T14:27:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/UnicornGonad/status/1957086862071271905](https://x.com/UnicornGonad/status/1957086862071271905)  


> 
> "Everywhere privacy is used 'Privacy policy', 'we respect your privacy' doesn't give you power over your own privacy, it's a marketing term to strip you. I've always hated the word.

Zcash is encrypted money that leaves the power in your hands."


### Post #5 by @SonOfATech
> **Author:** Son of a Tech ([@SonOfATech](https://x.com/SonOfATech))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 324 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-17T16:39:15+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SonOfATech/status/1957120046586618022](https://x.com/SonOfATech/status/1957120046586618022)  


> 
> "Looks like Qubic is targetting Zcash now."


### Post #6 by @ZcashArabia
> **Author:** Zcash Arabia ([@ZcashArabia](https://x.com/ZcashArabia))  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 316 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-17T17:32:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ZcashArabia/status/1957133379612062056](https://x.com/ZcashArabia/status/1957133379612062056)  


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

> 
> "New achievement!
For the first time ever, more than 20% of all ZEC coins are shielded! 20.57% to be exact!

This is a major and wonderful milestone for Zcash!

Onward!"


### Post #7 by @zooko
> **Author:** zooko ([@zooko](https://x.com/zooko))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 239 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-17T04:34:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/zooko/status/1956937634120368542](https://x.com/zooko/status/1956937634120368542)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 4  

> 
> "I tried around 4 or 5 instant-coin-exchanger services today so that I could pay for a Protonmail account with Zcash. The one that worked was NEAR Intents!"


### Post #8 by @digital_age_
> **Author:** digital ([@digital_age_](https://x.com/digital_age_))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 126 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-17T04:11:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/digital_age_/status/1956931800019660840](https://x.com/digital_age_/status/1956931800019660840)  


> 
> "zcash fixes this"




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