# $ZK Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 18, 2026

> **Asset:** $ZK  
> **Date:** 2026-08-18 (August 18, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/zk/2026-08-18  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/zk.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @vinhdtrai
> **Author:** Vinh (equity perps era) ([@vinhdtrai](https://x.com/vinhdtrai))  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 6 comments · 1.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-18T11:23:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/vinhdtrai/status/2089674500518682871](https://x.com/vinhdtrai/status/2089674500518682871)  


> **Visual Note:** CoinMarketCap chart for ZKsync (ZK) showing a 2X leverage long position worth $0.007545, with an Unrealized PnL of $49.52M and a price chart from CoinGecko.  

> 
> "The Pain of "Lay Ờ" - 2 Words from a Billion-Dollar Project and the Bitter Ending When Now Its Market Cap Hasn't Even Reached 100 Million Dollars.

Does anyone remember this ZKsync project?

Raised funds with a $2 billion USD valuation, launched on exchanges with nearly $4"


### Post #2 by @0xSofiya
> **Author:** Sofiya ([@0xSofiya](https://x.com/0xSofiya))  
> **Metrics:** 33 likes · 0 retweets · 23 comments · 966 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-18T08:33:37+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/0xSofiya/status/2089631794245103809](https://x.com/0xSofiya/status/2089631794245103809)  


> **Visual Note:** A comparison table of crypto projects showing funds raised versus 24-hour revenue, including EOS → Vaulta ($4.21B raised, $0 revenue), Movement ($141.40M, $0.02), Walrus ($140M, $83), and Babylon ($108.30M, $0).  

> 
> "25 projects have raised more than $8.41 billion in total, but generated just $6,695 in revenue over the past 24 hours.

 Vaulta ($A): $4.21B → $0
 ZKsync ($ZK): $458M → $170
 Monad ($MON): $431.5M → $3.63K
 OG ($OG): $357.24M → <$0.01
 Starknet ($STRK): $357.24M →"


### Post #3 by @exolix_com
> **Author:** Exolix ([@exolix_com](https://x.com/exolix_com))  
> **Metrics:** 14 likes · 4 retweets · 4 comments · 757 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-18T17:06:52+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/exolix_com/status/2089760955412500540](https://x.com/exolix_com/status/2089760955412500540)  


> **Visual Note:** Cryptocurrency infographic from EXOLIK titled 'Top 7 token unlocks of this week' showing ZK ($173.14M), ZRO ($25.71M), KAITO ($32.6M), MBG ($2.8M), GRAM ($36.58M), AKE ($2.10B), and PENGU ($703.5M) with associated percentage changes.  

> 
> "Top 7 biggest token unlocks this week (August 17–23)

Over $109M worth of tokens will be unlocked this week, including $GRAM, $AKE, 
$ZRO
, $KAITO, $MBG, 
$PENGU
, and 
$ZK
.

Stay ahead of market moves. Swap instantly on Exolix: 
exolix.com/?utm_source=tw
…"


### Post #4 by @_smbrian
> **Author:** BL ([@_smbrian](https://x.com/_smbrian))  
> **Metrics:** 18 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 640 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-18T09:42:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_smbrian/status/2089649005127196836](https://x.com/_smbrian/status/2089649005127196836)  


> **Visual Note:** A graphic illustration of the Sui blockchain technology stack, listing layers from top to bottom: Seal, USDsui, zkLogin, SuiNS, Deepbook, Enoki, Nautilus, Walrus, and Sui.  

> 
> "And ZK tunnels."


### Post #5 by @duyn09379
> **Author:** Susan ([@duyn09379](https://x.com/duyn09379))  
> **Metrics:** 30 likes · 0 retweets · 24 comments · 227 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-08-18T12:41:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/duyn09379/status/2089694100920659989](https://x.com/duyn09379/status/2089694100920659989)  


> **Visual Note:** [caption-failed: minimax unavailable]  

> 
> "ZKsync doesn't know if this thing still has a chance to come back to life, bros?

Looking at the chart, it's a total disaster, really."




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