$NEAR Catalyst Posts
February 17, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $NEAR Profile · Market Rankings
💬 Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence
92 source posts analyzed· 2026-02-17T11:18:20+00:00Slow rug / scam / dead projects - Monad - Starknet - Zksync - Scroll - Taiko - Mantle - Algorand - Luna - Aleo - Mina - Linea - Boba network – Aptos – Cosmos – NEAR – Rootstock – Cardano – Stellar – Cronos – Axelar – Astar – Bittensor – Celo – Zircuit – EOS – Sonic – Injective
· 2026-02-17T13:04:49+00:00Year of the Penguin
· 2026-02-17T19:15:00+00:00Top 5 AI coins by market-cap: $TAO $NEAR $ICP $RENDER $FIL Which is the best buy and hold for the next 12 months?
· 2026-02-17T14:03:04+00:00Crypto AI got loud in 2025. Now it gets honest. Here's a snapshot of the crypto AI landscape by market cap, after the buzz cooled. @opentensor ( $TAO) @NEARProtocol ( $NEAR) @dfinity ( $ICP) @rendernetwork ( $RENDER) @graphprotocol ( $GRT) @AethirCloud ( $ATH)
· 2026-02-17T15:09:56+00:00NEARCON is time for NEAR Intents fees to go brrr. On February 23, 2026, NEAR Intents will activate an automatic default revenue-sharing mechanism with third-party distribution channels. All fees will be collected in $NEAR.
· 2026-02-17T00:13:37+00:00Announcing the full lineup for Intents Day at ETHDenver! Kicking off the day will be NEAR Intents CEO @AlexAuroraDev with a fireside on the "State of Intents". Feb 18 | 1:30-1:50 PM MST
· 2026-02-17T20:58:59+00:00Unified commerce layer
· 2026-02-17T02:52:04+00:00Near 創始人不玩幣圈了，直接推出 Ironclaw.sh （先書籤） Ironclaw：AI CRM, hosted locally on your Mac This is a local AI agent built by the NEAR AI team (led by Illia Polosukhin), specifically designed for CRM automation: natural language data querying,
· 2026-02-17T21:24:50+00:00Slow rug / scam / dead projects I advise you cut your loses early on them. - Monad - Starknet - Zksync - Scroll - Taiko - Mantle - Algorand - Luna - Aleo - Mina - Linea - Boba network – Aptos – Cosmos – NEAR – Rootstock – Cardano – Stellar – Cronos – Axelar – Astar – Bittensor
· 2026-02-17T13:08:05+00:00Just Joined the Huddle
· 2026-02-17T18:27:43+00:00We are entering the new era for NEAR. Join us at NEARCON to learn more and experience it first hand!
· 2026-02-17T02:05:01+00:00Blown away that @zmanian & his AIs were able to dig up our Mosaik repo github.com/flashbots/mosa … from the 14-pages SUAVE r&d roadmap update post that @phildaian intentionally quietly dropped on Valentine's Day... ... and shipped Near intents on Mosaik - with decentralized streams
· 2026-02-17T03:30:23+00:00Happy Lunar New year from the PlayEmber Familia May the HORSE be with you Drop your .near address for 10 $NEAR red pocket
· 2026-02-17T11:28:40+00:00Repost , Follow and drop your NEAR wallet address
· 2026-02-17T17:44:18+00:00yoo $HOT bastards! dont forget to swap your usd(t) for usd(c), or cross-swap them from NEAR to Arbitrum or Base, and vice versa.. thanks me later..
· 2026-02-17T15:37:35+00:00NEAR is in top chains who make revenue, and now we will see buybacks from @near_intents I’m holding bunches of $NEAR and will buy more soon, and you?
· 2026-02-17T18:21:31+00:00Slow rug / scam / dead projects I advise you cut your loses early on them. - Monad - Starknet - Zksync - Scroll - Taiko - Mantle - Algorand - Luna - Aleo - Mina - Linea - Boba network – Aptos – Cosmos – NEAR – Rootstock – Cardano – Stellar – Cronos – Axelar – Astar – Bittensor
· 2026-02-17T22:43:08+00:00I just interviewed one of the founders of modern AI Illia Polosukhin is a former Google researcher who authored ‘Attention Is All You Need’ (2017) This research paper introduced the same architecture that every LLM runs on today He also happens to be founder of NEAR Protocol
· 2026-02-17T09:57:48+00:00Hey @dominic_w — you criticize $NEAR, but $NEAR’s yearly inflation is ~2.5%, while $ICP is still 2–3x higher. For God’s sake, please ship Mission 70 ASAP. We’ve already lost enough money. Do it for the people who have trusted you for years.
· 2026-02-17T19:30:00+00:00Intents is already doing numbers. $22.8M total revenue so far. And NEARCON is when the fees go brrr. On Feb 23, 2026, Intents turns on default revenue-sharing with third-party distribution. All fees in $NEAR.
· 2026-02-17T21:16:16+00:00Slow rug / scam / dead projects - Monad - Starknet - Zksync - Scroll - Taiko - Mantle - Algorand - Luna - Aleo - Mina - Linea - Boba network – Aptos – Cosmos – NEAR – Rootstock – Cardano – Stellar – Cronos – Axelar – Astar – Bittensor – Celo – Zircuit – EOS – Sonic – Injective
· 2026-02-17T17:45:40+00:00Slow rug / scam / dead projects - Monad - Starknet - Zksync - Scroll - Taiko - Mantle - Algorand - Luna - Aleo - Mina - Linea - Boba network – Aptos – Cosmos – NEAR – Rootstock – Cardano – Stellar – Cronos – Axelar – Astar – Bittensor – Celo – Zircuit – EOS – Sonic – Injective
· 2026-02-17T07:24:58+00:00Taking a quiet step into @NEARProtocol infrastructure. We’ve just started as validator operators, moving from the comfort of research into the practical rhythm of block production. Lots to learn,we’re happy to be here. Feel free to delegate if you'd like to support the journey
· 2026-02-17T16:02:51+00:00NEAR Community — it’s time to help decide the winners of the NEARCON Innovation Sandbox These builders just spent 21 days shipping real MVPs. They deserve recognition. 85 projects. 484 participants. And the next big thing on NEAR might be sitting in these submissions. Now
· 2026-02-17T19:34:20+00:00encrypt V2 by @encifherio sets a new standard for private cross-chain execution. Now live across Solana, Polygon, BNB Chain, Base, Arbitrum & Ethereum - powered by NEAR Intents.
· 2026-02-17T13:13:00+00:00NPRO rewards early participation. Emissions decrease over time. Scarcity increases. Designed for the long run.
· 2026-02-17T14:02:40+00:00The Dragon is Immortal. Rebirth is $NEAR
· 2026-02-17T15:40:15+00:00Okay NEAR is really ready when everyone start putting NEAR first! Guys it's time to start loading up everyone is believing in NEAR once again! @rhea_finance is shipping and putting NEAR first @near_intents too Wen @hotdao_ start collecting their fee to Treasury in NEAR? or
· 2026-02-17T19:24:20+00:00What most miss about NEAR's intent architecture - it's not a feature upgrade, it's a full paradigm flip. Users say WHAT they want. Solvers compete to deliver it. Works for token swaps, cross-chain moves, even AI agent tasks. That's not iterating on Web3. That's redesigning it.
· 2026-02-17T04:40:05+00:00Previously introduced that $near was part of the core AI team at Google before entering the crypto space… Now the NEAR co-founder has written an openclaw using the Rust language called ironclaw. It’s extremely easy to deploy, and the shops/agents generated using its framework
· 2026-02-17T19:59:49+00:00> all fees will be collected in $NEAR
· 2026-02-17T23:30:00+00:00Confidential hits different. Zodl.
· 2026-02-17T09:32:38+00:00Live in 2 days: "What Did You Ship?" Ep. 33 with the @NEARProtocol ecoystem on IronClaw! Featuring: @near_ai , @proximityfi , @NEARDevhub , @joespano_ , @ThePiVortex hosted by @quadron3stat3 . The future is NEAR - the unified commerce layer for assets and agents. Lock in! ↯
· 2026-02-17T14:12:16+00:00Which Bag will you pick ? BAG : $BNB, $XRP, $NEAR, $PEPE BAG : $SUI, $ADA, $ONDO, $WIF BAG : $ETH, $FARTCOIN, $HYPE, $DOGE
· 2026-02-17T21:58:51+00:00Dropped a new @NexusLabs art. Went full degen mode on this one @briwhoze @_NearCrypto_
· 2026-02-17T15:04:16+00:00Blackdragon, NEAR intent, NEAR Protocol! NEAR is slowly becoming the fun and everything chain especially for agents and commerce, come and build here you'll love it! What's cooking x season
· 2026-02-17T13:50:42+00:00Finally, I hope @NEARLegion will have something similar in the future.
· 2026-02-17T16:16:00+00:00anyone else farming on Katana?
· 2026-02-17T16:08:01+00:00Investors Influencers LP provider Degens Kol Everyone bounce and fades when they hear you are building on @NEARProtocol Wen will this change sire @ilblackdragon ? I say we see change when we start putting $NEAR first, invest on in-house projects, support them and give them
· 2026-02-17T14:00:28+00:00COHORT 1 — WEEK 5: RESULT And that’s the call. The community has decided. hdvenezuela.pool.near takes the spot and moves forward. hdvenezuela.pool.near / mcbovalidator.pool.near — massive respect for bringing the heat. No panels. No overtime. Just votes,
· 2026-02-17T15:46:37+00:00At NEARCON, a mechanism is being activated that turns Intents from just a convenient UX layer into a full-fledged revenue distribution engine. If third-party channels bring in flow - they automatically receive their share. No manual agreements. No backroom deals. All fees are
· 2026-02-17T20:59:17+00:00
· 2026-02-17T17:54:36+00:00We entered zero into the NEARCON Innovation Sandbox hackathon, cast your vote now: vote.nearlegion.com/projects?chall …
· 2026-02-17T00:51:46+00:00Two hours ago: 395 validators Now, after the current epoch, the trend shows we'll surpass 400 node validators on @NEARProtocol ! The #NodeStudioProgram continues onboarding more validators to the network this week.
· 2026-02-17T20:14:11+00:00IronClaw vs OpenClaw – what actually changed ? The security drama with OpenClaw was wild. People losing funds? Credentials leaking? Nah!! So NEAR built IronClaw. Here's the 5 key diffs: •WASM isolation – tools run in sandboxes vs everything in one process •Bound
· 2026-02-17T19:29:46+00:00Slow rug / scam / dead projects - Monad - Starknet - Zksync - Scroll - Taiko - Mantle - Luna - Aleo - Mina - Linea - Boba network – Aptos – Cosmos – NEAR – Rootstock – Cardano – Stellar – Cronos – Axelar – Astar – Bittensor – Celo – Zircuit – EOS – Sonic – Injective
· 2026-02-17T13:14:50+00:00
· 2026-02-17T03:28:38+00:00Meet ILIAD — the AI-powered IDE built for NEAR by @shadowcorp_dev . Describe your smart contract in plain English → get a deployed contract in under 10 minutes. No CLI. No setup. Just ship.
· 2026-02-17T17:39:52+00:00$NEAR isn’t just a blockchain — it’s a living network of connected nodes powering scalable, user-friendly Web3. Every connection strengthens the ecosystem. Every node moves us closer to mass adoption. This is what decentralization looks like. @NEARProtocol #NEAR #Web3 #Crypto
· 2026-02-17T15:45:16+00:00Institutional adoption of Near Intents is coming. You'll hear why.
· 2026-02-17T03:51:00+00:00Building on @NEARProtocol has been a blast. From data infrastructure-> AI agent platform -> Agent based browser IDE. The journey has been full of learning, and with @iliad_near i hope to break those barriers for new developers here
· 2026-02-17T20:07:22+00:00gm NEARians 85 projects. 484 participants. Go support the next wave of NEAR builders!
· 2026-02-17T06:00:10+00:00DAILY NEAR INTENTS ACTIVITY [16.02.2026] @near_intents stats: Volume: $47.136M (-40.0%) Swaps: 51,505 (-7.2%) Unique Users: 12,261 (-7.9%) Fees Generated: $72,971.28 (-50.6%) Assets/Network Supported: 141 assets across 29 blockchains Access unstoppable liquidity and swap now:
· 2026-02-17T20:30:08+00:00NEARCON Innovation Sandbox — Community Voting 485 participants. 85 projects. 7 winning slots. Pick the teams that deserve the win. Challenges: ✦ The Private Web & Private Life ✦ AI That Works For You ✦ Open Society: From Finance to the Real World ✦ BONUS: Only on
· 2026-02-17T20:35:09+00:00Institutional adoption is coming to @near_intents . Tomorrow at ETH Denver, SVRN CEO @sal_ternullo explores how it happens
· 2026-02-17T15:17:06+00:00I’ll be at #NEARCON2026 in San Francisco, Feb 23–24. What excites me about NEAR? We’re not just building tech, we’re building the governance to sustain it. With innovations like NEAR Intents to abstract cross-chain complexity and @near_ai Ironclaw pushing secure, AI-native
· 2026-02-17T18:44:26+00:00. @NEARLegion arrives in Guayaquil for the first time In this meetup we will learn more about @near_intents and @near_ai ; the snacks and the good vibes will prevail. In collaboration with @meta_pool , @build_buddies and @ETH_ECU Register below
· 2026-02-17T16:58:18+00:00NEAR buys NEAR
· 2026-02-17T08:40:46+00:00Just launched Argus for the Near Innovation Sandbox by @NEARLegion -build/offer curated source lists -get executive briefings -post intel bounties -be a humint source - safely earn for private/verified intel zk proofs, NEAR AI private inference, NEAR intents, zcash Live
· 2026-02-17T08:04:39+00:00Submissions are now CLOSED — thank you for building with us. What’s next: ✦ Review: We’ll review projects with ecosystem members and sponsors. ✦ Voting: Community vote and internal review will run over the next couple days. ✦ The Finale: Tune in Feb 19 for the Awards +
· 2026-02-17T15:50:24+00:00The button is switched, prepare for what's coming degens. Rebirth Is $NEAR
· 2026-02-17T19:09:01+00:00This is what everyone was waiting for; "Ok NEAR Intents is amazing but how does it affect the token price?". Now it's obvious.
· 2026-02-17T01:01:00+00:00Happy Lunar New Year from #LiNEAR Year of the Horse. Run faster. Stake smarter. Earn steadily. Let your NEAR work for you all year long.
· 2026-02-17T19:38:48+00:00Slow rug / scam / dead projects - Monad - Starknet - Zksync - Scroll - Taiko - Mantle - Algorand - Luna - Aleo - Mina - Linea - Boba network – Aptos – Cosmos – NEAR – Rootstock – Cardano – Stellar – Cronos – Axelar – Astar – Bittensor – Celo – Zircuit – EOS – Sonic – Injective
· 2026-02-17T18:55:38+00:00For this . @NearProtocol Innovation sandbox hackathon I submitted Clankr alongside with . @Zolanear_ . This one is more of a creative vision rather than a ready product but this is how I picture . @near_intents in 5 years. Upvotes appreciated
· 2026-02-17T22:41:31+00:001/ For @meta_pool 's Node Studio participants, the hardest part isn't the technical setup—it's growing stake beyond the initial allocation. The program provides NEAR to get started, but there's built-in incentive to attract more: higher rewards, leaderboard points, enhanced
· 2026-02-17T02:00:07+00:00Livestream w/ @CherryServers : Key Insights @cherrymascot discussed the latest chain integrations and their impact on the ecosystem. On @NEARProtocol : We're excited about the innovative VM use cases. Multi-Chain support is where it's at.
· 2026-02-17T22:24:06+00:00Based on @DappRadar , Wars Of Cards is in 7th place among the top dApps on @NEARProtocol #NEAR #NEARCON
· 2026-02-17T03:27:38+00:00大年初一 感谢过去一年还在的每一个人 新的一年 愿大家红红火火 也一起见证 #NEAR 的每一步进展 Happy Lunar New Year Grateful for everyone who stayed Wishing you prosperity and momentum Let’s keep witnessing NEAR’s progress together!
· 2026-02-17T23:00:02+00:00Tomorrow: NEAR Intents Day @EthereumDenver . Join us for the 2nd Edition of Intents Day for a deep dive into the infrastructure that powers the unified commerce layer. Agenda 1:30 PM | State of Intents (Alex Shevchenko) 1:50 PM | StableFlow & STP 2:05 PM | Institutions &
· 2026-02-17T11:00:08+00:00In a calendar full of “same day, different date,” these two stand out. NEARCON. San Francisco. Feb 23-24, 2026. Two days where AI, privacy, and the open web feel tangible through demos, conversations, and the people building it. Apply to attend (free): nearcon.org
· 2026-02-17T16:10:20+00:00Here's a list of top 100 #altcoins by mcap that will perform very well in the next bull run (in my opinion): - #DROVERINU - #HYDRACHAIN - $CKOM - $LINK - $DOT - $AVAX - $MATIC - $ADA - $FTM - $ATOM - $ALGO - $NEAR - $MINA - $GMX I expect a 10-50x for these coins in the next
· 2026-02-17T21:02:28+00:00NEAR Intents
· 2026-02-17T21:25:52+00:00Slow rug / scam / dead projects - Monad - Starknet - Zksync - Scroll - Taiko - Mantle - Algorand - Luna - Aleo - Mina - Linea - Boba network – Aptos – Cosmos – NEAR – Rootstock – Cardano – Stellar – Cronos – Axelar – Astar – Bittensor – Celo – Zircuit – EOS – Sonic – Injective
· 2026-02-17T18:13:18+00:00Big brain energy, privacy, and the open web—all hitting SF in 6 days. Founders, devs, and researchers are linkin' up to build an AI economy that actually plays by the rules. No compromises. Grab your spot: nearcon.org @NEARProtocol @Zolanear_
· 2026-02-17T04:31:33+00:00GM & happy Tuesday The new floor for $NEAR virtual real estate is 24.545 $PUMPOPOLY
· 2026-02-17T06:32:02+00:00With liquidity locked for a century and smooth graduation to DEXs via price parity mechanisms, PortalPad offers a trustless, efficient, and truly collaborative launch environment. The future of creation is here, and it’s powered by NEAR’s seamless UX and scalable infrastructure.
· 2026-02-17T14:51:40+00:00NEARCON IS FAST APPROACHING!!! ARE WE ALL READY FOR A MIND BLOWING ONE OF ITS KIND EXPERIENCE.. THE CLOCK IS TICKING
· 2026-02-17T08:06:37+00:00From above, it looks like a theater seating chart. In reality, it’s a network built for scale. Each section works independently, yet everything stays perfectly coordinated — just like $NEAR is architecture. Designed for usability. Built for growth. @NEARProtocol
· 2026-02-17T21:58:25+00:00sleet.near danced through chaos, efiz.near stayed ice-cold, crans.near faded like a bad hand — but haenko.near? just ghosted the storm. who actually won? sleet.near efiz.near haenko.near
· 2026-02-17T12:23:28+00:00GM CT The market rewards discipline… not emotions. $QS $BTC $ETH $SOL $INJ $TAO $MAN $PIVX $HYDX $FURY $AVAX $NEAR $ASTRA $ASTER $RNDR $PAAL $MCADE $CPOOL $NAKA What’s printing next?
· 2026-02-17T07:44:54+00:00!submit @nearweekbot
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· 2026-02-17T09:17:53+00:00dica.near collapsed 4 times, dawidsopata.near vanished mid-storm, przybylemdo.near danced with curse after curse—but rgbhdmi.near? still swinging. Forest remembers. The game still breathes. dica.near, dawidsopata.near, przybylemdo.near
· 2026-02-17T08:02:27+00:00$NEAR leaves its mark — even in the coldest conditions Clean. Precise. Unmistakable. @NEARProtocol #NEAR #Web3 #Blockchain #Crypto
· 2026-02-17T02:43:32+00:00These are the type of strategic partnerships @NEARProtocol needs. @HHorsley @Matt_Hougan @BradleyDuke_ @sal_ternullo @ilblackdragon @alex_scharrer @near_ai
· 2026-02-17T10:26:04+00:00Three legends in the game—przybylemdo.near, rgbhdmi.near, studenciak.near—fought like gods, but Q000p.near showed up with fire in his hands and rewrote the rules. Who’s really winning?
· 2026-02-17T09:00:10+00:00NEAR INTENTS STATS [16.02.2026] Daily metrics: - Swaps 51,505 (-7.2%) - $47.136M volume (-40.0%) - 12,261 unique users (-7.9%) Swap now via NEAR Intents: near-intents.org
· 2026-02-17T06:48:48+00:00Three ghosts at the table, one still burning—gspgagda.near, adrianmajchrzak.near, sportowiec.near. Who’ll fold next? The forest’s waiting.
· 2026-02-17T11:12:06+00:00Don't fade IronClaw by @near_ai :
· 2026-02-17T20:05:44+00:00Pudgy Penguins on NEAR?
· 2026-02-17T09:35:33+00:00the dragons are shipping, see you at nearcon