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# ![@vinibarbosabr Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::971835230100303873.png) @vinibarbosabr Vini Barbosa |「 thecoding 」

Vini Barbosa, also known as "thecoding", has recently launched a free newsletter on Substack, where he shares handpicked content and insights on various topics, including Zcash and its integration with NEAR Protocol. He has been actively discussing and promoting Zcash, highlighting its features, such as shielded transactions and cross-chain integrations via NEAR Intents. Thecoding also shares his thoughts on the project's growth, adoption, and potential, expressing his enthusiasm for Zcash's future developments.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  #7116 [finance](/list/finance)  [social networks](/list/social-networks)  [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  [exchanges](/list/exchanges)  [nfts](/list/nfts)  [countries](/list/countries) 

**Social topic influence**
[$near](/topic/$near) #15, [zcash](/topic/zcash) #337, [zec](/topic/zec) #244, [xmoney](/topic/xmoney) #14, [core](/topic/core), [$zec](/topic/$zec) #623, [the first](/topic/the-first), [crypto](/topic/crypto), [products](/topic/products), [the project](/topic/the-project)

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@multiversx](/creator/undefined) [@nearprotocol](/creator/undefined) [@dbcrypt0](/creator/undefined) [@sasurobert](/creator/undefined) [@hatomprotocol](/creator/undefined) [@xmoneycom](/creator/undefined) [@xoxnonetwork](/creator/undefined) [@thedesertlynx](/creator/undefined) [@davyegld](/creator/undefined) [@nano](/creator/undefined) [@justinbons](/creator/undefined) [@mihaieremia](/creator/undefined) [@nanogptcom](/creator/undefined) [@finbold](/creator/undefined) [@lucianmincu](/creator/undefined) [@hugoquinteiro](/creator/undefined) [@xportalapp](/creator/undefined) [@mirahurley](/creator/undefined) [@thevladcostea](/creator/undefined) [@vikrantnyc](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Near Protocol (NEAR)](/topic/$near) [Zcash (ZEC)](/topic/zcash) [xMoney (UTK)](/topic/xmoney) [Stellar (XLM)](/topic/$xlm) [Optimism (OP)](/topic/$op) [Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Solana (SOL)](/topic/solana) [Internet Computer (ICP)](/topic/$icp) [XRP (XRP)](/topic/xrp) [Pudgy Penguins (PENGU)](/topic/$pengu) [Kaspa (KAS)](/topic/$kas) [Plian (PI)](/topic/$pi) [Polkadot (DOT)](/topic/$dot) [Ethereum (ETH)](/topic/$eth) [MultiversX (EGLD)](/topic/$egld) [Monero (XMR)](/topic/$xmr) [Ethena USDe (USDE)](/topic/$usde) [Litecoin (LTC)](/topic/$ltc)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"Reporting from the trenches to @coinspeaker Zcash Foundation Targets Small ZEC DAT Domain in Trademark Enforcement Link below (in the comments) 👇 The Zcash Foundation issued a cease and desist to Zcash Strategy over its domain name dividing the community between those viewing it as scam protection and others concerned about centralization"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1996308702333132896)  2025-12-03T20:00Z 10.7K followers, 1526 engagements


"These guys are having a hard time understanding how making criticisms about Zcash Foundation trademark enforcement actions don't make me think $ZEC is a scam (I still think it's a great project overall) I see this trademark thing as legal capture of the brand I'll stop actively supporting Zcash publicly until this issue is resolved But I don't think Zcash is a scam and I'm still optimistic about many developments around the project - except for its legal capture by the Zcash Foundation that has proved it will use Zcash's trademark loosely against valuable domains and independent projects This"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1996566249376002060)  2025-12-04T13:04Z 10.7K followers, 3588 engagements


"NASDAQ-Listed SVRN Discloses $133M Treasury Holdings of NEAR for @coinspeaker @svrn_ai now holds XXX% of $NEAR supply (53.9M) aims to acquire XX% that will be used to support @NEARProtocol ecosystem ticker changes from $OP to $SVRN on Nasdaq +5.3% gross APY so far"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1990498772653158677)  2025-11-17T19:14Z 10.7K followers, 5101 engagements


"Shielded Zcash whales can't be called anything as nobody but them can possibly know that they are whales"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1994346243447775337)  2025-11-28T10:02Z 10.7K followers, 4989 engagements


"Over XX hours from the original post by @zcashstrategy and the @ZcashFoundation remains deadly silent This is a huge red flag that is only getting worse ZFND was brave enough to bully a small website with its trademark enforcement action using this legal resource loosely - but now cowardly hides itself as public discussions take place Not a single answer to community and media inquiries Not a single post (except from the now-deleted commented under the OP) addressing what happened or explaining their reasoning to launching the offensive against zcashstrategydotcom Not a single official"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1996610675855028538)  2025-12-04T16:00Z 10.7K followers, 9451 engagements


"I agree human-readable accounts at the protocol level (as @nikzh added later in the comments) is a very good feature that "will win" in mass adoption NEAR has that solved already Anyone can create a .near or .testnet account Many wallets offer that option by default $NEAR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1996899101032829122)  2025-12-05T11:07Z 10.7K followers, 3441 engagements


"Reporting for @coinspeaker - NEAR ADI Launch TravAI an AI-Based Travel Booking Platform NEAR Protocol partners with ADI Chain to debut TravAI where AI agents handle complete travel booking workflows from search to payment using crypto. Link in the comments 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1997036160774988073)  2025-12-05T20:11Z 10.7K followers, 2836 engagements


"I have no reason to celebrate this "milestone" Couldn't care less it's just one more stablecoin product that I'll likely never use because they run on chains I don't want to use and are competing with better established products I rather use (and I couldn't care less about being MiCA compliant personally) I still have interest in correcting misinformation that I often see spread and there is no reason to be defensive against someone that is asking for true and accurate information unless this person can benefit from the misinformation not being corrected Please tell me why you would oppose"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998144013061300514)  2025-12-08T21:33Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"Coin Bureau wrote a "How to buy Zcash" SEO piece but completely faded NEAR Intents Zashi Solana DEXs or other popular options for both the "crypto-to-ZEC" "DEX" sections Instead they suggested Uniswap SushiSwap PancakeSwap and 1inch - which makes no sense Worth a fix here @coinbureau My DMs are open to explain about these products or help with the piece"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1993621447923642442)  2025-11-26T10:02Z 10.7K followers, 8920 engagements


"@pnxgrp @ethena_labs @hedera @CantonNetwork @GoKiteAI @Rain__Protocol @ArweaveTeam @SkyEcosystem @MultiversX @bounce_finance @0xProject I don't know what this list is but I know it is NOT the "top protocol tokens by weekly trading volume" See what happens when we order CMC by 7-day volume None of the well-known top-volume projects appear in your list so maybe you want to explain what we are looking at here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1995535052139090331)  2025-12-01T16:46Z 10.7K followers, XX engagements


"Another day another project adding NEAR Intents Study $NEAR anon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1995867942295404602)  2025-12-02T14:49Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


""The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war the Ministry of Truth with lies the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental nor do they result from ordinary hypocrisy: they are deliberate exercises indoublethink.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1996524921615155516)  2025-12-04T10:20Z 10.7K followers, 15.6K engagements


"NEAR is the most-bullish crypto ranked by sentiment Study $NEAR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1997020226597052545)  2025-12-05T19:08Z 10.7K followers, 1417 engagements


"@mihaieremia @xMoney_com Coinmarketcap definitely should fix this info I would never be against someone asking for that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998125041783845176)  2025-12-08T20:18Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"@mihaieremia @xMoney_com I like the truth and being accurate It's not about price young padawan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998130970009239664)  2025-12-08T20:42Z 10.7K followers, XX engagements


"I already did that (much more than I to MultiversX) And two wrongs don't make one right It's super weird that you are getting all defensive just because I'm asking to correct a misinformation so I ask you again. why do you hate the truth that much Why do you support lying about MultiversX being one thing that it isn't Is it related to your clearly priority on price performance That's a red flag"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998134368221733237)  2025-12-08T20:55Z 10.7K followers, XX engagements


"@mihaieremia @xMoney_com No need to worry about me I'm winning my third shogi match in a row since we started talking Wanna play a match It's like chess with added complexity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998142979014336905)  2025-12-08T21:29Z 10.7K followers, XX engagements


"I strongly disagree (not only talking about near here) All metrics are valid as long as you know what they are measuring and what type of insights you want to get from that Measuring things is helpful Brazil measures things in meters while the U.S. measures things in incs and miles - we are still able to cross this data for insights on distances and objects's lengths Sending native tokens is useful for many applications Some chains don't even support smart contracts (btc zec nano monero litecoin etc) The overall TPS is also one valid piece of data to understand an infrastructure's overall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998095931888042171)  2025-12-08T18:22Z 10.7K followers, XX engagements


"I'm simply not interested in xMoney/MultiversX enough to celebrate this integration - it means nothing to me I'll hardly use any of these products I'm still pointing out a piece of misinformation that has gained legs and have been promoted by many MvX active voices (like DB and the MultiversX official account) and misleads many people (myself included for a long time) Why are you against fixing misinformation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998117362558435775)  2025-12-08T19:47Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"@mihaieremia @xMoney_com lol so you are mad because I agree with what he said about MultiversX but not about all the others You are hilarious"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998121035296616747)  2025-12-08T20:02Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"@mihaieremia @xMoney_com You got mad because I asked xMoney to fix a MultiversX misinformation on their official docs. I mean. this is super weird Then you got mad because I rt'ed a bear post about EGLD that I agree with because of my experience with multiversx just because i ignored other posts 😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998122778168295891)  2025-12-08T20:09Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"You literally said that and I quote: "There is no need to fix anything. Both can stay exactly the same since nobody cares;that's not what's making any difference to the $EGLD or $NEAR price." In response to me asking to fix a misinformation on MultiversX and agreeing to fix a misinformation on NEAR You made it clear you don't care about the truth as long as it doesn't impact the price which is sad but anyway Wasted enough of my time with the cult"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998137130649014683)  2025-12-08T21:06Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"@jp_dawg @DamiDefi even more impressive (and respectable) is: - doing all that in a bear market where most projects and founders choose to go silent waiting for "better market conditions" NEAR doesn't care - NEAR is building and shipping Shows what their true ethos are (and I love it)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998412969370374456)  2025-12-09T15:22Z 10.7K followers, XX engagements


"$ZEC dropped to the 18th position by market cap @ $6B It has lost ground to $XMR $XLM and $USDe Still above $LTC Zcash is currently @ $XXX (-20% in 24h)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1995417375697670175)  2025-12-01T08:59Z 10.7K followers, 1555 engagements


"This starts to be getting some attention now I'm still trying to check if X. @zcashstrategy claims are real X. the email is really from the @ZcashFoundation X. what's the reasoning behind that Overall my opinion is that: if this is real it doesn't look good - i'll likely withdraw my support to Zcash the project if real it goes against FOSS/crypto culture that one entity has so much control over the "zcash" name which generates unnecessary risks and uncertainties to Zcash-related independent projects That said it's important to get the full picture before taking conclusions I would love to see"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1996192983700435252)  2025-12-03T12:21Z 10.7K followers, 22.5K engagements


"@mihaieremia good post and yes I would expect MultiversX to reach a higher theoretical TPS with the same amount of shards"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998094758548529348)  2025-12-08T18:18Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"@mihaieremia @xMoney_com I'm interested in fixing misleading information by the Mincus (or people related to them) which occurs very often People should know the truth Why are you against fixing misinformation Isn't multiversx good enough to not need to rely on lies to be promoted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998120667791646977)  2025-12-08T20:01Z 10.7K followers, XX engagements


"@mihaieremia @proof_cm Anyone using NEAR Intents is using NEAR Whether you like it or not Just like someone using Zontix features that run on MvX are a MultiversX user even if they don't know it Ignore this truth at your will but it won't make it less true"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998122403738612173)  2025-12-08T20:07Z 10.7K followers, XX engagements


"So it's confirmed The Zcash Foundation indeed threatened @zcashstrategy with trademark enforcement action related to the zcashstrategydotcom domain due to reports from "six different community members as a violation of the Zcash trademark" I don't see any clear violations considering there is a legal disclaimer of this DAT being independent from the Foundation (although I'm not sure if the disclaimer was added after the emails were sent) It's important to note that this is NOT an endorsement for the Zcash Strategy project and personally I don't have interest in investing in DATs especially"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1996236683113627817)  2025-12-03T15:14Z 10.7K followers, 17.5K engagements


"NEAR (@NEARProtocol) is easily a top XX chain in its current state $NEAR () the token is yet to pick up on that and I really mean it it's not just like: "near should be a top XX chain tech-wise" nope. NEAR is already a top XX chain for many reasons nature heals @ $12"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1996981222925386039)  2025-12-05T16:33Z 10.7K followers, 6249 engagements


"Yeah good point. Not to mention the founders have gone full rogue against the community - breaking the fixed cap promise around the supply by proposing (and passing) a new tokenomics that looks highly extractive (imo) The same thing happened with another Mincus-owned project (xMoney) with the token rebrand to XMN and a 10-30x dilution against UTK holders I and other former MultiversX supporters and builders have talked about that raising criticisms and concerns just to face one of the most disingenuous gaslight campaigns I have seen in crypto I for example was accused of being paid by NEAR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998072566968123774)  2025-12-08T16:49Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"@hosseeb @NEARProtocol more impressive than the 1M peaks in three tests is the one-million TPS consistency for one hour this is really something. NEAR is really ready for reliable mass adoption - it just needs the users to come now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998087271178809393)  2025-12-08T17:48Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"@xMoney_com You should probably fix the whitepaper MultiversX still doesn't have Adaptive State Sharding active It's on the roadmap but not active afaik (based on the last information I have from the core dev team dating back to July 2025) This can mislead readers so worth a fix"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998090178800578740)  2025-12-08T17:59Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"@lucianmincu Hey Lucian Probably a good idea to advise xMoney to fix this info: MultiversX still doesn't have Adaptive State Sharding active It's on the roadmap but not active afaik (based on the last information I have from the core dev team dating back to July 2025) Right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998090596662358243)  2025-12-08T18:01Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"@beniaminmincu Hey Beni Probably a good idea to advise xMoney to fix this info: MultiversX still doesn't have Adaptive State Sharding active It's on the roadmap but not active afaik (based on the last information I have from the core dev team dating back to July 2025) Right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998090841521545302)  2025-12-08T18:02Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"NEAR is trending together with Stripe NEAR achieved 1M TPS consistently for one hour in a benchmark test using XX shards (1k posts) Stripe launched stablecoin payments for merchants in the US (1.3k posts) Both bullish news Wen Stripe adding support to NEAR stablecoins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998331786502291567)  2025-12-09T09:59Z 10.7K followers, 2406 engagements


"@letema88 I agree The entire stack makes for a better UX than many of NEAR's competitors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998373456128397579)  2025-12-09T12:45Z 10.7K followers, XX engagements


"@DamiDefi $NEAR easily inflation halving happened on Oct. XX 1M TPS achieved in a benchmark test earlier Dec. NEAR Intents making huge volume and fee revenue numbers NEAR AI Cloud integrated by major players (like Brave) NEAR now supported by Kalshi and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998411888313672090)  2025-12-09T15:18Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"This is what happens when million-dollar-worth companies hire teenagers to take care of their communication strategy Arkham has proved (once again) it's an unserious project This is the official response to the public backlash after sharing deliberate misinformation on Zcash 👇 "Many keyboard privacy warriors / bots posting nasty things nitpicking technical terminology concerning the tiny amounts they're hiding exclusively in shielded pools." It's an immature and irresponsible tone There is no way serious people can ever trust Arkham again Study shielded $ZEC so you don't get fooled by"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998415786252116374)  2025-12-09T15:33Z 10.7K followers, 1153 engagements


"The first episode of the NEAR Rabbit Hole series is now available on @NEARDevHub's YouTube channel More episodes will be uploaded over time. Super happy to see this content being amplified and used to onboard more devs and users to the $NEAR ecosystem Link below 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998438405936451606)  2025-12-09T17:03Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"The hardest part is getting the intents from users and being able to broadcast the quotes to them - for that we would need an alternative message system to handle these operations It could be in the form of a decentralized protocol but would likely face similar regulatory challenges We can always connect via other channels and start a direct OTC deal to prevent these complications"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998482278465392766)  2025-12-09T19:57Z 10.7K followers, XX engagements


"Huge milestone for thecoding.pool.near We've achieved 120000 delegated stake Thank you very much everyone for trusting thecodingas a validator to support the $NEAR network ROADMAP to improve the APY% reducing the pool fees 👇 120000 = X% ✅ 150000 = X% 🟩 200000 = 5%🟩 *the delegated stake must remain stable above these thresholds for at least X epochs before making the adjustment which can be reverted if the delegated stake drops back below the determined threshold for more than X epochs as well thecoding.pool.near validator runs on @meta_pool's Node Studio Besides native staking and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1994406110300647589)  2025-11-28T14:00Z 10.7K followers, 2853 engagements


"All markets will be onchain very soon - and NEAR Intents will likely be one of the core venues for chain-abstracted interactions connecting all these markets that will be running on different chains as if everything was one It has already began Study $NEAR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1997813549750714685)  2025-12-07T23:40Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements


"@Andrei_xbt @TheVladCostea @ProtonMail @zashi_app Something like that Zashi Pay function uses NEAR Intents It's an open-source protocol that connects user intents ("pay proton in btc with my zec") with market makers that will solve these intents in the best possible way (a competing market with auctions) All that in 10s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998654325049143339)  2025-12-10T07:21Z 10.7K followers, XX engagements


"@TheVladCostea @ProtonMail @zashi_app All powered by $NEAR Zashi Pay function uses NEAR Intents It's an open-source protocol that connects user intents ("pay proton in btc with my zec") with market makers that will solve these intents in the best possible way (a competing market with auctions) All that in 10s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/vinibarbosabr/status/1998654363036688590)  2025-12-10T07:21Z 10.7K followers, XXX engagements