Santiment | Crypto

The US-China talks will “be central” to crypto traders’ market moves in the short-term, sentiment platform Santiment said. Crypto retail traders were quick to blame Friday’s broader crypto market decline on US President Donald Trump announcing a 100% tariff on China, as they often look for something to point the finger at during downturns, according to Santiment. Analysts, however, say the reason for the market slump runs deeper than the tariffs alone. “This is typical 'rationalization' behavior from retailers, who need to point to a singular event as the reason for a cataclysmic downturn in crypto,” Santiment said in a report on Saturday. Read more

Santiment spotlighted the week’s biggest crypto drivers: U.S. revenue policy debates, institutional Bitcoin buys, and speculation on a Federal Reserve rate cut. 

Mentions of Federal Reserve-related keywords and the anticipated interest rate cut have reached an 11-month high, according to Santiment. The surge in social media chatter around the highly anticipated US Federal Reserve September interest rate decision could be a warning sign for crypto, says sentiment platform Santiment. It comes after the crypto market rallied on Friday and market sentiment returned to greed following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish remarks at the annual Jackson Hole economic symposium. He hinted that the first rate cut of 2025 could come in September. “Historically, such a massive spike in discussion around a single bullish narrative can indicate that euphoria is getting too high and may signal a local top,” Santiment said in a report on Saturday. The firm said that social media mentions of keywords tied to the Fed and interest rate cuts have jumped to their highest level in 11 months. Read more

Crypto traders’ “lack of interest” in dip buying Ether compared to Bitcoin could be the catalyst that sees Ether's price go higher, says Santiment. Ether holds a slight edge over Bitcoin in the short-term as social media chatter around the cryptocurrency is less overheated, says sentiment platform Santiment. “The $ETH crowd hasn’t shown nearly as much bullishness despite significantly better performance over the past 3 months,” Santiment said in an X post on Friday amid the ETH/BTC ratio, which measures Ether’s (ETH) relative strength against Bitcoin (BTC) being up 32.90% over the past 30 days, according to TradingView. “The current outlook shows a slightly more bullish path for Ethereum due to the lack of interest in dip buying compared to Bitcoin,” Santiment said. Read more

Santiment reports strong Bitcoin ETF inflows, with only one day of outflows since June 6, signaling bullish momentum for BTC.

Dogecoin, in particular, has seen a notable spike in online discussions as various ETF applications are being considered in the US, says Santiment's Brian Quinlivan. Online discussions about memecoins have hit a year-to-date high, gaining considerable attention after sentiment cooled earlier in the year, according to onchain analytics platform Santiment.  Two weeks ago, discussions around Bitcoin (BTC) and layer-1 protocols peaked during the market volatility brought on by the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs. However, that’s since shifted to high market cap memecoins, Santiment marketing director Brian Quinlivan said in a May 1 blog post. “Online discussions about these high-risk tokens have proliferated as traders embrace a gamble mindset, rather than a calculated investment approach,” he said. Read more