XRP Soars on Social Buzz While BTC and ETH Take a Nap

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Ah, the digital realm, where fortunes rise and fall like a poorly timed goblin heist. XRP’s social sentiment has climbed to 2.35 in five days, a feat achieved by outshining Bitcoin and Ethereum, who are currently engaged in a spirited game of “I’m Not a Cryptocurrency” at 1.05 and 1.4 respectively.

  • Santiment’s Positive/Negative Sentiment for XRP hits 2.35, a five-week high, while BTC and ETH are currently debating whether they’re more “neutral” or just sleep-deprived at 1.05 and 1.4.
  • The indicator scans crypto posts and threads, classifying comments via a particularly caffeinated algorithm that can’t decide if “bullish” is a type of coffee or a type of market sentiment. Readings above 1 mean bullish mentions outnumber bearish ones-because nothing says “optimism” like arguing over a decimal point.
  • XRP trades near $1.42 with ~$2.22B 24h volume as social optimism rises, despite recent price struggles and a broader market that’s lost momentum faster than a witch’s weather forecast.

Social media sentiment toward XRP has surged to a five-week high while Bitcoin and Ethereum remain as lively as a damp sock, according to data from analytics firm Santiment. The firm, presumably funded by someone who believes in “data,” shared evidence on X showing XRP’s Positive/Negative Sentiment indicator has climbed to 2.35. For context, that’s roughly the enthusiasm level of a man in a room full of other men who all agree the TV should be louder.

Santiment data on XRP show outpacing of other majors

The metric operates by filtering social media posts, threads, and messages for cryptocurrency-related terms and processing them through a machine-learning model that separates positive and negative sentiments. The system then calculates the ratio between positive and negative posts. A value greater than 1 indicates bullish comments outnumber bearish ones, while values below 1 suggest negative sentiment dominates. Because nothing says “market analysis” like a spreadsheet full of opinions and hope.

Bitcoin and Ethereum have both experienced declines in their Positive/Negative Sentiment to near-neutral levels, according to the data. Bitcoin’s metric currently sits at 1.05, with bullish and bearish comments nearly balanced-because neutrality is just a fancy word for “I can’t be bothered to care.” Ethereum shows a value of 1.4, indicating slight positive sentiment dominance. Slight, like the amount of trust you have in a bridge troll who says “pay me or die.”

“Crypto markets have struggled to maintain momentum, and social data indicates there are far less bullish comments toward Bitcoin and Ethereum compared to last week,” Santiment stated. A bold claim, considering last week’s Bitcoin comments probably included “Where’s my moon?” and “This feels like 2017.”

XRP’s sentiment divergence from the broader market comes despite recent price struggles similar to other cryptocurrencies. Santiment attributed the increased positive sentiment to recent partnership expansion announcements. The wave of bullish comments over the past several days drove the sentiment indicator to its current elevated level. Because nothing says “partnerships” like a press release that reads like a LinkedIn post from a 2018 startup.

The analytics firm noted that historically, heightened excitement around digital assets does not necessarily correlate with price increases. Cryptocurrency markets typically move contrary to majority expectations, according to the firm’s analysis. Under this framework, Bitcoin and Ethereum, with their relatively subdued sentiment levels, may be better positioned for a potential rebound than XRP, Santiment suggested. A theory as likely to come true as a vampire being invited into a library.

XRP (XRP) ranks as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. A title that means more to the people who care about such things than it does to the rest of us, who are too busy wondering if our toaster is trying to scam us.

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2026-02-20 13:58