Bitcoin and XRP Sentiment Turn Bearish as Ethereum’s Ratio Reaches 2.05

• Santiment recorded 0.82 bullish comments per bearish one for Bitcoin and 0.92 for XRP on October 13.

• Ethereum’s ratio reached 2.05, which Santiment classed as fear of missing out (FOMO).

• XRP has fallen more than 9% over the past week.

• Bitcoin retreated toward $81,000 after repeated rejection near $87,000, with heavy long liquidations.

• Bitcoin’s sentiment spiked to its strongest since December 2024 on September 21, when it exceeded $87,300.

Bitcoin and XRP social sentiment turned bearish after recent price declines, according to Santiment. Bitcoin recorded 0.82 bullish comments per bearish one on October 13, and XRP recorded 0.92.

Ethereum drew roughly twice as many bullish comments as bearish ones, at a ratio of 2.05.

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Bitcoin Sentiment Data: Santiment’s October 13 Readings

Bullish-to-bearish comment ratios across X, Reddit and Telegram:

• Bitcoin (BTC): 0.82 (about 82 optimistic remarks per 100 pessimistic)

• XRP: 0.92 (about 92 per 100)

• Ethereum (ETH): 2.05, classed by Santiment as FOMO

• Parity threshold: 1.0, where bullish and bearish comments are equal

• Ethereum’s earlier ratio (October 1): 0.89

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Main News: Bearish Commentary Outweighs Bullish on Bitcoin and XRP

Santiment shared its readings on X on October 13. Both Bitcoin’s and XRP’s ratios sit below 1.0, the level at which bullish and bearish comments would be equally numerous.

Santiment placed XRP in a state of fear, uncertainty and doubt, commonly called FUD.

Bitcoin: Price Pullback and Liquidations

Bitcoin’s bearish tone came after repeated rejection near $87,000 and a retreat toward $81,000. Heavy long liquidations and broader economic pressure also weighed on confidence.

The shift followed Bitcoin’s earlier positive sentiment spike on September 21. That was its strongest since December 2024, when the cryptocurrency exceeded $87,300.

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XRP: Weekly Drop and September On-Chain Activity

XRP has fallen more than 9% over the past week, with leveraged longs flushed, according to Santiment.

On September 22, as XRP crossed $1.60, Santiment counted 1,917 XRP transactions worth at least $100,000. The same update logged 3,647 new wallets on the XRP Ledger.

• XRP weekly decline: more than 9%

• Transactions of $100,000 or more (September 22): 1,917

• New XRP Ledger wallets in the same update: 3,647

Ethereum: Ratio Reaches 2.05

Ethereum attracted 2.05 bullish remarks for every bearish one. Santiment classed that as FOMO.

Ethereum’s earlier ratio was 0.89 on October 1, below parity, before ether became the crowd favorite on social media.

Bitcoin and Ethereum Market Snapshot

Prices from the Bitcoin.com ticker at the time of the report:

• Bitcoin (BTC): $83,819 (+0.69%)

• Ethereum (ETH): $2,518 (+0.59%)

Summary: Bitcoin Sentiment News

Santiment’s October 13 readings show Bitcoin and XRP sentiment below parity and Ethereum’s well above it.

• Bitcoin: 0.82, after a retreat toward $81,000 and heavy long liquidations

• XRP: 0.92, with a weekly decline of more than 9%

• Ethereum: 2.05, classed as FOMO

• Bitcoin’s September 21 sentiment spike: the strongest since December 2024

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