Overview
- Santiment’s Positive/Negative Sentiment ratio most recently measured XRP near 2.2 versus about 0.79 for Bitcoin and roughly 1 for Ethereum.
- The firm says persistent retail fear has historically set the stage for short-term rebounds and it sees a case for a relief rally if small traders stay skeptical.
- The divergence in mood comes during a broad downturn as Bitcoin falls to multi‑month lows and technical pressure weighs on the market.
- XRP trades around $1.35 and is down more than 27% over the past seven days, according to the latest reporting.
- Resurfaced 2014 correspondence from Blockstream co‑founder Austin Hill has revived discussion of early industry tensions, though analysts note it adds context without showing direct action against Ripple.