BTC pumps, but on-chain woes remain | Santiment Weekly Report

Bitcoin is back above $49k for the moment, gaining +7.2% to start the week and rekindling hopes of a strong end-of-year finish.


And while its PA has been formidable, Bitcoin’s ongoing decline in network-level activity remains a ‘yellow flag’ for another sustainable price rally.


Can the top coin overcome these network woes and end 2021 on a high note?


In Santiment’s weekly Pro report, we dive deep into Bitcoin’s latest social and on-chain data, and what it suggests about the current state of the crypto market:


Holiday bears


As we mentioned in last week’s report, the retail sentiment towards Bitcoin recently broke a 30-day low, suggesting a wholesale drop in market confidence and an increasingly bearish bias:

Average sentiment of BTC-related mentions on ‘crypto Twitter’ in 2021 (Source: Sanbase)

The above is based on text data collected by Santiment from

There’s more of this Insight

Choose your subscription plan

Sanbase PRO
Unlock all PRO insights
$49/mo

Years of market experience, compressed in each report

Since 2017, Santiment has been an industry leader in on-chain data, social intelligence and behavior-based analysis of the crypto market.

Our tools have a proven track record of timing price tops for cryptocurrencies, helping traders find profitable exit points and mitigate HODLing risk.

Our previous TOP calls:
insight card
signal form

What you get with Sanbase Pro:

  • Members-only daily market insights and analysis
  • 30+ on-chain, social & project indicators for 900 cryptocurrencies
  • Custom alerts for the coins' price, on-chain & social trends
  • Santiment Spreadsheet plugin with 10+ pre-made market templates
  • Personalized asset watchlists and weekly performance reports

Gain unfair advantage with Sanbase Pro

Subscribe to Sanbase Pro for access to exclusive insights, market-beating metrics, strategies and templates!