The Crypto market sees Bitcoin and XRP as potential buy-out opportunities, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment. Retailers show that they have far less excitement about Bitcoin and XRP compared to Ethereum.
Santiment Feed shared a social data chart on X’s Friday. This shows the imbalance of what retailers are talking about the top three cryptocurrencies on social media.
Santiment Feed Retail Crowd Social Mention Chart. Source: Santiment
Ethereum leads the sentiment index with a 2.53-1 ratio of bullish and bearish calls. A high level of optimism is interpreted as evidence of the FOMO of the etheric crowd, the fear of missing out. This often precedes the price adjustment of the associated assets.
On the other hand, Bitcoin and XRP showed a more muted emotion measurement of 1.33 to 1, and a bullish and favorable ratio of 1.11 to 1, respectively. Santiment analysts note that such conditions often create entry points, as markets tend to go against the expectations of the majority.
Although Ethereum is more vulnerable to inversion, lower levels of enthusiasm in BTC and XRP can create room for accelerating the rising prices.
Bitcoin has come close to its highest ever high and has seen profits
Despite having relatively neutral sentiment, Bitcoin is approaching the all-time high of $123,000. Over the past week, it has been traded within a tight band between $123,120 and $123,471 after several days of aggressive profits at the beginning of the month. The largest coin by market capitalization closed trading sessions on Friday, indicating the potential transition phase of the market.
Funding rates across key derivative exchanges, including Binance, OKX, Bybit, Deribit, Bitmex and HTX, were neutral to slightly positive.
No extreme long positioning or excessive leverage means that traders are on a “wait and look” stance, and want a clear price direction.
Market behavior is a seasonal lull in activities that are often referred to as “summer slump,” which precedes sophisticated volatility in the second half of the third quarter of 2025, according to cryptographic contributor Nino.
Exchange inflows indicate institutional activity at peak prices
Between July 22 and July 25, Bitcoin prices ranged between $115,000 and $119,500, peaking on July 24th, falling to around $115,000 by the morning of July 25th.
Cryptoquant’s exchange influx data reveals an increase in activity from large holders at the time, especially in the mid-band to most value bands. Wallets holding 10-100 BTC recorded spikes on exchange deposits around price peak on July 24th.
BTC exchange inflow chart. Source: Cryptoquant
Similarly, wallets with 100-1,000 BTC and 1,000-10,000 BTC bands had a large influx at the same time, suggesting that large stakeholders could have benefited or contributed to price movements through relocation.
Small transactions between 0.01 and 1 BTC remained stable throughout the period, with a slight increase registered at the peak of July 24th, but inflows from addresses holding over 10,000 BTC remained minimal.
Low social interest in XRP can trigger short-term meetings
Meanwhile, XRP has modest social media sentiment as it is the lowest of the three assets tracked by Santiment. The bullish and informative commentary ratios of 1.11-1 suggest that few traders are currently paying attention to the potential of XRP.
The XRP price has not fallen below $2.99 in the last seven days. The Bulls and Bears have not had enough impact to rock the token in either direction.
Santiment’s analysis shows that this lack of attention itself could be a bullish indicator. XRP has previously been gradualizing price recovery during periods of low engagement, and it is possible that current conditions have set similar stages of movement.
