{"id":93412,"date":"2026-01-21T20:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93412"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:40:42","slug":"bitcoin-mentions-on-x-decline-by-32-over-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bitcoin-mentions-on-x-decline-by-32-over-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Mentions on X Decline by 32% Over the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, the number of posts containing the word &#8220;bitcoin&#8221; on the social network X decreased by 32% to 96 million. This was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lopp\/status\/2013602913814487465\" title=\"\">highlighted<\/a> by Casa co-founder and CTO Jameson Lopp.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b136e62cf8774b9d-4232374262905935-1024x446.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-273789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b136e62cf8774b9d-4232374262905935-1024x446.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b136e62cf8774b9d-4232374262905935-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b136e62cf8774b9d-4232374262905935-768x334.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b136e62cf8774b9d-4232374262905935-1536x669.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b136e62cf8774b9d-4232374262905935-2048x892.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: X.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the infographic, the figure peaked last January following the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. That same month, a minor surge in activity was observed amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/donald-trump-pardons-ross-ulbricht\">pardon<\/a> of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. <\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the number of posts declined but rose again in March after Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/trump-establishes-u-s-strategic-bitcoin-reserve\">signed<\/a> the strategic bitcoin reserve law. <\/p>\n<p>Mentions of the first cryptocurrency traditionally spiked on May 22, when the crypto community celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/cryptocurrency-community-celebrates-bitcoin-pizza-day-once-again\">Bitcoin Pizza Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The last sharp rise in social activity over the year occurred in August after bitcoin surged <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-climbs-above-122000-as-ethereum-crosses-4300\">above $120,000<\/a>. Currently, the &#8220;popularity&#8221; of digital gold on X is at annual lows.<\/p>\n<p>A similar pattern is shown by <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/explore?q=bitcoin&#038;date=today%201-y&#038;geo=Worldwide\">Google Trends<\/a> data on &#8220;bitcoin&#8221; queries. However, amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/whales-adl-and-the-end-of-the-bull-what-really-happened-on-cryptos-black-saturday-2\">market decline in October<\/a>, search interest in the asset briefly reached peak levels. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-3cc290d493b39abd-4231856082913568-1024x241.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-273786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-3cc290d493b39abd-4231856082913568-1024x241.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-3cc290d493b39abd-4231856082913568-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-3cc290d493b39abd-4231856082913568-768x181.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-3cc290d493b39abd-4231856082913568-1536x362.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-3cc290d493b39abd-4231856082913568.png 1855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Google Trends.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Local Situation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to Santiment analysts, after bitcoin&#8217;s recent rise to $95,000, social media sentiment remained pessimistic. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.santiment.net\/insights\/read\/bitcoin-sentiment-staying-low-while-prices-get-high-10455\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-52acbb62e675b521-4231856424830378-1024x576.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-273787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-52acbb62e675b521-4231856424830378-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-52acbb62e675b521-4231856424830378-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-52acbb62e675b521-4231856424830378-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-52acbb62e675b521-4231856424830378-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-52acbb62e675b521-4231856424830378.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/app.santiment.net\/insights\/read\/bitcoin-sentiment-staying-low-while-prices-get-high-10455\" title=\"\">Santiment<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Since markets typically move in the opposite direction of retail investor sentiment, the strongest negative information flow in the last 10 days could push bitcoin to $100,000,&#8221; experts wrote in a report dated January 15. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At the time of writing, the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-cryptos-fear-and-greed-index\">Crypto Fear and Greed Index<\/a> returned to the &#8220;extreme fear&#8221; zone at 24. Last week, the figure was around 50. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-1e7ba6992dc72d09-4231856291316365.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-273788\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/alternative.me\/crypto\/fear-and-greed-index\/\">Alternative<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sentiment in the crypto market sharply turned negative after the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-falls-below-88000-amid-stock-market-decline\">fall<\/a> of digital gold below $88,000.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran trader Peter Brandt <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-chart-forms-a-death-cross\">identified<\/a> a &#8220;death cross&#8221; on the chart of the first cryptocurrency. He predicted the coin would crash to $58,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, the number of posts containing the word &#8220;bitcoin&#8221; on the social network X decreased by 32% to 96 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Bitcoin mentions on X fell by 32% to 96 million in 2025.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,1145,465],"class_list":["post-93412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-market-analysis","tag-social-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"192","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Bitcoin mentions on X fell by 32% to 96 million in 2025.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93412"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93414,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93412\/revisions\/93414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}