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'Crypto is Dead' Chatter Is Back but Here's Why That's Bullish for BTC, ETH, XRP

“Crypto is dead” is trending across social media again, and analysts say that is historically one of the clearest signals the bottom is close.

'Crypto is Dead' Chatter Is Back but Here's Why That's Bullish for BTC, ETH, XRP
Publisher Benzinga 2 min de lecture
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“Crypto is dead” is trending across social media again, and analysts say that is historically one of the clearest signals the bottom is close.

Why Is the ‘Crypto Is Dead’ Narrative Actually a Bullish Signal?

Santiment flagged on X that words like dead, dying, over, ended, and finished are gaining traction across X, Reddit, and Telegram. 

The analytics firm noted this is fear language that typically appears when retail patience breaks and traders start treating temporary weakness like permanent failure. 

Crypto markets historically move hardest against the crowd when the crowd becomes most certain upside is gone.

Analyst Alan Rogers echoed the same read on X, noting that every major spike in the “crypto is dead” narrative has shown up near periods of extreme fear, often when Bitcoin was close to finding a bottom. 

What The On-Chain Data Is Showing

CryptoQuant analyst EgyHash wrote that Bitcoin’s supply in profit has dropped to 51.4%, meaning roughly 48.6% of circulating supply sits underwater at current prices near $63,400.

The last time this metric hovered around 51% was during the early 2023 recovery phase when Bitcoin traded near $16,000 to $20,000. 

At near coin-flip levels of profitability, over-leveraged traders and weak hands get flushed out, transferring coins to buyers with lower cost basis and higher conviction.

Meanwhile, Glassnode’s Week On-Chain report flagged Bitcoin compressed between the median realized price at $63,000 and the short-term holder cost basis at $68,700, with seller exhaustion signals building even though a full capitulation signal has not confirmed yet.

Moreover, analyst Quinten Francois noted on X that since February, Bitcoin has given everyone months to accumulate around these levels. “Sentiment is dead. Engagement is dead. Bottom indicators are flashing,” he wrote.

Where Do ETH and XRP Stand Right Now?

Moreover, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) defends the $1 psychological floor after briefly breaking below it last weekend for the first time since November 2024. 

Large holders kept accumulating through the dip, with buyers stepping back in to defend the level.

Meanwhile, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan told Bloomberg that Bitcoin stopping its reaction to bad news is one of the clearest signs of a bear market bottom, pointing to quiet institutional demand as the next leg higher’s driver.

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