ETH Sentiment Hits Rock Bottom 😟
🔺Ethereum (ETH) is down ∼30% YTD and struggling through May. Social chatter is up, but it’s mostly frustration and fear of more downside, not bullish hype.
🔺Santiment notes sentiment flipped from 2:1 bullish in late April to nearly 1:1 bearish by May. Traders are calling ETH “dead money” as Bitcoin and newer L1s steal momentum.
What’s Dragging ETH Down 📉
▶️ ETF Outflows: Spot ETH ETFs saw steady withdrawals in May, including from BlackRock funds. No day with >$50M inflow in nearly 3 weeks.
▶️ Foundation Drama: Researcher exits and rumors about insiders selling added to instability fears.
▶️ Competition: Solana, BNB Chain are drawing more speculative interest, while ETH on-chain activity and new addresses decline from 2024-25 highs.
Contrarian Case? 🔄
🔺Santiment says extreme pessimism can signal exhaustion. When social media is overwhelmingly bearish, markets often move against the crowd. ETH still leads in dev activity and GitHub events, but retail cares more about price now.
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