Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) are seeing increasingly negative sentiment, while Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) comparatively is holding its ground in what analytics firm Santiment calls a contrarian buying opportunity. Why Sentiment Has Collapsed Across the Market Santiment Intelligence said Tuesday that sentiment around Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and other major tokens has steadily weakened for nearly two months, with last week's Binance hack accelerating the decline further.