According to @santimentfeed, 2025 saw repeated letdowns after news-fueled optimism, and its 12-month review maps the biggest events to market reactions for traders. Source: Santiment Insights, Jan 6, 2026. The analysis emphasizes that whale activity and crowd sentiment led price direction throughout the year, making large-holder flows and sentiment inflections critical signals around major headlines. Source: Santiment Insights. For trading use, the review compiles event-driven volatility patterns and instances where whale accumulation or distribution and sentiment shifts aligned with subsequent moves, offering a framework for timing entries and managing risk. Source: Santiment Insights.

According to @santimentfeed, Bitcoin whale and shark addresses holding 10 to 10,000 BTC have accumulated 56,227 BTC since December 17, marking crypto’s local bottom. According to @santimentfeed, retail shrimp wallets with less than 0.01 BTC took profits over the past 24 hours, shifting conditions into a green zone where whale accumulation and retail distribution are labeled very bullish. According to @santimentfeed, the bullish divergence between steady whale accumulation and flat prices was bound to produce at least a minor breakout, increasing the probability of continued crypto market cap growth. According to @santimentfeed, the regime framework flags bearish zones when whales dump and retail buys, and bullish to very bullish zones when whales accumulate while retail is unpredictable or selling, which traders can track via green whale lines and red retail lines. According to @santimentfeed, nothing is guaranteed, whales may quickly take profit, and zone durations can span from a couple of days to weeks.

According to @santimentfeed, $PEPE has rallied 67.6% since the bullish analysis by @butterfly_chart as 2025 was drawing to a close, highlighting strong momentum in the memecoin segment; Source: @santimentfeed. @santimentfeed highlighted that the Sanitizer leaderboard is updated daily to showcase top KOL callers who flagged the move, offering traders a reference point for monitoring social-driven momentum; Source: @santimentfeed. The update was posted on Jan 5, 2026, indicating the +67.6% performance figure is recent and trading-relevant; Source: @santimentfeed.

According to @santimentfeed, $VIRTUAL rallied 55% within three days after @bigwil’s call, as quantified by @KOLs_Tracker. source: @santimentfeed on X, Jan 5, 2026; @KOLs_Tracker on X (post ID 2008089267374071984) Santiment also noted several altcoins are breaking out to start the new year, highlighting the timeliness of tracking KOL-driven signals for trade setups. source: @santimentfeed on X, Jan 5, 2026 The post directs traders to an unbiased KOL call performance leaderboard on Sanitizer to evaluate signal quality. source: @santimentfeed on X, Jan 5, 2026; sanitize.page/leaderboard

According to @santimentfeed, the top 10 Ethereum-associated projects by recent development activity are MetaMask mUSD (up), Starknet STRK (up), Chainlink LINK (down), Safecoin SAFE (up), Decentraland MANA (down), Ethereum ETH (down), Status SNT (down), XDC Network XDC (up), Cartesi CTSI (up), and Worldcoin WLD (up), source: Santiment (@santimentfeed) on X, Jan 5, 2026. The up or down tags indicate each project’s ranking change versus last month based on Santiment’s filtered notable GitHub activity across project repositories, source: Santiment (@santimentfeed) on X, Jan 5, 2026. Santiment states its methodology filters for meaningful commits to better reflect true developer engagement and that these development activity trends are useful for crypto trading, source: Santiment methodology article referenced by @santimentfeed. Traders can build an ETH-ecosystem watchlist around rising development activity names mUSD, STRK, XDC, CTSI, and WLD, while monitoring relative slowdowns in LINK, MANA, ETH, and SNT for changes in builder cadence, source: Santiment (@santimentfeed) on X and Santiment methodology article. Santiment also offers a bookmarkable ETH-based project watchlist for ongoing monitoring to track these development activity trends in real time, source: Santiment (@santimentfeed) on X, Jan 5, 2026.

According to CoinMarketCap, Santiment analyst Brian Quinlivan reported that crypto social media sentiment started 2026 strong, based on Santiment’s tracking of crowd metrics (source: CoinMarketCap; source: Santiment/Brian Quinlivan). According to Santiment’s Brian Quinlivan, sustained upside depends on retail investors staying cautious rather than FOMOing into positions, indicating durability of gains relies on tempered sentiment (source: Santiment/Brian Quinlivan via CoinMarketCap).

According to @santimentfeed, Shiba Inu (SHIB) jumped about 13% on Sunday as the 2026 memecoin rotation continued across assets, source: Santiment X post dated Jan 4, 2026. @santimentfeed adds that the 10 largest SHIB wallets now hold nearly 63% of the supply, with the largest single wallet controlling roughly 41% valued near $3.3B, source: Santiment on-chain dashboard. Based on this concentration, SHIB trading conditions can be highly sensitive to large whale transfers with elevated slippage risk during volatility, source: Santiment wallet concentration data. For execution and risk management, monitoring top-holder flows and transfer spikes is critical while the memecoin frenzy persists, source: Santiment on-chain metrics.

According to @santimentfeed, the meme coin market cap has risen above $45.3M, up 20.8% over the past week. According to @santimentfeed, notable 7-day gainers are $PEPE +54%, $USELESS +54%, $MOG +38%, $DOG +36%, $BONK +34%, and $FLOKI +33%. According to @santimentfeed, the bounce began shortly after retail FUD peaked a few days after Christmas, indicating sentiment-driven momentum. According to @santimentfeed, traders should track the Santiment meme coin watchlist and focus on assets most written off by retail.

According to @santimentfeed, the latest top 10 AI and Big Data crypto projects by development activity are 1) Filecoin (FIL), 2) Chainlink (LINK), 3) Dfinity Internet Computer (ICP), 4) NEAR Protocol (NEAR), 5) Oasis Network (ROSE), 6) Livepeer (LPT), 7) Bittensor (TAO), 8) The Graph (GRT), 9) Injective (INJ), and 10) RecallNet (RECALL), based on its GitHub repository analysis, source: Santiment on X, Jan 2, 2026. According to @santimentfeed, ranking momentum since the previous update shows upticks for TAO and INJ, declines for ICP, NEAR, ROSE, and RECALL, and no change for LINK, LPT, and GRT, which Santiment displays with directional indicators, source: Santiment on X, Jan 2, 2026. According to @santimentfeed, the rankings use a methodology that filters notable GitHub activity from project repositories and are presented as useful for crypto trading, with details provided in its methodology explainer and a dedicated AI and Big Data watchlist for ongoing monitoring, source: Santiment on X and Santiment Medium methodology article linked in the post, Jan 2, 2026.

According to @santimentfeed, Santiment will host its first This Week in Crypto YouTube live stream at the top of the hour on Jan 2, 2026, to examine whether crypto metrics signal a bullish start to the new year, with the event announced on X and linked on YouTube, source: @santimentfeed.

According to @CoinMarketCap, multiple Solana whale wallets repeatedly executed 10+ SOL purchase transactions as 2026 began, indicating continued SOL accumulation; source: CoinMarketCap on Twitter Jan 1, 2026 - https://twitter.com/CoinMarketCap/status/2006797113112318381. According to @CoinMarketCap, Santiment labeled SOL accumulation a top crypto trend on New Year’s Day, underscoring elevated whale activity focus; source: CoinMarketCap on Twitter Jan 1, 2026 - https://twitter.com/CoinMarketCap/status/2006797113112318381.

According to @santimentfeed, social data shows heavy buying across SOL-related tokens with repeated 10+ SOL whale purchases, broad liquidity, and BH scores near 70%, indicating sustained large-holder interest and moderate confidence (source: @santimentfeed). According to @santimentfeed, New York City’s leadership change with Zohran Mamdani sworn in on the Quran has energized local sentiment as crypto community voices optimism for 2026 momentum (source: @santimentfeed). According to @santimentfeed, New Year chatter reflects mixed emotions but improving engagement via events and giveaways, aligning with signs of market recovery as holders report profits (source: @santimentfeed). According to @santimentfeed, Warren Buffett has stepped down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after 60 years, the S&P 500 ended 2025 up nearly 18%, and the incoming CEO is reportedly more bullish on Bitcoin, a potential tailwind for BTC-sensitive narratives (source: @santimentfeed). According to @santimentfeed, MicroStrategy expanded its Bitcoin holdings from 70,470 BTC in 2020 to a projected 672,497 BTC by 2025 while MSTR fell nearly 50% in 2025 versus BTC down about 6%, underscoring the divergence between corporate BTC accumulation and equity performance heading into 2026 (source: @santimentfeed). According to @santimentfeed, traders are focusing on SOL whale accumulation strength, BTC institutional narrative shifts, and the MSTR-BTC performance spread as key watchpoints for early 2026 positioning (source: @santimentfeed).

According to the source, BTC has declined about 20% since early November, while gold gained roughly 9% and the S&P 500 added around 1% over the same period. According to the source citing market intelligence firm Santiment, 2026 will offer opportunities for crypto to catch up following this relative underperformance.

According to @simplykashif, Santiment data shows retail Bitcoin wallets increased BTC holdings by 3.31% since July, while whale wallets added only 0.36% (Santiment via @simplykashif). Traders tracking on-chain supply distribution can note that retail accumulation has outpaced whales over this period based on the same dataset (Santiment via @simplykashif).

According to @santimentfeed, crypto trading volume has dipped in the final weeks of 2025 as markets remain flat and unpredictable while holidays pull traders away, pointing to reduced participation across BTC and altcoins (Source: @santimentfeed, Dec 30, 2025). According to @santimentfeed, absent a sudden burst in price volatility, Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins continue to show subdued, flat price action into year-end (Source: @santimentfeed, Dec 30, 2025).

According to @santimentfeed, Bitcoin wallets holding 10-10K BTC have increased balances by just 0.36% since July 1, 2025, while wallets holding under 0.1 BTC are up 3.31% over the same period, indicating retail-led accumulation and flat smart-money exposure (source: Santiment, Dec 30, 2025). Santiment reports that large wallets stayed largely flat through H2 2025, rose into the October all-time high, and then sold, whereas small wallets accumulated aggressively throughout the second half of the year (source: Santiment, Dec 30, 2025). Santiment states that historically the strongest bear-to-bull reversals occur when large wallets accumulate and retail distributes, making a rotation toward whale accumulation a key bullish confirmation to watch into early 2026 (source: Santiment, Dec 30, 2025). Santiment warns that sudden transitions in either cohort are often followed by large price swings, so traders should monitor shifts in the 10-10K BTC and sub-0.1 BTC cohorts for volatility catalysts as 2026 begins (source: Santiment, Dec 30, 2025).

According to @santimentfeed, Ethereum (ETH) remains significantly stronger than Bitcoin (BTC) on a relative basis since early April, signaling ongoing ETH/BTC momentum for relative-value setups, per @santimentfeed. The post credits @Sykodelic_ for calling the move and points to a KOL leaderboard ranking signal accuracy that traders can consult to assess social alpha sources, according to @santimentfeed.

According to @santimentfeed, Bitcoin is hovering around $87.2K as crowd optimism ticks up, and Santiment’s social sentiment data over the past three months shows short-term price swings often move opposite to posts calling for 'Lower' or 'Below,' with prices usually bouncing when such FUD spikes, source: Santiment (@santimentfeed). For traders, Santiment highlights that monitoring spikes in 'Lower'/'Below' mentions can serve as a contrarian short-term signal for BTC bounce attempts near current levels, source: Santiment (@santimentfeed). Santiment reiterates that this inverse crowd-price dynamic has been evident across the last three months, underscoring the utility of sentiment-driven timing for entries and exits, source: Santiment (@santimentfeed).

According to @santimentfeed, traders can track crypto's top trending stories and check what is driving markets every day via Santiment's Social Trends dashboard at app.santiment.net/social-trends/trending-stories; source: Santiment (@santimentfeed), Dec 29, 2025. The post points to a centralized, daily updated feed of market-driving narratives designed to support trade monitoring and sentiment tracking across the crypto market; source: Santiment (@santimentfeed), Dec 29, 2025. No specific assets were named, but the tool is explicitly positioned for day-to-day tracking of narratives that move the market; source: Santiment (@santimentfeed), Dec 29, 2025.

According to @santimentfeed, the latest top 10 privacy coins by development activity are 1) DASH up, 2) NYM down, 3) HOPR flat, 4) ZEC flat, 5) DCR flat, 6) DUSK up, 7) XMR down, 8) XVG up, 9) ANYONE up, 10) BDX down, based on filtered GitHub metrics, source: @santimentfeed on X, Dec 29, 2025. @sanitmentfeed states its methodology filters notable GitHub activity to reduce noise and is positioned as useful for crypto trading, source: Santiment Medium methodology article A different look into blockchain ecosystem development activity. Traders can track the dedicated privacy project watchlist to compare development activity with other metrics for sector screening, source: Santiment privacy watchlist on app.santiment.net. Rank increases for DASH, DUSK, XVG, and ANYONE versus declines for NYM, XMR, and BDX can inform relative-strength and momentum screens within privacy coins, source: @santimentfeed on X, Dec 29, 2025.