According to CZ Binance, a crypto influencer in Hong Kong claimed to have been offered $25,000 to spread negative information about Binance and its CEO, CZ, throughout February. CZ highlighted this incident to stress the need for integrity and collaboration within the crypto sector, warning against harmful practices that undermine trust and growth in the industry.

According to Santiment, bearish sentiment continues to dominate social media discussions, even as Bitcoin (BTC) experiences a mild recovery of approximately 10% from its recent drop. Traders' mistrust in the current bounce suggests that fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) are driving market behavior. Historically, such sentiment increases the probability of further price rises. However, a shift toward fear of missing out (FOMO) may signal potential retail-driven sell-offs.

According to @cz_binance, fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) campaigns are often driven by business interests, particularly from political and venture capital circles with specific agendas. He emphasized that while such actions may harm the cryptocurrency market, blindly following these narratives can negatively impact individual investors' portfolios even more. CZ advises traders and investors to avoid falling for these traps and to focus on informed decision-making.

According to Santiment, despite Bitcoin's recent recovery from its significant drop, social data indicates a persistent bearish sentiment among traders. Retail investors are hesitant to buy at current levels due to fear, while major BTC stakeholders are capitalizing on the opportunity with minimal resistance. Historically, heightened FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) has been accompanied by increased likelihood of price rebounds.

According to @santimentfeed, social data shows Bitcoin commentary across social media has turned increasingly bearish during this week’s price bounce, with FUD reaching the highest level in 10 days. Source: @santimentfeed, X, Jan 15, 2026. @Santimentfeed notes markets often move opposite retail sentiment and says this setup could propel BTC to its first revisit above $100K since November 13. Source: @santimentfeed, X, Jan 15, 2026. Traders can track the crowd’s positive versus negative sentiment on Santiment’s chart to help assess buy or sell risk at these critical price levels. Source: @santimentfeed, X, Jan 15, 2026.

According to @santimentfeed, after the Christmas weekend, Bitcoin briefly reclaimed levels above $90,000 before retracing below $87,000, highlighting a sharp post-holiday swing. Source: Santiment (@santimentfeed), Dec 29, 2025 tweet. @sanitmentfeed reports the rally occurred while FUD readings were very high on its sentiment dashboard, indicating elevated negative crowd sentiment during the upswing. Source: Santiment (@santimentfeed); sentiment dashboard link: https://app.santiment.net/s/xOkzhyVI. With prices pulling back, Santiment notes traders have turned cautious again, reflecting a defensive market stance in the near term. Source: Santiment (@santimentfeed), Dec 29, 2025 tweet.

According to @WatcherGuru, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, CZ, said early Bitcoin buyers did not buy at all-time highs and instead accumulated during periods of fear, uncertainty and doubt, highlighting a contrarian accumulation approach for BTC entry timing, source: Watcher.Guru on X, Dec 25, 2025, https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/2003998718601974040. For traders, the message prioritizes disciplined buying on sentiment-driven pullbacks over chasing ATH breakouts in Bitcoin, aligning positioning with FUD cycles in the crypto market, source: Watcher.Guru on X, Dec 25, 2025, https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/2003998718601974040.

According to @BullTheoryio, Michael Saylor’s strategy has purchased $962.7 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC). According to @BullTheoryio, the post frames the buy as a direct response to recent FUD that Saylor could go bankrupt and be forced to sell BTC to cover loans. According to @BullTheoryio, the move is presented as killing the FUD in one stroke, implying a positive sentiment shift for BTC.

According to Santiment, XRP is down 31% over the past two months and is showing the highest fear, uncertainty, and doubt since October based on the firm’s social data. Source: Santiment X post https://x.com/santimentfeed/status/1996704473599598843 and Santiment sentiment chart https://app.santiment.net/s/6N845Xg4?utm_source=x&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=x_xrp_positive_negative_sentiment_b_120425/&fpr=twitter Santiment reports that current readings show abnormally higher bearish comments than bullish ones for XRP, while Bitcoin does not exhibit comparable fear levels. Source: Santiment X post https://x.com/santimentfeed/status/1996704473599598843 and Santiment sentiment chart https://app.santiment.net/s/6N845Xg4?utm_source=x&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=x_xrp_positive_negative_sentiment_b_120425/&fpr=twitter The last similar fear spike on November 21 was followed by a 22% three-day XRP price rally before sentiment turned to greed and the move stalled. Source: Santiment X post https://x.com/santimentfeed/status/1996704473599598843 Traders can monitor shifts in positive versus negative commentary on the live chart to assess potential contrarian signals around sentiment extremes. Source: Santiment sentiment chart https://app.santiment.net/s/6N845Xg4?utm_source=x&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=x_xrp_positive_negative_sentiment_b_120425/&fpr=twitter

According to @deanmlittle, many market participants present themselves as tokenomics and trading experts while spreading FUD about ICOs and not allocating capital to those offerings; source: @deanmlittle on X, Dec 3, 2025. This opinion post expresses skepticism toward initial coin offerings among some community voices and can be logged as a sentiment data point when evaluating token sale conditions; source: @deanmlittle on X, Dec 3, 2025.

According to @milesdeutscher, traders should look past headlines about MicroStrategy selling BTC, alleged USDT insolvency, the Japan carry trade, and renewed China crypto bans, calling them distractions from the only thing that matters. Source: Miles Deutscher on X, Dec 2, 2025. He directs viewers to his latest video for the single core market driver he deems decisive for direction. Source: YouTube youtu.be/RGHF0J6Sdhg.

According to Andre Dragosch, chatter that China will ban Bitcoin has resurfaced and is characterized as FUD rather than a new policy announcement, source: Andre Dragosch on X. The post cites no fresh regulatory documents or official statements, indicating the narrative is sentiment-driven at this time, source: Andre Dragosch on X. This flags headline risk around BTC for traders monitoring sentiment shifts during the current news cycle, source: Andre Dragosch on X.

According to @cas_abbe, crypto feeds are saturated with FUD narratives, including claims that "Saylor will sell Bitcoin," "Strategy will get delisted," "Quantum will soon kill crypto," recurring "China warned against crypto" headlines, and renewed talk that "Tether will implode and BTC will go to zero"; source: @cas_abbe. According to @cas_abbe, these stories appear coordinated to engineer a big dip and push prices lower, highlighting headline-driven pressure risks for BTC and broader crypto in the near term; source: @cas_abbe.

According to @ItsDave_ADA, the past few days have been spent fighting back against misinformation (source: @ItsDave_ADA on X, Nov 25, 2025). In light of the source highlighting active misinformation, traders should verify crypto news via official channels before entries, avoid reacting to FUD-driven headlines, and wait for confirmations to reduce headline risk and potential whipsaws (source: @ItsDave_ADA on X). The post provides no asset, ticker, or price specifics, so no instrument-level trading signal can be derived from this update alone (source: @ItsDave_ADA on X).

According to @cas_abbe, Bitcoin’s realized loss hit $4B yesterday, the highest since the FTX crash, indicating pronounced capitulation pressure that traders often track for bottoming signals (source: @cas_abbe). Short-term holders sold over 60,000 BTC in a single day, highlighting heavy STH distribution typically seen near local troughs from a trading perspective (source: @cas_abbe). The author adds FUD is intensifying around DATs delisting narratives, quantum risk fears, and a hawkish Fed stance, noting that similar FUD extremes in August 2024 and April 2025 preceded market reversals (source: @cas_abbe). Traders can monitor realized loss spikes and STH net distribution extremes as potential bottom indicators while acknowledging that the author expects current prices may later be seen as an obvious bottom (source: @cas_abbe).

According to Dan Held, Bitcoin's long-term value remains intact and there is no new FUD, framing the latest volatility as a sentiment event rather than a new fundamental shock. Source: Dan Held on X https://twitter.com/danheld/status/1991906179987955854 He states the market has endured darker periods and reiterates a patient BTC holding stance, highlighting implications for trading psychology and risk control. Source: Dan Held on X https://twitter.com/danheld/status/1991906179987955854 This is a sentiment signal from a 13-year participant and not new on-chain or macro data, so it should be treated as confidence guidance rather than a direct trading catalyst. Source: Dan Held on X https://twitter.com/danheld/status/1991906179987955854

According to @OnchainDataNerd, the first $APR airdrop was not intended as a heavy, comprehensive Sybil purge (source: @OnchainDataNerd on X, Nov 21, 2025). The author explains that this design choice means some users received sizable allocations in the initial distribution, which aligns with the stated intent of the drop (source: @OnchainDataNerd on X, Nov 21, 2025). The post frames current criticism as FUD and clarifies that large allocations in the first drop should not be interpreted as evidence of Sybil leakage because Sybil filtering was not the objective of that phase (source: @OnchainDataNerd on X, Nov 21, 2025).

According to @cz_binance, widespread FUD is heightening trader anxiety and enabling whales to amplify rumors and profit from panic-driven price moves, increasing the risk of reactive losses. Source: @cz_binance on X on Nov 3, 2025. According to @cz_binance, traders should verify any market-moving news with official sources before acting to avoid being trapped by FUD-induced volatility. Source: @cz_binance on X on Nov 3, 2025.

According to @cz_binance, a KOL with roughly 140k followers posted photoshopped images that he characterizes as click-bait and FUD, stressing that the blockchain is a permanent public record. Source: https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1984169966858367363 The allegation references an X post by EmberCN, which traders can review directly to assess the original context before taking positions. Source: https://x.com/EmberCN/status/1984095867343974696 Because public blockchains create an immutable, tamper-evident ledger, claims about on-chain activity can be verified transparently by anyone. Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/ir/8202/final For BNB and BNB Chain related assertions, traders can validate addresses, token movements, and transaction histories via BscScan and official BNB Chain documentation prior to executing orders or adjusting risk. Source: https://bscscan.com and https://docs.bnbchain.org Practical trading takeaway: do not react to unverified social posts; confirm with on-chain data and reputable sources to reduce rumor-driven decision errors. Source: https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/general-resources/news-alerts/alerts-bulletins/investor-alert-social-media

According to @PANewsCN, X user @FarzadXBT claimed a CZ-linked wallet sold 35 million ASTER worth $30.42 million, but on-chain analyst EmberCN reported there are no corresponding on-chain transfers for the alleged sell-off. EmberCN added that the three cited ASTER transactions were internal transfers between Binance hot wallets and that wallet 0x889 was falsely presented as CZ’s wallet via edited screenshots. For traders, this debunk means there is no verified large ASTER sell pressure from CZ-linked addresses; treat rumor-driven volatility as FUD and monitor Binance hot wallet flows rather than reacting to doctored images, per @PANewsCN and @EmberCN.