2025-12-28 02:23:09

I recently looked at a data analysis, and it was quite eye-opening. According to Cointelegraph, 2025 is almost over, but the Google search popularity for the term "cryptocurrency" has remained very low. Last Monday's data showed a global search interest index of only 26 (out of 100), just two points higher than the year's lowest point of 24.

Comparing this to the scene at the beginning of the year highlights how big the difference is. In January, driven by various positive news and market enthusiasm, related search terms skyrocketed to the peak of 100—terms like "cryptocurrency" and "how to buy cryptocurrency" were searched extensively, and retail investors' participation enthusiasm truly reached its peak.

The current low search volume actually reflects a harsh reality: retail investors' enthusiasm has long cooled down. Since the intense volatility in October, the market has not recovered. The fear index has stabilized at 28, fluctuating between "fear" and "extreme fear," which in itself says everything. It seems retail investors are now a bit scared and hesitant.

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LiquidationSurvivor

· 15h ago

Oh no, dropping from 100 to 26, that must be heartbreaking. Back in January, everyone wanted to get in; now everyone just wants to run away. The market hasn't picked up since October, I believed it. Retail investors have really been severely lessons this time; no wonder the search volume is so miserable. Wait, should I start to buy the dip? Or keep lying flat?

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CryptoCross-TalkClub

· 15h ago

Laughing to death, from 100 down to 26, this is my investment career Search popularity has cooled down, my wallet has long been in the Ice Age That October wave, turned retail investors into Zen HODLers, now they don't even dare to search anymore Fear index at 28, are we playing a psychological game here? The peak dream at the beginning of the year has now become my midlife crisis

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TokenomicsShaman

· 15h ago

Falling directly from 100 to 26, the difference is truly astonishing. Retail investors' mentality has really been shattered. --- Another year of wasted effort, the hype is gone and people have left. This is the cycle of crypto. --- Ultimately, it's the wake-up of the leek farmers. If next year at this time things are still the same, then there's really a problem. --- Low search volume is actually quite normal. Only true believers will stir up a storm; retail investors have long stopped watching the market. --- Seeing the number 26 just feels uncomfortable, as if the entire ecosystem is dozing off. --- Fear index 28? I think it should be called the despair index. Retail investors are really caught in a trap, doubting their lives. --- Thinking calmly, low hype might actually be a good thing, preventing another wave of leek farmers from coming in to cut. --- From the peak to now, retail investors should have lost quite a bit. --- So the question is, has the market really gone wrong, or is this just a cycle? --- Everyone has learned to be smart and no longer blindly chase the trend. This may not necessarily be a bad thing.

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SerNgmi

· 15h ago

Another month, another heartbreaking data point: dropping from 100 to 26. Retail investors really need to wake up.

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RadioShackKnight

· 15h ago

Sigh, dropping directly from 100 to 26, that's almost the retail investors' emotional curve. The enthusiasm at the beginning of the year was really wasted; now everyone is in a "fear of being hit" state. Since January, when the search volume exploded, no one is asking anymore. What does that mean? Everyone has already given up.

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