The Bitcoin Love Index is a daily score calculated using a sentiment algorithm across the volume of coverage relating to bitcoin mentions on a single day (and includes a 7-day rolling average). Global news and media sources are harvested for mentions of “bitcoin” and are analyzed by an algorithm to assess the sentiment of each article sampled. The harvest includes a wide range of news and media sources and was not restricted to crypto, blockchain, or financial news and media sources. “bitcoin” has been used as the bellwether for crypto assets, coverage has not been harvested for mentions of “crypto” or other cryptocurrencies. The sample was commenced prior to the FTX collapse and runs from November 2, 2022. to February 6, 2023.
