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Crypto Attention Index

Media attention to crypto - tracks the crashes, rallies and catalysts (FTX, Tesla-BTC, spot-ETF, China bans).

Current

102

above avg

Baseline

100

historical avg

Peak

257

all-time

Updated

07-03

2026

What drove the spikes

256
2021-05-25
214
2021-02-14
214
2024-11-16
207
2022-06-19
207
2022-11-14
191
2021-10-20
190
2022-01-23
188
2021-04-19

How this index is validated

Full validation report
TestResultVerdict
Tracks stress (vs bitcoin volatility)0.45 correlationCoincident
Catches major events52%, ~6 daysReal-time flag
Spikes are new narratives+0.9 SD noveltyConfirmed
Predicts marketsno edge (tested)No, by design
Predicts the economyno series to testNot applicable

Descriptive validation, measured not asserted. How these tests work.

Cite this index

FinanceLab. Crypto Attention Index. https://financelab.ai/indexes/crypto-attention (data through 2026-07-03).

Descriptive news-attention index. Free to view, share, and cite. Full history and the underlying labeled coverage are available via the FinanceLab API.