Canadian mass media and information company Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of a Bitcoin (BTC) sentiment data feed, according to a Thomson Reuters press release published today, March 12.

The release states that the Thomson Reuters and MarketPsych Data LLC, the company is releasing a new version of its MarketPsych News and media sites related to cryptocurrencies for its feed

Austin Burkett, The Global Head of Quant and Feeds at Thomson Reuters,

"News and Social Media Are Driving the Investment and Risk management process more than ever with the continuing rise of passive and quant-driven trading. As the financial marketplace rises in complexity, so too does the need to provide our customers with the data, but the tools to help them manage and analyze that data. "

Google Trends data shows that searches for the term "Bitcoin" coincides almost directly with Bitcoin's, showing that the virtual reality of this phenomenon is not necessarily a direct cause and effect.

Thomson Reuters has previously published a report on the creation of a new technology incubator that supports innovation in Blockchain technologies.