On February 26, 2026, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index climbed to 16 from 11 over 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap, as Bitcoin rebounded from a weekly low of $60,074. BTC last traded near $67,729 after touching $69,953.53 intraday, while Ethereum rose to $2,050 (+2.8%) and BNB advanced 4% to $625.

Bitcoin retreated from a high of $70,040 after failing to reclaim the 200-week exponential moving average and the prior 2021 peak. Traders note that BTC's rejection near $68,000 keeps downside risk in focus, with some analysts arguing the current bear phase, about 140 days long, still falls short of past cycle durations and drawdowns.

American Bitcoin Corp. reported a fourth‑quarter 2025 net loss of $59.5 million as revenue climbed to $78.3 million, up 22% quarter over quarter. The miner finished 2025 with 5,401 BTC and says its balance has since surpassed 6,000, while ABTC shares have fallen 85% over six months as peers pivot to AI and, in one case, fully liquidate Bitcoin reserves.

XRP is still in a corrective structure on both USD and BTC pairs after a roughly 20% rebound from locally oversold conditions. Price on USDT faces resistance at $1.75–$1.90 and remains below the 100‑day average, while XRP/BTC is capped under 2,200–2,300 sats and a broader supply at 2,400–2,500 sats. The trend bias remains bearish unless these bands are reclaimed.

On-chain data shows a wallet labeled "0xf2af…48420" has sent more than 24 billion Shiba Inu tokens to Binance after holding SHIB for over two years, while still keeping about 25.47 billion SHIB. The address also holds BNB, ETH and LINK with a total portfolio around $459,000, and this sizable transfer comes as SHIB's price has fallen 11.43% since the start of 2026 and some large holders appear to be trimming exposure.

IoTeX committed to fully compensate users affected by the February 21 ioTube bridge exploit that drained $4.4 million, with payouts funded from treasury regardless of asset recovery. Mainnet operations resumed on February 24 following security upgrades, and a tiered claims process starts Friday, February 27. The patch blacklisted 29 attacker addresses and froze about 45 million IOTX.

Ethereum bounced about 20% from the mid-$1,700s, but the broader structure still looks corrective after months of declines. Price is challenging $2,150 with $2,300–$2,400 above, while $1,750–$1,800 remains key support. On-chain exchange reserves sit near multi‑year lows, hinting at supply moving off exchanges.

Dogecoin fell back below $0.10 as momentum faded. On February 26, 2026, it hovered around $0.1004 after touching $0.11 on February 25 and sliding to $0.0914 intraday. Futures open interest sits under $1 billion, down from over $5 billion in September 2025, while a close under $0.10 may open downside toward $0.08.