Since late 2024, Chinese national and local authorities have assembled over $26 billion in funds for humanoid robotics and related AI, while more than 140 companies, concentrated in Shenzhen and Suzhou, are now producing these machines. Analysts expect Chinese firms to ship up to 100,000 humanoid units in 2026 after securing over $300 million in orders in the second half of 2025, even as the U.S. retains an edge in core AI models but depends on Chinese manufacturing. This state-backed manufacturing head start, including subsidies like free land and purchase incentives, is raising concern among American policymakers and industry leaders such as Elon Musk about China's long-term dominance in embodied AI.

The XRP Ledger is adding institutional features for tokenization, lending, and FX, with XRP used as the native bridge asset and for transaction fees that are burned over time. New tools such as Multi-Purpose Tokens, token escrow, batch transactions, and identity-linked credentials support compliant asset issuance, while a planned lending protocol and upcoming upgrades like Confidential Transfers and a Permissioned DEX aim to broaden on-chain financial use cases.

On February 7, 2026, on-chain data showed several long-term Ethereum whales withdrawing more than 40,000 ETH worth tens of millions of dollars from Binance and OKX into self-custody, including one address moving 19,503 ETH and another 9,576 ETH. At the same time, Ethereum was trading around $2,037 with its MVRV ratio close to 0.96, while large-holder balances increased and mid-tier wallets reduced their holdings, highlighting rising concentration among major investors.

BitMine Immersion Technologies, which holds the largest known Ethereum treasury, is facing a paper loss of over $5 billion after ETH plunged 40%, leaving Tom Lee's more than 4 million ETH stash valued at about $9 billion instead of nearly $14 billion. Lee links the current drawdown to the 10 October crash and macro uncertainty, yet he compares the setback to the Q1 2025 pullback and views it as a fresh buying opportunity, while options flows now cluster around $2.2k on the upside and $1.7k on the downside for Q1 2026.

Starknet’s STRK token has fallen 42% over the past month and nearly 17% in the last week, even as it leads Layer-2 projects in 30-day developmental activity. Onchain indicators, including age consumed, mean coin age, and transaction volumes, suggest recent heavy selling and possible seller fatigue, while Total Value Locked has slipped back below the $300 million mark.

According to CoinGlass, Shiba Inu's futures open interest climbed 16% over the past 24 hours to 11.21 trillion SHIB valued at $69.2 million. SHIB stabilized above $0.000005967, trading at $0.000006038 (+0.48%), while volume fell 47.35% to $180.48 million.

Shiba Inu recovered from channel lows at $0.000005600 and is stabilizing near $0.000006200. On-chain positioning shows large wallets steady rather than adding, while liquidation clusters sit at $0.00000610–$0.00000625 on the upside and near $0.00000570–$0.00000540 below. Without a decisive break above $0.000006200, gains may remain range-bound.

On 7 February 2026, the European Union outlined its 20th sanctions package aimed at blocking Russia’s remaining financial channels by focusing on payment systems rather than only trade. The plan includes full transaction bans for additional Russian banks, a prohibition on the digital ruble within the EU, and restrictions on Russian-linked crypto services, alongside new measures on oil shipping, exports and individuals tied to the war in Ukraine.