Ether extended a multi-day pullback, while a wallet linked to Fundstrat Bitmine bought 20,000 ETH worth about $41.98 million on Monday. Analysts flagged key thresholds at $2,100 and $2,000, with some watching $1,959 and even $1,500 as risk. At press time, ETH traded at $1,991, down 4.01% over 72 hours.

On February 12, 2026, Binance completed integration of Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger, enabling RLUSD deposits and preparing withdrawals once liquidity criteria are satisfied. The exchange is rolling out new RLUSD trading pairs, zero-fee campaigns, and support across Ethereum and XRPL, while Ripple targets broader expansion via layer-2 networks and continued focus on XRP's long-term growth.

Bitcoin traded sideways for most of the week after a volatile month of broader crypto market weakness, slipping just over 10%. Veteran analyst Peter Brandt warned the price could extend its decline toward $42,000, while other market participants pointed to strong institutional buying during the recent dip and outlined upside targets up to $85,000. At press time, Bitcoin changed hands at $67,711, showing a 1.59% gain in the past 24 hours.

On February 12, South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service urged Bithumb customers to ignore URLs in compensation notices, saying every link is fraudulent because no payout schedule has been announced. The alert follows a transfer mistake that sent 620,000 Bitcoins to users; the exchange says it has recovered 99.7% and outlined fee waivers and 110% refunds.

On 11 February 2026, the American Bankers Association asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to slow or pause approvals of national trust bank charters for crypto and stablecoin companies. The group pointed to unresolved regulatory frameworks, financial stability concerns, and what it sees as unfair competitive advantages from limited-purpose charters following OCC approvals for firms such as Ripple, BitGo, Paxos, Circle, and Fidelity Digital Assets. Crypto industry advocates argue these charters provide needed regulatory clarity and accuse traditional banks of trying to shield their market position.

According to on-chain tracking cited by XRPWallets, 127,400,577 XRP worth $172.5 million was transferred from a Coinbase-linked address to Bitstamp on February 12, 2026. The receiving wallet has been monitored since late 2024 and is suspected by researchers of being associated with Ripple's liquidity operations, raising speculation that the funds may support cross-border payment flows instead of a simple exchange deposit.

On February 11, crypto ETF flows turned negative as Bitcoin spot products registered $276.3 million in net redemptions and Ethereum funds saw $129.1 million out. The prior session had shown a $166.5 million Bitcoin inflow, while Solana and XRP funds recorded $0 net flows on the day.

Binance completed converting its Secure Asset Fund for Users into bitcoin, finishing the $1 billion shift first announced last month. A final buy of 4,545 BTC on Thursday took SAFU to 15,000 BTC, with the fund valued around $1.005 billion at a $67,000 bitcoin price and completed within 30 days.