Synthetix's SNX rallied 27% in the past 24 hours as trading volume nearly doubled to about $140 million. Market focus now turns to whether buyers can push price toward a nearby liquidity area around $0.4254, with momentum aided by strengthening derivatives participation.

Peter Schiff, chairman of Schiff Gold, tweeted yesterday that Bitcoin may slide toward $20,000 if its long-term $50k support gives way. On February 12, he said the cryptocurrency's "initial support" was around $10k. At press time, Bitcoin was near $68k after a failed move above $70k.

According to Santiment, wallets holding 10 to 10,000 BTC have trimmed their share of the circulating supply by 0.8% since October, pushing it to the lowest level since May 2025. Meanwhile, 0 to 0.01 BTC addresses added 2.5%, reaching the highest since June 2024, as mid-tier balances split: 0.01–1 BTC up 1.05% and 1–10 BTC down 0.49%. Bitcoin trades near $67,400, up 0.7% on the week.

On Feb. 5, 2026, the ECB held its deposit facility rate at 2.00% while advancing the digital euro. It estimates about €1.3 billion in development costs and plans a March 2026 call for payment providers, followed by a 12‑month pilot in H2 2027. FT also reports Christine Lagarde may exit before October 2027.

Bittensor's TAO token fell 5.25% in just over 24 hours to $174.2 while its trading volume climbed 15% to $117.50 million, signaling intense selling pressure. Technical readings and market positioning point to a possible decline toward $144 if TAO remains under the $207 resistance, even as derivatives and spot data reveal a split between short sellers and aggressive buyers.

XRP remains under pressure as market depth thins and exchange flow signals are tracked for parallels to the 2024 expansion. The token pulled back from a move above $3.00 in 2025 and now sits between support at $1.30–$1.40 and resistance at $1.80–$2.20. Traders are monitoring liquidity compression and volatility risk before committing capital.

Deutsche Bank plans to leverage Ripple's blockchain-based infrastructure to speed up and reduce the cost of its cross-border payments. Around Feb. 19, XRP slipped under its 200-week moving average near $1.419 and lost support at $1.42, while the UAE has reportedly mined about $453.6 million in Bitcoin and holds over $1 billion in BTC, a push Binance's Changpeng Zhao says he supported. These developments highlight institutional interest in Ripple's solutions, shifting XRP price dynamics, and the UAE's growing role in Bitcoin mining.

On February 20, 2026, Sam Bankman-Fried published a "10 Myths" thread from detention, asserting FTX was solvent and customers would receive 119–143% of their holdings. Critics dispute the math, noting claims are valued at the November 11, 2022 bankruptcy date, while court records show his November 2023 conviction and March 2024, 25-year sentence.