On February 13 2026, data from derivatives markets showed Bitcoin short positions on centralized exchanges at their most aggressive levels since August 2024, with funding rates dropping sharply into negative territory as BTC trades around $65,000–$66,500. This positioning follows a prior cycle where a $55,000 multi‑month bottom in August 2024 preceded an 83% price advance to a $106,000 peak four months later, and current metrics such as the near‑1.1 MVRV ratio suggest Bitcoin is approaching historically undervalued levels without guaranteeing an immediate rally.

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 slid to $60,000 last week before snapping back nearly 19% to $71,469, then eased to about $68,800 by Tuesday. On February 10, 2026, Santiment noted extreme fear and a surge in "buy the dip" chatter at the bottom, while CoinGlass reported roughly $1.3 billion in long liquidations. Analyst IT Tech cited $2.6 billion in 30-day net outflows and weakening demand.

On February 7, 2026, Kenya's Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission urged African oversight bodies to expand the use of AI, blockchain, and data‑mining tools to combat graft and financial crimes. The agency said 58% of its processes are automated and it is moving toward full digitization, while Kenya's FRC has frozen assets tied to 13 individuals over alleged terrorism financing.

The Ontario Provincial Police warned that callers posing as officers are directing residents to withdraw cash or send funds via crypto, with individual losses ranging from $6,000 to $13,000. On February 6, 2026, OPP East Region also flagged a surge in crypto job fraud exploiting real company names and small commissions. As of September 30, 2025, Canada recorded $544 million in fraud losses across 23,113 victims.

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.

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service opened an on-site inspection of Bithumb after a promotion glitch credited 2,000 BTC to hundreds of users, triggering a brief price dislocation and trading curbs. Regulators are reviewing potential rule breaches, user-protection lapses, and recovery of assets, while the Korea Fair Trade Commission launched a separate inquiry into Bithumb's marketing practices.

By February 7, 2026, XRP had climbed about 12% over 24 hours after dropping to $1.14 around 1:00 AM GMT on Friday. It printed an intraday high of $1.53, while large holders accumulated more than 230 million XRP in 48 hours as address activity rose 51.5%.

On February 6, 2026, Aave founder Stani Kulechov sold 4,503 ETH valued around $8.36 million through CoW Protocol as Ether traded under $2,000. On-chain records indicate several WETH-to-USDC swaps from a wallet attributed to him, followed by USDC inflows back to the same address.