After bottoming on February 6, XRP rebounded about 38% to $1.55 before easing to roughly $1.46, outpacing recent moves in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB. On Binance, XRP reserves dropped 192.37M to 2.553B XRP, a 7% decline to the lowest level since January 2024, while seven-day trading volume on Upbit reached $4.11B, pointing to active markets and signs of investor accumulation.

According to Nexo, the platform has relaunched in the United States with compliant crypto services via a partnership with Bakkt, nine months after signaling a return. The NEXO token trades near $0.8871, up 5.7% over 24 hours and 9.4% for the week, with key levels at $0.8655 support and $0.9619–$1.07 resistance highlighted by analysts.

Between February 9 and February 15, XRP’s active wallets fell from 55,080 to 40,778, marking a network activity decline of about 26% while the token struggled below the $1.50 level. Over the same period, XRP’s price rebounded from lows near $1.11 to $1.20 and later traded at $1.46, still below its 50-day SMA at $1.83 and 200-day SMA at $2.34, reflecting ongoing bearish momentum despite ETF inflows and Ripple’s new institutional roadmap.

In a Thursday note, Standard Chartered reduced its XRP 2026 year-end price target by 65% to $2.80, down from $8. On February 17, XRP traded at $1.45, meaning the new target still implies a 91% upside. The bank also now projects Bitcoin at $100,000 in 2026 after lowering its prior $150,000 view earlier in February.

MemeCore (M) surged more than 13.6% in 24 hours, lifting its market capitalization toward $2.5 billion as volume-backed speculative interest and anticipation for the MemeMax Phase 2 launch combined to fuel a sharp breakout in the niche Layer-1 sector. While technical momentum has returned and a test of the $1.65 resistance is now in focus, the absence of a singular fundamental catalyst leaves the move highly sensitive to broader market swings and potential profit-taking.

Orca (ORCA) surged 54.48% in the past 24 hours, trading at $1.21 and dramatically outperforming a flat-to-down broader market. The rally, fueled by a historic 2,455% explosion in trading volume, has propelled the Solana-native token above key technical resistance levels, signaling a potential trend reversal for the decentralized exchange (DEX) leader.

On 17 February 2026 at 11:35, the Deutsche Bundesbank urged the rollout of a retail digital euro and regulated euro-denominated stablecoins to bolster Europe's monetary autonomy and lessen reliance on dollar-based rails. ECB officials have warned that dollar-pegged stablecoins could weaken euro-policy transmission, while analysts see the stablecoin market reaching $500 billion by 2028.

According to Duo Nine's analysis, XRP surged above $1.65 over the weekend before retreating to $1.40, where buyers have held for more than a week. Key support sits at $1.40 and $1.00, while $1.60 is the resistance; momentum is still bearish, but a clearance of $1.60 could refocus $2.00.