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.

On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, Robert Kiyosaki, author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," reiterated his long-standing forecast that the largest stock market crash in history is now "imminent." Referring back to his 2013 book "Rich Dad's Prophecy," he said he expects the next major downturn to be the worst ever and disclosed he holds gold, silver, Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum (ETH) and plans to buy more during a collapse. While his warnings align with the market turbulence of early 2026, observers have questioned the consistency of his statements about his own investments, even as his preferred assets have performed strongly in recent years.

An advanced AI model has projected that Bitcoin will mostly trade sideways in the coming weeks, with a modest upward bias after the recent correction. Following several weeks of sharp volatility that erased about $450 billion from the crypto market, BTC has stabilized between $64,000 and $71,000 and is currently near $68,900. Based on these conditions as of February 16, ChatGPT estimates Bitcoin could reach $72,300 by March 1, 2026, implying a 4.93% gain from the prevailing price.

On February 13, 2026, Bitcoin traded at $66,887 after late-January turbulence pushed BTC into a descending channel. According to on-chain analyst Ali Martinez, the key range is defined by support at $64,000 and resistance at $67,000, levels that could determine whether the current bearish phase endures or a bullish reversal emerges.

After moving from $72 to above $116 within weeks and now trading around $85, traders on Polymarket are wagering on silver’s end‑February 2026 level. Odds currently price a 87% chance of finishing above $70 and 53% above $75, with unusual skews such as $110 at 36% exceeding $100 at 33%. Another market assigns a 59% chance of touching $75 during February.

On February 10, 2026, XRP was changing hands at $1.41, about 25% lower than at the start of the year and below its estimated holder cost basis. This move has pushed the token's SOPR indicator under 1 and left price hovering above a nearby $1.39 support zone, sharpening debate over whether XRP will lose the $1 level or stage a rebound toward resistance between $1.47 and $1.56. Broader crypto market weakness and Bitcoin's struggle with the $70,000 mark are weighing on sentiment, even as some institutional forecasts continue to project a longer-term bull case for BTC.

On February 9, brokerage Bernstein told clients it expects Bitcoin to set a new all‑time high of $150,000 in 2026, describing the setup as the 'weakest bear case.' The firm pointed to expanding institutional adoption, a more favorable U.S. policy climate, and the absence of major scandals; BTC was about $69,084 after a 22% year‑to‑date slide, implying a 117% climb to the target.

CEO Phong Le told investors on the latest earnings call that Strategy (MSTR) would only face an existential threat if Bitcoin fell to about $8,000 and stayed there for years. The comments followed a week when BTC slid more than 20%, MSTR dropped 17.12% in a single session, and then rebounded 7.19% in extended trading.

Late on February 4, 2026, Michael Burry posted $BTC Patterns on X, sharing a multi‑year chart with two red‑arrow markers. By the morning of February 5, Bitcoin briefly fell toward $69,000. The arrows referenced the decline from April 2, 2022 into mid‑May and early June, and the current downswing in early February 2026.