In February 2026, Logan Paul's $16.49 million auction of a PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator card via Goldin drew criticism from Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz over its buyback structure, as fractional investors now threaten legal action. Dogecoin traders endured a 12,928% long liquidation imbalance when the price slipped from $0.103 to $0.09862, while XRP network activity weakened, with fees burned plunging from 519 XRP to 126 XRP, a 75% drop in 24 hours. Across these markets, prolonged volatility and bearish sentiment have pressured prices and shaken trader confidence.

XRP fell 7.5% to an intraday low of $1.45 after about 50 million tokens were sold on South Korean exchange Upbit in under 24 hours. Shiba Inu is struggling to hold the $0.00000666 area following a failed rebound, while Bitcoin has broken a 12-year valuation pattern against gold, raising concerns about a long-lasting "Quantum Discount" scenario.

On Feb. 14, 2026, Vitalik Buterin cautioned that prediction markets are skewing toward short-term crypto and sports bets and urged a shift to long‑term hedging tools. He outlined using markets to offset real‑world risks and stabilize purchasing power. Over the past year, sector volumes grew roughly fourfold, according to CertiK.

On Friday, shares of Strategy (MSTR), formerly MicroStrategy, climbed 8.85% to close at $133.88 while trading between $125.76 and $135.25 on volume of about 24.6 million shares. Over the same period, Bitcoin gained nearly 5% to around $69,701 as investors reacted to U.S. inflation data and assessed the company's new STRC preferred stock dividend terms and ongoing accumulation strategy.

Shiba Inu's price has climbed back over $0.000006 after a sharp breakdown, with traders watching whether this level can hold as support. Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz has described Bitcoin as a "technological dead end" while confirming he sold most of his BTC for $7,500. Goldman Sachs has reported a $152 million allocation to XRP spot ETFs, an amount that represents nearly 14% of net XRP ETF inflows over the past year.

Shiba Inu's exchange netflow has swung sharply bullish as its price rebounds and both retail and institutional interest pick up. XRP holders and builders are preparing for XRP Community Day 2026 on February 11–12, which will highlight upcoming XRPL features and adoption themes. Bitcoin has recorded a 7,132% liquidation imbalance with $59.11 million in shorts cleared over four hours, underscoring heavy bearish mispositioning.

Ripple joined a White House meeting on stablecoin rules with major crypto and banking firms, focusing on yield and rewards. Trader Peter Brandt warned of a structured Bitcoin sell-off, while CZ rejected manipulation claims. Elon Musk reiterated his long-standing goal of sending Dogecoin to the Moon, and on-chain data shows Vitalik Buterin-linked wallets actively trading thousands of ETH during a sharp Ethereum downturn.

Ripple Prime International has activated support for the Hyperliquid derivatives venue, allowing institutional clients to cross-margin XRP and other assets through its brokerage platform. Veteran trader Peter Brandt describes Bitcoin’s eight-day slide as a possible campaign-style sell-off targeting levels near $63,800, while on-chain activity tied to Vitalik Buterin shows about 2,961.5 ETH traded in three days as Ethereum falls toward the $2,100–$2,200 area.

Ripple representatives took part in a White House meeting on stablecoin regulation, joining major crypto and traditional finance firms in a two-hour closed-door summit. Elon Musk reiterated his plan to send Dogecoin to the moon in response to a resurfaced 2021 post, while Volatility Shares updated its U.S. SEC filings to list three Cardano ETFs on NYSE Arca.