Bitcoin climbed to around $68,600 on Saturday before reversing to the mid-$64,000s, with traders facing heavy long-side liquidations exceeding $508 million in the last 24 hours. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has dropped to 5 out of 100 and recent data shows seven-day net realized losses near $500 million per day, while analysts highlight an unusually negative Sharpe Ratio that some view as a potential low-risk accumulation signal.

By the 23rd of February, Solana’s real-world asset value had climbed to around $1.7 billion, with growth driven mainly by tokenized treasuries and yield-focused products. Institutional demand for 3–4% APYs, cross-chain liquidity moving from Ethereum, and expanding private credit exposure all contributed to Solana’s rising share of the $25.07 billion RWA sector. The resulting capital buildup also deepened on-chain liquidity and supported broader ecosystem activity such as memecoins.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs are set for a fourth straight month of net withdrawals in February as BTC approaches a fifth negative monthly close. According to checkonchain, ETF net assets fell from nearly $170 billion in October 2025 to $84.3 billion, while flows tracked by Axel Adler Jr. showed 11,042 BTC in outflows between Feb. 12 and Feb. 19.

KIMI, a China-based AI model, outlines end-2026 targets for XRP, Pepe and Cardano. It sees XRP nearing $8, PEPE potentially at $0.000098 after a drawdown from its December 2024 high, and ADA approaching $3.80 from about $0.27. These figures are model-derived scenarios rather than guarantees.

Bitcoin and Ethereum led a sharp market pullback as leveraged longs were forced out across major venues. Over the past 24 hours, around $600 million in positions were liquidated, with longs dominating, while BTC slid from the mid-$67,000s toward $64,000 and ETH fell from near $1,950 below $1,850. Broad declines hit large caps as stablecoins held steady.

Binance reported that its sanctions-linked trading exposure as a share of overall volume fell from 0.284% in January 2024 to 0.009% by July 2025, while connections to major Iranian exchanges also declined sharply. The exchange's update follows reports alleging over $1 billion in transactions tied to Iranian counterparties and claims that staff were removed after raising compliance concerns, accusations Binance rejects.

Taylor Lindman, formerly deputy general counsel at Chainlink Labs, has been appointed chief counsel to the SEC's crypto task force. He takes over from Michael Selig, who later became CFTC chair, while the task force led by Commissioner Hester Peirce continues roundtables on tokenization and decentralized finance.

Bitcoin spent 18 days below $75,000 and retested $64,200 on Monday, as risk sentiment worsened around tariff policy and equities. Historical liquidity spikes, recovering mining economics, and a shift by large speculators to net long CME futures suggest buyers added exposure, with some seeing scope for a move back toward $75,000.