An analyst said Aster had only six daily active addresses, 51 weekly, and 346 monthly, prompting scrutiny of the perpetual DEX. Aster disputed the figure, citing a mislinked contract, while metrics show fees rising from a $5 million weekly average in January to over $8 million in early February and 91k new users in the past seven days.

Dogecoin fell under the $0.1050 area against the US Dollar and is consolidating below $0.10, according to Kraken data. Immediate hurdles are near $0.10, $0.1005 and $0.1040, with a bearish trend line visible on the hourly chart. Failure to clear $0.1040 could leave $0.0955, $0.0920 and $0.0880 as key supports.

XRP has faced persistent selling and weak demand in recent weeks, with price action reflecting limited bullish conviction as it trades below key moving averages. According to CryptoQuant, the XRP supply ratio on Binance fell from 0.027 to 0.025 over the past ten days, implying roughly 200 million XRP have been withdrawn into private custody. This outflow reduces immediate exchange liquidity and suggests a segment of market participants may be positioning for potential recovery while price struggles near the $1.30–$1.40 support zone.

Altcoin momentum has improved, yet multiple market signals indicate a broad altcoin season has not started. BTC dominance remains under a key threshold while ETH/BTC’s rebound has not shifted the larger trend, and recent exchange activity indicates capital still leans toward Bitcoin rather than Ethereum and other large-cap networks.

XRP extended its decline below $1.40 and is now trading under $1.420 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average while it consolidates recent losses. The price faces immediate resistance around $1.4320 and $1.450, with a key bearish trend line near $1.4620 capping recovery attempts. If XRP fails to clear this zone, support levels at $1.3980, $1.3850 and $1.3620 could come into play on another move lower.

On Feb. 18, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse avoided giving a direct answer on whether the company plans to buy a bank, instead reiterating Ripple's focus on serving institutional clients and collaborating with existing financial players. He highlighted the growth of Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, its New York trust license and conditional OCC charter, and argued that clearer US legislation has already boosted demand for stablecoins and XRP Ledger-based payments.

MemeCore fell 9.5% in the past 24 hours, with sentiment leaning bearish and its CoinMarketCap ranking under pressure. Spot volume shifted just 0.3% to roughly $5.82 million and holder counts dipped from 6,710 to 6,700, according to CoinMarketCap. CoinGlass flagged a 14.7% capital outflow and funding near neutral.

Ethereum slipped firmly below $2,100, shifting short-term momentum to the downside. The $2,300–$2,100 daily band has turned into resistance after failed reclaim attempts, with $1,700–$1,500 highlighted as the next support area. A higher timeframe fractal points to potential upside if price compresses and then breaks above the current range.