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Feb 16, 2026
Ether steadies after $540 million sell wave to outperform wider crypto market

Crypto markets remain under pressure despite firmer U.S. equity futures, with ether rebounding toward $2,000 as heavy weekend selling eases ...

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Feb 16, 2026
XRP, PI, and DOGE Tumble as BTC’s Rally Was Stopped at $70K: Market Watch

Yesterday's gains were quickly erased in the cryptocurrency markets, with some alts, such as PI, DOGE, and XRP, marking big losses....

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Feb 16, 2026
AI predicts Bitcoin price for March 1, 2026

An advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model estimates that Bitcoin (BTC) will remain relatively stable in the near-term, but also that &#...

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Feb 16, 2026
$75K or bearish ‘regime shift?’ Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin market analysis focused on liquidations and the wick to $59,000 for signs of the next significant BTC price move on lower time frame...

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Feb 16, 2026
Bitcoin's 'Quantum Discount': Why Willy Woo Says BTC Is Breaking 12-Year Trend Against Gold

Willy Woo warns of a "Quantum Discount" as Bitcoin breaks a 12-year trend against gold. Discover why the risk of four million lost coins is ...

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Feb 16, 2026
Bitcoin Slumps in February, Yet HODLers and Miners Signal Support

Bitcoin slides in February, but strong miner and long-term holder accumulation hints at possible price support....

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Feb 16, 2026
VALR Highlights Africa’s Leadership in Crypto Adoption at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi

[PRESS RELEASE – Johannesburg, South Africa, February 16th, 2026] VALR, Africa’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, conclu...

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Feb 16, 2026
Billionaire Ray Dalio just updated his stock portfolio

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has disclosed fresh changes to his equity holdings through the latest 13F filing for the quarter … Cont...

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Feb 16, 2026
Crypto funds log fourth week of outflows at $173M as BTC dips below $70K

Crypto funds saw $173 million outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether slipped, while XRP and Solana bucked the trend across global markets....

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Feb 16, 2026
SHIB Price Trends Toward $0.00000666, Level Traders Call 'Mark of the Beast'

Shiba Inu is trending downward after an unsuccessful recovery attempt that got shut down as soon as weekend trading ended....

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Feb 16, 2026
Willy Woo warns quantum risk is eroding Bitcoin’s edge over gold

Onchain analyst Willy Woo says markets are starting to price in the quantum threat, putting 4 million “lost” BTC and a 12‑year valuation upt...

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Feb 16, 2026
OKX secures EU payment license to expand stablecoin services

OKX secured a Malta payment institution license to support EU-compliant stablecoin services, including OKX Pay and the OKX Card....

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Feb 16, 2026
Strategy says it can survive even if bitcoin drops to $8,000 and will 'equitize' debt

Strategy says it can withstand a bitcoin price drop to $8,000 and still cover its roughly $6 billion in net debt....

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Feb 16, 2026
Russia's daily crypto turnover is over $650 million, Ministry of Finance says

Government and central bank officials are pushing for legislation to regulate cryptocurrency activities, aiming for passage during the sprin...

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Feb 16, 2026
Binance's CZ echoes Consensus panelists on lack of privacy blocking crypto adoption

Lack of privacy is a barrier to both everyday and institutional use of crypto and blockchain technology, CZ and institutions argue....

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Feb 16, 2026
Ripple Price Prediction: Is $1 Back in Play After XRP’s Rally Was Halted at $1.65?

Ripple’s XRP has staged a sharp rebound after printing a local low near $1.10, but the broader structure remains fragile. The recent i...

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Feb 16, 2026
OKX snags European payments license for stablecoin and crypto card expansion

The Payments Institution license, gained in Malta, aligns the exchange with European Union regulatory requirements that take effect in March...

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Feb 16, 2026
Bitcoin Price Analysis: What Does the Latest Rejection at $70K Mean for BTC’s Structure?

Bitcoin’s recent bounce has pushed the market back toward the $70K–$72K area, but the broader structure remains fragile. The key question no...

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Feb 16, 2026
Strategy Says It Will Be Fine If BTC Hits $8K

Software giant Strategy (MSTR) has revealed that its Bitcoin-backed balance sheet can withstand a staggering 88% market crash to $8,000....

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Feb 16, 2026
3 Things That Could Influence Crypto and Bitcoin Prices This Week

A short but busy week lies ahead on the United States economic calendar as spot crypto markets lose recent gains again....

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Feb 16, 2026
Animoca Brands secures Dubai crypto license to expand services in Middle East

Dubai’s regulator approved the license on Feb. 5, allowing Animoca Brands to target institutional and qualified investors under the oversigh...

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Feb 16, 2026
Crypto market drowns in red as bitcoin falls to $68,000

Traders are bracing for a heavy week of macroeconomic events, including Fed minutes and the core PCE inflation report....

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Feb 16, 2026
Bitcoin down 22%, could it be the worst Q1 since 2018?

If Bitcoin posts a loss at the end of this month, it will also mark Bitcoin’s first time ending both January and February in the red....

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Feb 16, 2026
Russians move $129B in crypto yearly ‘outside our attention’: Official

Russia’s deputy finance minister says around 50 billion rubles worth of crypto changes hands daily, calling for crypto market regulation. ...

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Feb 16, 2026
Kevin O’Leary wins $2.8M defamation suit against Ben Armstrong

A Miami federal judge has entered a default judgment against Ben Armstrong, who failed to respond to Kevin O’Leary’s complaint accusing him ...

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Feb 16, 2026
50 Million XRPs Sold in Less Than 24 Hours

XRP’s attempt to break past the $1.66 local high this weekend ended in a sharp 16% correction, a move driven almost exclusively by a localiz...

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Feb 16, 2026
Aave founder pitches $50T ‘abundance asset’ boom to drive DeFi

Aave Labs CEO Stani Kulechov said onchain lending could help accelerate the development of solar, energy storage and robotics by putting mon...

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Feb 16, 2026
Strategy to equitize convertible debt over 3-6 years: Saylor

The world’s largest digital asset treasury plans to convert $6 billion in bond debt to equity, claiming that it could survive an 88% Bitcoin...

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Feb 16, 2026
Crypto Market Review: XRP Breaks 26 EMA, Ethereum (ETH) Forms Micro-Double Top, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Extends Gains to 25%

The market is slowly recovering and showing multiple price spikes across assets in the top 10, but the possibility of a longer-term retrace ...

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Feb 16, 2026
Grayscale seeks to convert Aave trust into ETF on NYSE Arca

Grayscale joins Bitwise in filing to launch a standalone Aave product in the US, betting that Wall Street has retained its appetite for altc...

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