At an xAI All Hands in February 2026, Elon Musk said X Money is running in a closed internal beta and could enter a limited external beta within one to two months. The company cites more than 40 U.S. money‑transmitter licenses and a partnership with Visa. Crypto watchers are speculating about Dogecoin and XRP, though no integration is confirmed.

On February 11, 2026, BlockFills said on X it had temporarily suspended client deposits and withdrawals after taking the action last week; trading access remains for managing positions. The Chicago-based firm serves about 2,000 institutional clients and processed $60 billion in 2025. Bitcoin touched $60,000 last Friday as analysts, including Alex Damsker, urged caution.

Ripple is reshaping the XRP Ledger to address institutional DeFi by combining stablecoin settlement, tokenized collateral and compliance controls, with XRP positioned at the core of this infrastructure. The strategy emphasizes regulated access, real-world asset tokenization and a permissioned DEX, as XRPL processes millions of daily transactions and hosts hundreds of millions of dollars in stablecoins.

MicroStrategy is under pressure after Bitcoin fell below $60,000, leaving its BTC treasury below cost and its equity-NAV premium near 0.87x. The company holds around 713,500 Bitcoins at an average carrying price of about $76,000 per coin, and analysts note no immediate solvency risk, though dilution and refinancing challenges could mount if conditions persist.

On February 4, 2026, Arkham flagged two Bitcoin transfers from Druk Holding and Investments to QCP Capital totaling $22.4 million, split into 184.03 BTC ($14.09 million) and 100.82 BTC ($8.31 million). DHI's on-chain assets stand near about $412 million, mostly 5,700 BTC, as the 2024 halving reshaped mining economics. Historical flow data also ties activity to Binance and Celsius Network.

A severe winter storm in the US between 23 and 25 January drove a roughly 40% drop in Bitcoin hashrate, with about 455 EH/s going offline as many miners shut down operations. Large mining firms in Texas used demand-response and curtailment programs to free grid capacity, slowing block times to around 12 minutes but underscoring Bitcoin mining's role as a flexible energy load.

About 72% of Indonesia's licensed crypto exchanges ended 2025 with losses, despite a user base topping 20 million. Transaction value fell to IDR 482.23 trillion from 650 trillion in 2024, as liquidity moved to global platforms and competition intensified with entries from Robinhood, Bybit and Binance.

Over the last 24 hours, the crypto market's total capitalisation has dropped by 6%, with Bitcoin and Ethereum falling to two‑month lows and pressure spreading to related equities. Strategy shares closed at $143.19, down 9.63% and at their weakest level since September 2024, while BitMine ended the session at $26.70, losing 9.89% and touching its lowest point since November 2025. Both companies, which hold large Bitcoin and Ethereum reserves, now face mounting scrutiny over treasury strategies that are highly sensitive to market volatility.

OpenAI is reportedly working on a new social platform built around proof-of-personhood to tackle bot activity, exploring biometric verification tools such as Face ID and World's iris-scanning technology. As interest in biometric digital identity rises, the Worldcoin (WLD) token, linked to Sam Altman's World project, surged more than 16% to $0.53 within hours.