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.

Solana leads execution, processing roughly three times more daily transactions than Ethereum L1 and all L2s combined, according to TokenTerminal. Despite about 285 million daily transactions and 3,300 TPS, DeFiLlama shows chain fees near $622,000, while whale flows exceeded 100,000 SOL with a realized loss of roughly $7.38 million.

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said banks should not view stablecoin yield offerings as a threat and urged compromise between lenders and crypto platforms. He argued the debate has delayed the CLARITY market structure bill, which defines SEC/CFTC roles, and warned lawmakers face a narrowing window ahead of the 2026 US midterms.

On Friday, Ether reclaimed $2,000 after a cooler U.S. CPI print, putting ETH/USD on course for its first positive weekly close since mid‑January. According to CryptoQuant, futures open interest dropped by 80 million ETH over 30 days and Binance funding hit -0.006, the lowest since early December 2022. Traders say a short squeeze toward $2,500 is possible if $2,000 support holds.

Solana Company (NASDAQ: HSDT) said on Friday it introduced a way for institutions to borrow against natively staked SOL while keeping tokens in custody through Anchorage Digital and Kamino. The announcement sent the stock up roughly 17% to about $2.30 after hitting an all-time low near $1.80 earlier this week.

21Shares confirmed a $0.316871-per-share staking distribution for its Solana ETF (TSOL), with the ex- and record date on February 13, 2026 and payment on February 17, 2026. SOL traded at $85.06 after a 9.04% daily gain but remained down 2.36% for the week, as volume exceeded $4.1 billion and analysts flagged $89.5–$102 upside with $80–$81.5 support.

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz stated on X that native XRP has no issuer and that the XRP Ledger's XLS-39 "clawback" does not apply to XRP itself. The remark followed a post from the Global Trade Finance (GTF) aggregator claiming its VC wallet was compromised by a "fake NFT offer" and "XRP Voucher Scam," affecting a major LP holder.

Dreamcash said Tether made a strategic investment in the team behind its Hyperliquid mobile frontend after 10 USDT0‑collateralized real‑world asset perpetual markets were announced on Friday. The rollout uses Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 standard with Selini Capital providing liquidity, and Dreamcash plans $200,000 in weekly incentives for its CASH markets.