At a conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee said Ether is nearing a market bottom and predicted another rapid V-shaped rebound similar to past cycles. He pointed to eight prior drawdowns of more than 50% since 2018, all followed by swift recoveries, while on-chain data shows record-high staking queues and over 30% of ETH supply locked, despite prices sliding to $1,760 this month.

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BlackRock said on Wednesday it will roll out trading for its tokenized USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) on Uniswap, initially targeting qualified institutions. Following the announcement, UNI rose more than 3%, according to CoinMarketCap. The integration is coordinated by Securitize, and BlackRock will purchase an undisclosed amount of UNI.

XRP is trading at $1.37, down nearly 15% over the past week and 33% in the last 30 days. Analyst Arthur, in an X thread early Wednesday, highlights a long-term monthly ascending channel with support at $0.85–$0.95, roughly 30% below current levels. Derivatives data from Arab Chain show open interest fell on Bybit, Binance and Kraken as speculative positioning cooled.

XRP has retreated after failing to break above $1.50, dropping under $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. The price is now hovering near $1.34 support, with resistance at $1.4050 and $1.4650, while a fall below $1.2920 could open the way to $1.25 and lower. Technical indicators show bearish momentum building, but a sustained hold above $1.3320 could set up another upside attempt.

On 10 and 11 February, large XRP holders transferred a combined 229 million tokens between unknown wallets, including one address ranked among the top 60 holders. These moves coincided with a 37% XRP rally from a bullish MACD crossover and a subsequent bull flag pattern, putting the $1.30–$1.32 support range and a potential extension toward $1.81 under close watch.

XRP is advancing in a Wave 4 relief rally after last Thursday's sharp sell-off pushed RSI to multi‑year lows, which CasiTrades interprets as possible capitulation. Price has already tested the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement near $1.52 and could extend toward the key $1.65 region, where multiple Fib levels converge. Failure to hold $1.65 as support may open the door to a final leg lower toward $1.09 or even $0.90, while a decisive break and retest above that level would improve the recovery outlook.

On February 11, 2026, analyst Michaël van de Poppe told his 819,500 X followers that Ethereum is showing a signal he links to 2020: ETH is down 30% while stablecoin transactions on Ethereum rose 200% over the past 18 months. He also pointed to MVRV readings suggesting undervaluation, with ETH at $1,947.56, down 2.99% in 24 hours.