On February 12, 2026, Aave Labs proposed the "Aave Will Win Framework", seeking $25 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE tokens while pledging to direct all product revenue to the Aave DAO treasury. The move has intensified an ongoing conflict over governance, transparency, and ownership within Aave, as the DAO simultaneously reviews a conflict-of-interest policy and community members question funding size, token allocation, and bundled voting items.

A crypto analyst has highlighted Hedera’s real-world asset thesis built around CEO Eric Piscini’s view that banks seek outcomes rather than blockchains and require privacy for tokenization. Referencing Piscini’s Forbes article and a December 2024 talk by co-founder Leemon Baird, the analysis points to Hedera’s hybrid model of private networks settling on a public ledger and a potential RWA market of up to $16 trillion by 2030. The commentator also examines HBAR’s price structure, discussing an inverse head and shoulders pattern and accumulation zones near $0.075 and $0.05 over a multi-month to multi-year horizon.

Strategy (MSTR) plans to issue more perpetual preferred shares to finance ongoing Bitcoin purchases and offer a steadier alternative to its volatile common stock. As of February 12, it holds 714,644 BTC at an average cost of $76,052, with BTC near $67,000 and an unrealized loss of roughly $6.5 billion; the "Stretch" shares pay a variable 11.25% dividend.

On February 6, 2026, the CFTC staff updated its no‑action stance to let futures commission merchants accept payment stablecoins and other non‑securities as margin under defined risk controls. Commentators point to RLUSD and XRP at Bitnomial as immediate examples, while a December 12, 2025 conditional OCC approval for Ripple’s national trust bank is cited as part of a broader institutional thesis.

On Wednesday, analyst Wendy O said XRP spot ETFs attracted roughly $19.5M in net inflows, surpassing Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana funds, while XRP’s price remained subdued. She linked the disconnect to broader weakness with many majors below the 200‑week EMA, and highlighted DeFi ties via Ripple Prime’s Hyperliquid integration and Flare’s new yield path for XRP holders.

According to a daily crypto news rundown released on a Thursday, XRP has dropped about 25% in 24 hours while roughly $1 trillion has been wiped from the wider digital asset market. The segment highlights deep paper losses at institutional treasuries, negative spot Bitcoin ETF flows, growing U.S. regulatory attention, and the emergence of AI-focused crypto standards like ERC‑8004 alongside new platforms such as Crypto.com's OG.com prediction market.

A long-running crypto market host highlights a new remark from major Bitcoin holder Michael Saylor as a fresh warning signal while BTC trades around the low $70,000s. The analyst reiterates roughly $72,000 as his key accumulation area, contrasts Bitcoin’s muted action with a sharp gold rally and weaker stocks, and argues that growing U.S. political engagement with crypto supports Bitcoin’s long-term case despite short-term anxiety.

An independent market analyst following Hedera's HBAR argues the latest rise from the $0.08–$0.088 area is a corrective "dead cat" bounce within an ongoing downtrend, not the start of a new bull phase. The analyst sees resistance at $0.096, $0.10 and $0.105 and says only a clear five‑wave impulsive move above $0.105 and the main descending trendline would hint at a lasting bottom, while further downside toward $0.08 and possibly the October 10 low near $0.073 remains on the table.

During a live market rundown, a crypto host warned that Bitcoin slipping below $80,000 alongside sizable spot ETF outflows is eroding price support and could deepen a correction, with a downside focus near $68,000 tied to the 200‑week EMA. Over the past 24 hours, according to the host, roughly $1.5–$1.6 billion in positions were liquidated, while U.S. spot ETFs saw month‑to‑date net withdrawals around $1.6 billion.