An address linked to the 2023 Mixin Network exploit resumed activity, moving 2,005 ETH to Tornado Cash on February 13, 2026, according to Lookonchain. Three new wallets then received 2,087 ETH and sold at around $1,933, while Ethereum traded near $1,971.30, implying sales below spot. CoinMarketCap later showed ETH at $1,970, down 1.3% in 24 hours.

On February 13, 2026, the Bank of England invited Quant Network into its Synchronisation Lab to test atomic multi-bank treasury operations for future RTGS upgrades. The sandbox experiment aims to simulate simultaneous cash movements across multiple banks to cut partial settlement risk, streamline reconciliation and modernize payment infrastructure without touching real funds.

XRP exchange-traded funds posted a daily net outflow of $6.42 million in the last 24 hours, ending a six-day run of inflows. XRP traded at $1.36, down 1.01% day-on-day, after an intraday high of $1.40, while volume fell 14.81% to $2.68 billion amid ongoing market selling.

On February 12, 2026, CryptoQuant analyst J.A Maartunn reported a 11.16% drop in Bitcoin mining difficulty after the latest network adjustment, the biggest negative move since July 2021. Bitcoin trades 46% below its $126,198.07 all-time high, yet gained 1.45% over 24 hours to $68,334.21.

Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson has described the Midnight sidechain, launched in December 2025, as a network that "fixes everything" by addressing major blockchain issues. Midnight aims to provide privacy-preserving smart contracts and data protection, with its roadmap outlining three development phases scheduled for 2026. The NIGHT token has climbed into the top 100 assets and is currently ranked 60th with a market capitalization of $807.97 million.

On February 10, 2026, the International Monetary Fund used its official X account to warn that stablecoins could spur currency substitution and capital flight in weaker economies, highlighting regulatory gaps and consumer‑protection risks. The ESRB in September 2025 backed limits on multi‑issuance stablecoins, while Ripple's Monica Long expects broader adoption and forecasts 50% of Fortune 500 firms will have crypto exposure by end‑2026.

On February 9, 2026, pro-crypto lawyer Bill Morgan argued that XRP was deliberately sidelined in favor of Bitcoin after a 2013 Felix Salmon article praising Ripple and XRP became difficult to access. He linked the redacted section of a recently released U.S. sensitive file and the apparent disappearance of the blog to alleged efforts to bury XRP's once positive and technically superior image, even as market data show Bitcoin still leading and XRP trading around $1.40 after recent declines.

Dogecoin is trading around $0.09691 after climbing from an intraday low of $0.09308, with a 24-hour gain of 3.94% and price indicators showing oversold conditions. Bollinger Bands and an RSI near 33 suggest bearish momentum may be fading, with upside targets between $0.11 and $0.15 and some long-term optimists eyeing $0.30. Market-wide volatility, Bitcoin's struggle below $70,000 and historical February weakness could still weigh on DOGE, though occasional boosts from positive sentiment such as comments by Elon Musk remain influential.

According to CoinGlass, Shiba Inu's futures open interest climbed 16% over the past 24 hours to 11.21 trillion SHIB valued at $69.2 million. SHIB stabilized above $0.000005967, trading at $0.000006038 (+0.48%), while volume fell 47.35% to $180.48 million.