Ethereum

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.

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.

On Feb 13, 2026, Truth Social said it filed registration statements with the U.S. SEC for two digital asset ETFs. One product would hold BTC and ETH, with the ETH portion staked; the other would hold and stake Cronos (CRO). The announcement also identified Crypto.com as the expected custodian, liquidity provider, and staking services provider, pending approvals.

On 13 February 2026, the crypto market rebounded, lifting total capitalization above $2.36 trillion, up over 2% in 24 hours. Bitcoin gained about 2.8% to trade near $68,800 and approached $69,000, while Ethereum rose more than 4% to roughly $2,034; the Fear & Greed Index printed 8 and the Altcoin Season Index read 30/100.

On February 13, a Bybit x Block Scholes report said crypto derivatives showed their most extreme stance since 2022 after BTC briefly hit $60,000 on February 5 and rebounded above $70,000 the next day. Seven‑day BTC implied volatility topped 100%, altcoin dominance slid to ~30%, and Solana's seven‑day funding rate fell to -0.04%.

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.

January 2026 U.S. CPI slowed to 2.4% year-on-year, down from 2.7% in December and below the 2.5% forecast; core was 2.5%, with monthly changes of 0.3% for headline and 0.2% for core. Stocks and crypto rallied, as S&P 500 futures rose 0.8%, Nasdaq 1.2%, 2-year yields fell to 4.1%, and Bitcoin approached $66,000.

Post-quantum Bitcoin wallets are already being marketed even though large-scale quantum computers capable of breaking Bitcoin's cryptography do not yet exist. Some security specialists describe these products as a potential fear tax, while wallet providers claim they offer long-term insurance and proactive protection against harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks. With Bitcoin still below its October 2025 peak, the debate over protocol-level upgrades versus wallet-level defenses is adding to wider concerns about quantum risk and institutional adoption.

On February 12, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs registered – $410.2 million in net outflows, while Ethereum ETFs saw – $113.1 million, taking single-day withdrawals above $520 million. BlackRock and Fidelity products led the red prints, according to figures cited in the article, as Solana ETFs posted a $2.7 million net inflow and XRP ETFs recorded – $6.42 million in net outflows.

On February 13, a technical review covered ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB, and HYPE. ETH ended the week up 2% with $1,800 highlighted as pivotal support, while XRP gained 6% and ADA remained 38% lower over the past 30 days. BNB tagged $580 support and HYPE slipped 11% as key levels remained in focus.