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XRP is trading near $1.40 on February 14, holding above key support despite a partial U.S. government shutdown that began at midnight. The cryptocurrency has gained 4.3% in the past 24 hours, benefiting from a broader market recovery that added 3.77% to total crypto capitalization.
Institutional inflows remain robust, with XRP products on the NYSE and NASDAQ recording a combined \$2.97 million in daily inflows on February 13. However, on-chain data from CryptoQuant shows XRP's 30-day vo

A senior Ripple ecosystem leader has confirmed that global financial heavyweights including Mastercard, BlackRock, and Franklin Templeton are actively exploring the XRP Ledger (XRPL) for tokenization, payments, and settlement solutions.
Meanwhile, Evernorth—led by former Ripple executive Asheesh Birla—is building one of the world's largest institutional XRP treasuries, worth at least \$1 billion, to power its fully on-chain financial operations. These developments signal a profound shift

Crypto-linked stocks led the market on Friday as Coinbase (COIN) surged 18% and Strategy (MSTR) jumped 10%, fueled by a sharp rebound in Bitcoin and renewed investor appetite for digital asset exposure.
The rally came despite Coinbase reporting a \$666.7 million Q4 loss and multiple Wall Street firms cutting price targets, suggesting traders are looking past near-term earnings weakness toward long-term growth in subscription revenue, stablecoin income, and the potential for regulatory cl

XRP is showing signs of a potential trend reversal, holding above \$1.35 after hitting a yearly low of \$1.12 earlier this month. A rare on-chain signal—the MVRV-Z Score—has remained negative for nearly two weeks, a pattern that historically preceded XRP's 546% rally from \$0.45 to \$2.91 in late 2024.
However, rising exchange reserves near 13 billion XRP suggest selling pressure persists, creating a classic clash between bottoming signals and supply-side headwinds. Adding to the bullish

The White House's top digital asset advisor, Patrick Witt, declared that "trillions of dollars in institutional capital" are poised to enter Bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets once the CLARITY Act passes, providing the regulatory clarity institutional investors demand.
With the House having passed its version last year and the Senate finalizing amendments, the market structure bill faces two critical hurdles: resolving the stablecoin yield standoff between banks and crypto firms, and add

US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs are experiencing sustained capital outflows, with total assets plunging from recent highs near \$115 billion to approximately \$83 billion for Bitcoin funds, while Ethereum ETFs have contracted from \$18 billion to \$11 billion.
This significant capital rotation comes as investors increasingly allocate to international equity ETFs, which recorded their strongest inflows in years—absorbing roughly one-third of total ETF inflows in January despite represen

Solana Company (NASDAQ: HSDT) saw its shares surge 17% on Friday after announcing a new structure that allows institutions to borrow against natively staked SOL tokens while keeping the assets in custody.
Developed in partnership with Anchorage Digital and Solana’s Kamino lending protocol, the solution enables holders to unlock on-chain borrowing liquidity without unstaking or selling their tokens, preserving eligibility for staking rewards. The move comes as publicly listed Solana treas

Pi Network is experiencing a sharp price rebound, with Pi Coin surging over 18% to reclaim the \$0.16 level as the project approaches a critical mainnet upgrade deadline on February 15.
The rally comes amid broader crypto market relief following cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data, but it's the technical catalyst—a mandatory node upgrade that will transition the network from Protocol 19 to 22—that has traders watching closely. With daily trading volume exploding past \$32 million an

The Digital Chamber, a leading blockchain trade association, has released a counter-proposal to break the deadlock over stablecoin yields that is holding up the Senate's CLARITY Act.
Responding to bankers' demands for a total ban on stablecoin rewards, the crypto group signaled willingness to abandon interest-like payments for static holdings but insisted on preserving rewards tied to transactions, liquidity provision, and ecosystem participation. With the White House demanding a comprom

In a fervent call to action on February 14, 2026, Michael Saylor urged the public to "Go Bitcoin today," declaring that "the money won’t fix itself." This renewed conviction comes as Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) holds a staggering 714,644 BTC despite facing a \$5.9 billion unrealized loss with Bitcoin trading near \$67,800.
Saylor’s message is clear: waiting for traditional monetary systems to improve is futile, and financial sovereignty demands deliberate Bitcoin adoption. For the

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Friday that passing the stalled Clarity Act—the long-debated crypto market structure bill—would provide "great comfort" to markets amid Bitcoin's historic volatility.
With Bitcoin down nearly 50% from its October 2025 all-time high and Ethereum suffering even steeper losses, Bessent called the current deadlock "self-induced," blaming a group of crypto firms for blocking legislation that could restore investor confidence. The bill now faces a

Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, filed paperwork with the SEC on Friday to launch two new cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds. The Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF would offer combined exposure to the two largest digital assets with a 60-40 split favoring Bitcoin, while the Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF would invest in and stake Cronos (CRO) tokens to generate yield.
The filings, submitted in partnership with Crypto.com, represent the lat

On-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant has identified \$55,000 as bitcoin's "ultimate" bear market bottom, but warns the market hasn't reached full capititation yet.
Despite a \$5.4 billion single-day realized loss event—the largest since March 2023—key valuation metrics remain above historical bottom zones, with long-term holders selling near breakeven rather than at the 30-40% losses typical of cycle lows. This suggests bitcoin may spend months forming a base rather than staging an immedi

Crypto venture capital firms have deployed over \$2 billion into digital asset projects since January 2026, but the money is flowing to fundamentally different sectors than previous cycles.
Stablecoin infrastructure, custody services, and real-world asset tokenization now dominate funding rounds, while Layer 1 blockchains and community-driven tokens have fallen out of favor. This shift signals a maturation of the crypto industry, with VCs prioritizing revenue, regulatory compliance, and

The Bank of Russia is preparing to study the feasibility of launching a domestic Russian stablecoin in 2026, signaling a major pivot from its longstanding opposition to fiat-pegged digital assets.
First Deputy Chairman Vladimir Chistyukhin announced the regulator will reassess risks and prospects this year, citing evolving international practices. The shift comes as Western sanctions intensify, with the EU's 20th package targeting Russian crypto transactions and the \$500 million ruble-b

Fintech innovator Figure Technology Solutions has begun marketing 4.23 million shares of its blockchain-native common stock, a first-of-its-kind offering that lets equity trade on its Provenance Blockchain-based alternative trading system rather than traditional exchanges like Nasdaq.
The Feb. 14 announcement, timed with preliminary Q4 earnings showing 131% loan volume growth, arrives alongside confirmation of a customer data breach where hacking group ShinyHunters leaked 2.5 gigabytes o

Cryptocurrency transactions linked to suspected human trafficking services surged 85% year-over-year in 2025, reaching hundreds of millions of dollars across identified networks, according to Chainalysis' 2026 Crypto Crime Report.
The growth is concentrated in Southeast Asia-based operations, where Telegram-facilitated escort services, labor placement agents tied to scam compounds, and child sexual abuse material vendors increasingly rely on stablecoins and sophisticated money laundering

Sam Bankman-Fried, the incarcerated FTX founder serving a 25-year sentence for fraud, has filed a motion requesting a new trial, claiming newly discovered evidence and witness intimidation could overturn his 2023 conviction.
The legal maneuver arrives alongside a striking revelation: early investments SBF made before FTX's collapse—including stakes in Anthropic, Solana, and Robinhood—would today be worth approximately \$80 billion had they not been seized by authorities. For the crypto i

Tomasz Stanczak is stepping down as co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation at the end of February 2026, just nine months after assuming the role alongside Hsiao-Wei Wang. Bastian Aue will step in as interim co-executive director, working alongside Wang to guide the organization through its next phase.
The leadership transition comes as Ethereum navigates an increasingly complex landscape involving Layer 2 scaling, AI integration, and institutional adoption, with Stanczak expres