During the current Bitcoin correction, on-chain metrics show a sharp increase in whale-dominated BTC inflows to Binance, while derivatives open interest has been retreating across major exchanges. CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost highlights a jump in Binance’s whale inflow ratio from 0.4 to 0.62 between Feb. 2 and Feb. 15 and notes that open interest has fallen almost every month since the cycle top, with BTC trading around $67,823 at press time. These shifts suggest a broader de-risking phase spanning both spot and futures markets, as large holders and leveraged traders reduce exposure or are forced out by volatility.

On Feb. 16, Jake Claver defended his $100 XRP thesis in a Memes and Markets interview, casting it as a sequence of prerequisites tied to institutional tokenization, on-chain liquidity, and regulated market infrastructure. He said custody, identity, and liquidity must be in place so XRPL stablecoins and intermediary XRP can enable markets for tokenized stocks and real estate.

Dogecoin is signaling a weekly bearish cross as the 20-week EMA dips under the 200-week EMA. Price action sits in a $0.08–$0.13 range with spot near $0.10–$0.11, leaving bulls eyeing a reclaim toward the daily 200 MA/EMA and bears watching a retest of $0.08 amid dense liquidation levels.

In a weekly note dated Feb. 14, analyst Will Taylor said crypto market sentiment has fallen to "historical lows" and highlighted XRP priced against gold as sitting in a major long-term support zone. He argued that Bitcoin dominance is in a tightly compressed phase pointing to incoming volatility, while indicators on altcoins and XRP’s ratios versus gold and Ethereum suggest a potential shift toward renewed relative strength.

On Feb. 11, 2026, James "Checkmate" Check told host Danny Knowles that Bitcoin's slide into the $60,000 area pushed it into "deep value" across several mean-reversion models, while capitulation-style losses matched 2022 cycle lows. He estimated the probability that a meaningful bottom is already in at "more than 50/50", "probably 60%", and cited roughly $7.5 billion in ETF outflows during the drawdown.

On Feb. 11, crypto analyst Cryptollica said on X that Dogecoin has entered a "maximum opportunity / minimum risk" setup, citing a 10‑day DOGE/DXY chart and a 10‑day RSI near 34 at a historic "Launchpad" support. A follow‑up 3‑day DOGE/USDT view marked $0.75, $0.49, $0.22 and $0.09 turning points, with price drifting toward $0.07–$0.08; DOGE last traded at $0.09366.

Bitcoin's latest pullback from its all-time high is being likened to the 2022 bear market by many traders, but analyst Christopher Inks argues the resemblance is mostly surface-level. He says the current structure looks like a finished five-wave decline tied to position reduction, unlike the structurally driven breakdown that followed the TerraUSD depeg in 2022. Inks is watching the next 2‑3 weeks for a defended low, declining pullback volumes and base-building below resistance, while Bitcoin trades around $68,639.

On Feb. 9, Glassnode said XRP dropped below its aggregate holder cost basis as its 7‑day EMA SOPR fell from 1.16 in July 2025 to 0.96, signaling broad loss realization. The firm likened the pattern to Sep 2021–May 2022, a phase marked by capitulation and consolidation rather than swift recovery. At press time, XRP traded at $1.4225.

According to Bloomberg, Kevin Warsh floated a "Fed–Treasury accord" over the weekend, reviving debate over yield‑curve control and coordination with debt issuance. SGH Macro's Tim Duy warned such a framework could tie monetary operations to deficits as interest costs approach $1 trillion annually. BTC traded at $69,151 at press time.