Strategy has extended its Bitcoin accumulation run to a 12th consecutive week, with Michael Saylor flagging what the firm describes as its upcoming 99th BTC trade. The latest purchase totaled 1,142 BTC for just over $90 million, lifting the company's stack to 714,644 BTC, valued at a little above $49 billion at prevailing market prices. Despite a Q4 loss of $12.4 billion and earlier share price pressure, the firm continues buying below its reported $76,000 average cost while Bitcoin trades around $68,000 after prior declines.

XRP is trading back above $1.40, with the token recently seen near $1.43 after a stretch of choppy price action. In a Der Aktionär TV appearance, Tokentus Investment AG head Michel Oliver projected XRP could rise to between $7 and $9 in a future bull phase, citing institutional adoption, licenses and global payments use. Ripple's network expansion, including more than 60 regulatory licenses and broader European market access via Safello under the MiCA regime, has been highlighted as a potential long-term driver even as the asset remains far below past peaks.

On February 13, 2026, Michael Saylor urged Go bitcoin and said the money won't fix itself. Reports indicate Strategy holds 714,644 BTC at an average cost of $76,056, and recent filings show 1,142 BTC were bought this month around $78,815 each, roughly $90 million. At about $68,000 per BTC, the position reflects an estimated unrealized loss near $6 billion and a reported book value above $54 billion.

A US Army veteran and prominent XRP community figure has forecast that XRP could overtake Bitcoin as the largest cryptocurrency within six years. His view emerges amid market volatility, with Bitcoin’s valuation retreating and XRP trading choppily, while Bitcoin’s market cap stands near $1.37 trillion versus XRP’s $86 billion. Based on his reading of long-term trendlines, he argues that regardless of whether Bitcoin recovers or continues to weaken, XRP could eventually claim the top spot, though analysts caution this remains highly speculative.

Michael Saylor reiterated that his company will keep purchasing Bitcoin on a set schedule, saying short‑term volatility will not alter the plan. Per public statements and company filings, acquisitions are planned each quarter, with the firm holding 714,644 Bitcoins and carrying total borrowings reported at more than $8 billion.

On February 7 and 8, Tron added more than 184,000 TRX at $0.27 and 181,000+ at $0.28, then on February 9, 2026 disclosed a 179,408‑TRX buy at $0.28, taking holdings above 680.7 million. TRX traded near $0.27, up roughly 0.75% intraday, while 24‑hour volume fell 20% to about $520 million, with weekly and monthly declines of 1.5% and 6%.

Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise Asset Management, argues that a major downturn in much of the crypto market played out last year even while leading coins looked more resilient. He highlights strong ETF and corporate demand that absorbed new Bitcoin supply and compares this pattern to gold, while expecting the next cycle to favor altcoin projects with real usage as Bitcoin trades around the 60,000–65,000 range before rebounding above 65,000.

Bitcoin slid to $65,000 in a single trading session, erasing a chunk of recent gains and pushing many recent buyers into loss. On February 5, 2026, Glassnode said its capitulation gauge posted the second-largest spike in two years, with realized losses nearing $890 million a day on a seven-day average and liquidations clustering into a roughly 10-hour window.

Polygon finished the fourth quarter of 2025 with a sharp rise in on-chain usage, led by payments, stablecoin flows, and tokenized real-world assets. The network handled about $3.50 billion in payment transfers and nearly $363 million via ten Mastercard and Visa card programs, while RWAs approached $1.10 billion and stablecoin supply neared 3 billion. MATIC's price, however, remained range-bound despite higher activity and a 44% increase in average daily DEX volume.