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.

Around 38,000 BTC options worth about $2.5B and 217,000 ETH contracts totaling $406M are scheduled to expire at 08:00 UTC on Feb. 13, bringing notional to roughly $2.9B. Coinglass places BTC max pain near $75,000 with a 0.76 put/call, while spot prices hover near $66,000 for BTC and under $2,000 for ETH.

The precious metals market is currently navigating a period of intense volatility following a dramatic “liquidity event” on February 12. After a sharp cross-asset liquidation that saw gold drop over 3% and silver plunge nearly 11%, both metals are staging a cautious recovery as bargain hunters step in ahead of today’s critical US inflation data.

Standard Chartered has reduced its short-term and end-2026 price projections for major cryptocurrencies, warning that persistent spot Bitcoin ETF outflows and macroeconomic uncertainty could keep the market under pressure. The bank now sees Bitcoin potentially dropping toward $50,000 in the near term and finishing 2026 at $100,000, with Ethereum's outlook also lowered alongside revised targets for Solana, BNB and Avalanche.

The memecoin market, valued at $29.51 billion against a $2.3 trillion crypto market, is being examined as a potential early indicator for Bitcoin and altcoin trends. Recent analysis highlights a perfect positive correlation between FLOKI and Bitcoin, alongside rising memecoin trading volumes and a growing stablecoin supply of $306.1 billion, suggesting shifting risk appetite.

Crypto-focused super PAC Protect Progress plans to allocate $1.5 million to campaign against Representative Al Green in the upcoming Democratic primary in Texas, citing his opposition to key digital asset bills. Green will face Christian Menefee in the March 3 primary for the reshaped Houston-area district, where advocacy groups rate Green as strongly anti-crypto and Menefee as strongly pro-crypto.

In January, CFTC chair Mike Selig launched the Innovation Advisory Committee with 12 charter members, later expanding it to 35 members on Thursday. The enlarged panel is now majority composed of crypto-related executives, including CEOs from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Solana Labs, Uniswap and several major financial market operators, who will advise on emerging products and platforms.

Shiba Inu rose about 5% amid heightened volatility, while Ethereum rebounded after dipping below $2,000 and is testing a local uptrend. Bitcoin saw a volume-driven bounce, including a roughly $50 million spike during the latest sell-off, leaving traders focused on whether it can stabilize by reclaiming nearby resistance.