XRP has been trading under bearish pressure, with a roughly 5.7% rebound on Friday only partly offsetting an earlier 7.1% weekly decline. According to analyst CryptoOnchain, Binance’s XRP reserves have dropped to around 2.5 billion tokens, more than 700 million below their November 2024 peak, potentially signaling reduced sell-side liquidity and growing investor accumulation interest.

RippleX has issued a PSA to all XRP Ledger node operators and validators to upgrade their servers to rippled version 3.1.0, released in late January, to maintain compatibility with the network. The update introduces amendments such as SingleAssetVault for the Lending Protocol and fixBatchInnerSigs, along with several bug fixes, while these changes move toward activation via validator voting. RippleX also highlighted that Token Escrow (XLS-85) has gone live on mainnet and that the Permissioned DEX amendment is expected to activate within the next three days.

On Feb. 14, data from Shibburn showed Shiba Inu's burn activity dropped to zero over the past 24 hours, reflecting a 100% decline in its burn rate even as network performance remains weak. Despite the absence of SHIB burns, the token's price has risen 5.59% in the same period to $0.000006455, highlighting a rally seemingly driven by renewed investor interest rather than deflationary mechanics.

Dogecoin has outpaced the broader crypto market, gaining over 7.18% in the last 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap. With RSI near 73.41 and trading volume up 31.44% to $986.99 million, DOGE is trading around $0.095 after touching $0.097, and could challenge the $0.10 area if buyers sustain momentum.

SBI Holdings announced plans to acquire Coinhako, seeking a majority stake via capital injection and purchases of shares from existing holders. The transaction involves an MoU between SBI Ventures Asset and Holdbuild Pte and will proceed subject to regulatory approval, aligning with SBI's push to expand its digital asset footprint across Asia.

On Feb. 14, 2026, Anastasia Labs CEO Philip DiSarro said on X that Cardano's ecosystem shows "visible work" while underscoring behind-the-scenes tasks like editing and coordination. Cardano updates include a planned USDCx launch by the end of February, according to founder Charles Hoskinson, alongside a LayerZero integration and throughput goals tied to Ouroboros Leios.

BlackRock trimmed its crypto exposure over a five-day period, unloading a combined $374 million across its Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs. According to Finbold, IBIT recorded $261.30 million in outflows, with $157.60 million on February 12, while ETHA saw $112.70 million leave between February 9 and February 12. Bitcoin traded at $68,885 and Ethereum at $2,052 as of press time.

On February 12, Anthony Pompliano told Fox Business that cooling inflation is testing Bitcoin's thesis and that a brief deflation spell could precede renewed money printing. The January 2026 CPI fell to 2.4% from 2.7%. As of February 14, Bitcoin hovered near $69,620 after trading around $66,221 earlier, while sentiment sat at 9 on the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.