According to Santiment, XRP's realized losses climbed to $1.93 billion in the latest week, marking the largest drawdown since late 2022. While this capitulation-style selling has previously coincided with market bottoms, analysts now split between bold upside scenarios and more cautious views, even as XRP trades around $1.44 and benefits from institutional initiatives such as on-chain bonds and stablecoin launches on its ledger.

Shiba Inu's price recently dropped about 15.59% from a local peak to a local trough in under five days but has since rebounded from a demand zone near $0.0000062. Technical levels between $0.00000758 and $0.00000818, along with a dense band of short liquidations just below $0.000008 on the 1‑month heatmap, suggest room for a short-term rally toward the $0.000009 region even as the broader downtrend remains intact.

At the beginning of February, Bitcoin's price slid to its lowest level since Donald Trump was elected US president in November 2024, a move linked to heavy leverage in the BTC market. Over the past week, on-chain data shows a substantial deleveraging on Binance, with the Estimated Leverage Ratio falling by about 28% from roughly 0.1980 to 0.1414. Bitcoin now trades near $67,950, up almost 2% in 24 hours but still slightly lower on the weekly chart, as analysts say the market needs fresh spot demand to rebuild a durable uptrend.

On February 21, 2026, economist Nouriel Roubini labeled the GENIUS Act reckless and warned that uninsured stablecoins without a lender of last resort could face runs. On Wednesday, Bitcoin traded around 67,400 dollars, down 45 percent from its late-October high, as he dismissed it as a pseudo-asset and not an inflation hedge.

On February 21, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a 10% global tariff on imports from all countries, according to market reports. Several hours later, the administration increased this new universal rate to 15%, placing it on top of existing standard tariffs and moving forward without congressional or Supreme Court approval. The measure was described as taking effect immediately and aimed at generating substantial federal revenue.

Onchain analytics firm CryptoQuant reported that bitcoin exchange inflows have become increasingly dominated by large holders, with the exchange whale ratio climbing to 0.64, the highest level since October 2015. The firm also highlighted that average bitcoin inflows per transaction rose in February while stablecoin and altcoin flow patterns point to reduced buying power and persistent selling pressure.

Lighter LIT dominance in DeFi perpetuals neared 60% in mid-December 2025, then slid to about 8.1% by mid-February as incentives faded and speculative activity cooled. Daily perps volume moved toward $15–20 billion with roughly a 30% year-over-year decline, while Hyperliquid’s share approached 40–50% amid liquidity rotation.

According to Bank of America, institutional investors offloaded $8.3 billion of U.S. equities last week, marking the second-largest weekly sale on record. Retail buyers purchased $1.0 billion and hedge funds added $1.2 billion, while equity ETFs drew $2.2 billion and single-name outflows totaled $8.3 billion; outflows occurred in 13 of the past 15 weeks, reaching $52.0 billion.