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This week's recap
- The crypto market ends the week with a complete market capitalization of $2.37 trillion.
- Bitcoin slipped to around $69,000.
- Ethereum fell almost 6% to around $2,000.
- XRP is up 5%, Solana is down 1%, and Dogecoin is up 11%.
- Almost all altcoins are trading within the green, although there are some exceptions.
- In the DeFi sector, the overall value locked (TVL) fell to around $98 billion.
Crypto Market February 9 – 15, 2026: Market Analysis and Performance
The crypto market continues to fluctuate significantly between scary crashes and short-lived recoveries. Most cryptocurrencies recorded a gradual decline throughout the week. However, they were capable of gain some value points over the weekend. Meanwhile, the overall market capitalization lost over $40 billion within the last seven days.
Bitcoin is currently trading at slightly below $69,000. However, for many of the week, the king of cryptocurrencies struggled to remain above the $65,000 mark. BTC fell as little as $65,500 on Thursday but managed to get better just in time and avoid one other support level.
Ethereum is barely clinging to the $2,000 mark. The second-largest cryptocurrency has lost one other 6% this week and briefly fell below the $2,000 threshold. Analysts expect ETH to soon fall more sharply and lose several support levels on the way in which right down to $1,000.
Altcoins and DeFi
Most altcoins are trading within the green, although there remain some notable exceptions. For example, XRP is up 5%, Solana is down 1%, Cardano is up 3%, Avalanche is up 1%, Sui is down 3%, Chainlink is down 2%, and TRON is down 1%. On the opposite hand, Hyperliquid is down 3%.
Memecoins also moved significantly. Dogecoin rose 11%, Shiba Inu gained 5% and Pepecoin rose 18%.
The Metaverse sector has also seen notable moves over the past week. For example, Axie Infinity is up 8%, The Sandbox is down 1%, and Floki is up 1%. Meanwhile, Decentraland is down 1%, Render is up 1%, and ApeCoin is down 1%. MultiversX rose 5% and Virtuals rose 8%. Meanwhile, stacks fell 4%.
The DeFi sector lost almost $1 billion in total value lock (TVL), increasing its TVL to about $98.27 billion.
Crypto Market Analysis – What’s New?
- Binance has accomplished converting its entire $1 billion SAFU fund into Bitcoin. The company purchased 15,000 BTC inside a couple of weeks.
Crypto market forecast for next week
The crypto market is struggling to take care of its position amid widespread liquidations. While some cryptocurrencies are experiencing a brief recovery, they’re too small to make a difference. By now, most assets have lost the worth they gained throughout 2025. Hopefully the trend will reverse soon.
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