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Crypto Market Summary: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Total Cap: $2.35T

BTC Dom: 57.55%

Vol: $166.98B

Market Pulse

Sentiment

Positive

00:00 UTC 1 of 24 hours with news

24:00

CYBER

Crypto Market Signals: HUSDT, ALUUSDT, CYBERUSDT

24:00

CYBER

CYBERUSDT Shows Strong Buying Volume

24:00

ZORA

ZORA Trading Volume Analysis

24:02

WBETH

WBETH Strategies on Venus Protocol

24:04

PEPE

PEPE/USDT Shows Volatility with a Slight Downtrend

+12 more at this hour

01:04

ALIAS

Bitcoin Dominance: Strength or Trap?

01:06

BTC

Bitcoin and US Software Stocks Show Strong Correlation

01:08

BTC

Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Face Significant Losses

01:08

ALIAS

Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Face Significant Losses

01:09

BTC

Bitcoin Production Costs Drop, Price Below Bitcoin - Potential Buy Signal?

+17 more at this hour

02:05

ORCA

ORCAUSDT Funding Rate Anomaly on Bybit

02:09

BTC

Bitcoin Price Dips Amidst Market Volatility

02:16

CET

CET/USDT Price Action: A Volatile 24 Hours

02:16

BCH

BCH/USDT Price Action: A Look at the Past 24 Hours

02:19

MIRA

MIRAUSDT Trading Volume Analysis

+10 more at this hour

03:00

NEAR

NEAR Staking Daily Update: Stake Growth and Validator Activity

03:00

WLFI

WLFIUSDT: Strong Buying Volume and Upward Price Momentum

03:03

CAKE

CAKEUSDT: Selling Pressure Mounts

03:18

ONT

ONTUSDT 4h Technicals Show Impulsive Move

03:25

BTC

Bitcoin Community Growth

+6 more at this hour

04:01

QTUM

QTUMUSDT Selling Pressure Remains High

04:04

CVX

CVXUSDT: Strong Buying Volume and Price Increase

04:27

MYX

MYX/USDT Downtrend Continues

04:33

AVAX

AVAX Price Holds Steady Amidst Minor Dip

04:33

LINK

LINK/USDT Price Action: A Volatile 24 Hours

+2 more at this hour

05:21

BTC

Bitcoin Sees Major Accumulation by Strategic Investor

05:25

BTC

Bitcoin's Bear Market Woes: A 53% Drop is No Small Feat

05:27

SPXC

SpaceX Token (SPXC) - A New Contender?

05:33

KITE

KITEUSDT Shows Strong Buying Volume and Upward Momentum

05:34

BTG

BTG Liquidity Sweep Ahead?

+10 more at this hour

06:00

PIRATE

Top 5 Crypto Gainers on CoinEx: PIRATE Leads with Over 130% Surge

06:01

ETH

Ethereum's RWA Market Surges Past $15 Billion: A New Financial Paradigm

06:03

PUMP

Pump.fun Introduces Trader Cashbacks Amidst Memecoin Downturn

06:09

BTC

Bitcoin Faces Headwinds Amid Global Uncertainty

06:13

XION

XION/USDT Sees Significant Price Surge

+14 more at this hour

07:08

XRP

Arizona Committee Advances SB1649, Potentially Impacting XRP Holdings

07:17

ENS

ENSUSDT Selling Pressure Mounts

07:22

PYUSD

PYUSD Volume Surges on Aptos

07:25

BTC

Mysterious Laurore Ltd Invests Heavily in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF

07:29

BTC

Mayer Multiple: Bitcoin's Cheap Entry Signal?

+16 more at this hour

08:03

PENGU

Solana Meme Coins: Top Picks with Strong Whale Inflows

08:03

PENGU

Solana Meme Coins See Whale Inflows

08:04

AAVE

AAVEUSDT Shows Strong Buying Pressure

08:04

PENGU

Solana Memecoins: PENGU, BONK, PIPPIN Attract Whale Interest

08:04

BTC

Crypto Market: Bitcoin Dips, Ethereum Steady, Altcoins Show Selective Strength

+18 more at this hour

09:01

BTC

Crypto ETF Flows: Bitcoin Sees Outflow, Ethereum Inflow

09:13

BTC

Bitcoin Analysis: Identifying Potential

09:20

BTC

MicroStrategy Continues Aggressive Bitcoin Accumulation

09:24

BCH

Bitcoin Cash Transaction Value Surges Past $2M in February Amidst Quantum Vaults Launch

09:28

MEER

MEER Coin Distribution Breakdown: PoW Dominance and Smooth Decay

+9 more at this hour

10:01

USDT

Haku OTC: Crypto Exchange Rates and Services Explained

10:07

BTC

Crypto Market Snapshot: Extreme Fear and ETF Outflows

10:11

1INCH

1INCHUSDT Buying Volume Surge

10:19

EOS

EOS: A New Era of Institutional Investment?

10:20

ETH

Arthur Hayes Sells 1000 ETH at a Loss

+6 more at this hour

11:00

BTC

Institutional Shift: Mubadala Buys BlackRock BTC ETF, Harvard Bets on ETH

11:01

BTC

Bitcoin Open Interest Sees Largest Drop in Nearly 3 Years Amidst Risk Aversion

11:01

BTC

US-Japan Trade Deal Boosts US Investment, Bitcoin Faces Market Headwinds

11:07

BTC

Bitcoin Hash Rate Drop: Economic Cycle, Not Network Threat

11:07

BTR

Bitlayer (BTR) Surges on Bithumb, Strong Community Fuels Growth

+10 more at this hour

12:00

USDT

USDT Dominance Showing Signs of Distribution, Potential Deeper Correction Ahead

12:02

DYDX

DYDXUSDT: Strong Buying Pressure in Short-Term

12:03

LYN

LYNUSDT: Strong Buying Volume and Upward Momentum

12:04

LINK

ChainLink Consolidating in Symmetrical Triangle

12:05

ETH

Peter Thiel Exits Ethereum Treasury Firm ETHZilla

+42 more at this hour

13:00

BTC

Bitcoin Triangle Consolidation: 15% Move Likely

13:01

TRX

TRON (TRX) Logo Analysis

13:14

ETH

Ethereum Security Focus: From 2016 Hack to $150M DAO Endowment

13:23

VET

VETUSDT Sees Buying Volume Surge

13:26

ATOM

ATOMUSDT Buying Volume Surge: A Closer Look

+5 more at this hour

14:05

HYPE

Hyperliquid Launches DeFi Policy Hub with $28M Commitment

14:07

XRP

XRP Ledger Launches Private DEX for Institutions

14:17

BTC

Bitcoin's Declining Correction Depth Signals Maturing Market

14:19

EDU

EDUUSDT Buying Volume Surge

14:23

MYX

MYX Finance Secures Strategic Funding from Consensys Ahead of V2 Launch

+12 more at this hour

15:00

HYPE

Hyperliquid Foundation Launches DeFi Advocacy Group with Significant HYPE Donation

15:02

AVAX

AVAXUSDT Trading Volume Analysis

15:09

ETH

Tom Lee's Bitmine Acquires $39.8M in Ethereum

15:09

ETH

ETH Liquidation Levels: A Tale of Two Scenarios

15:10

HYPE

Hyperliquid Launches DeFi Lobbying Group

+27 more at this hour

16:11

DOGE

Dogecoin Active Addresses Surge to 1 Million

16:11

DOGE

Dogecoin Active Addresses Surge to 1 Million

16:11

BTC

Bitcoin RPV Ratio Cools, Capitulation Not Yet Seen

16:12

DOGE

Dogecoin Network Activity Soars

16:13

FOLKS

FOLKSUSDT Volume Analysis

+8 more at this hour

17:02

USD1

Apex Group Partners with World Liberty Financial for USD1 Stablecoin Launch

17:02

FET

FETUSDT Trading Insights: Strong Buying Volume Detected

17:05

GRASS

GRASSUSDT Sees Buying Volume Surge

17:14

WLFI

World Liberty Financial to Pilot Trump-Affiliated Stablecoin

17:15

Coinbase moving away from Optimism Stack

+17 more at this hour

18:00

EXRD

Radix Hyperlane Expands to Base, Enhancing eXRD Access

18:00

RLS

RLSUSDT Shows Mixed Signals: Watchful Eye on Volume and Price Action

18:04

BTC

Bitcoin Price Steady as Buyers Absorb Selling Pressure, $52K Target Eyed

18:06

Popular DAO Tokens Gain Traction

18:07

BTC

Bitcoin Market Sentiment: Bull vs. Bear Showdown

+16 more at this hour

19:06

BTC

Satoshi Nakamoto: Bitcoin's Largest Holder

19:07

BTC

Geopolitical Tensions Boost Oil, Crypto Volatility; Trump Bullish on Bitcoin

19:11

GTC

Gitcoin: A Look at the Token

19:17

BNB

Top Exchange Tokens: BNB Leads Market Cap Amidst Positive Price Trends

19:21

BDOGITO

BullDogito (BDOGITO) Shows Downtrend

+5 more at this hour

20:07

BTC

Bitcoin Open Interest Sees Steepest Drop Since April 2023

20:10

BTC

Bitcoin Open Interest Sees Major Drawdown

20:10

SOL

ETF Flows: Bitcoin Out, Ethereum & Solana In

20:18

BTC

Geopolitical Tensions Boost Gold, Silver, Oil; Bitcoin Dips

20:18

BTC

Geopolitical Tensions Drive Up Gold, Silver, and Oil Prices; Bitcoin Declines

+7 more at this hour

21:05

BTC

Altcoins See $209B Outflow; Is Bitcoin the Next Destination?

21:31

BTC

First Bitcoin Backed Debt Deal

21:39

BTC

Bitcoin Profit Cycles Suggest Potential Downturn Ahead

21:47

ALIAS

Bitcoin's Buying Opportunities: Analyzing Historical Data Post-Correction

21:50

SOL

SOL Price Prediction: Bearish Trend to $50, but On-Chain Data Hints at a Bottom

+2 more at this hour

22:00

MYX

Top 5 Crypto Losers on CoinEx Today

22:07

RIVER

RIVER/USDT Sees Significant Downturn

22:10

ETH

AI Agents Tested for Ethereum Smart Contract Security

22:24

DASH

DASH/USDT Sees Downtrend with 5.11% Drop in 24 Hours

22:27

BTC

Bitcoin's Power Law Support Holds Strong: A Critical Juncture

+7 more at this hour

23:00

TRX

TRON Developer Community Focus

23:22

VVV

VVV/USDT Chart Analysis: Downtrend and Potential Support

23:25

BTC

Bitcoin ETFs See Significant Outflows

23:35

SOL

Solana Bulls Face Pressure as Support Level Tested

23:37

BTC

Bitcoin's Institutional Rollercoaster: Buying Highs, Facing Lows?

+4 more at this hour

The King

Bitcoin

+0.18% price · 70.5% impact

+$2.40B

Top Gainer

ETH

+0.2% price · 14.4% impact

+$491.09M

Top Loser

HYPE

-0.44% price · 1.0% impact

-$34.19M

Market Overview

The total crypto market cap bled out $30.61B today (-1.29%). Not a disaster, but definitely not a party. We are sitting at $2.35T. The backdrop? Geopolitical mess between the US and Iran pushing gold and oil up, while crypto risk assets took a breather. Bitcoin dominance is steady at 57.55%, proving once again that when things get shaky, alts bleed faster than the King.

Bitcoin & Majors

Bitcoin ($66k - $68k): Price action was a snooze fest (+0.18%), but the on-chain data is screaming. Bitcoin dipped below $66k earlier (likely on that Fed rate hike scare) but got scooped up immediately. Who’s buying? The Middle East. Mubadala and other Abu Dhabi funds reportedly loaded up over $1B in BlackRock’s ETF. Eric Trump’s "American Bitcoin" fund is sitting on 6,000 BTC now. Retail is scared of the war drums; institutions are buying the discount. Classic divergence.

Ethereum ($ETH): Here's where it gets ugly. Price is holding (+0.2%), but the smart money is leaving. Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund reportedly exited their entire stake in ETHZilla. If that wasn't enough, Arthur Hayes — the guy who usually perma-bulls — sold ETH at a loss. Meanwhile, over 50% of all ETH is now staked. Liquidity is drying up, but nobody seems to want to buy what's left. The network is secure, sure. The vibes? Atrocious.

XRP (+0.17%): Actually had a decent news day. Coinbase added it for lending collateral and SocGen’s stablecoin is launching on the Ledger. Institutional plumbing is being built here, even if price is lagging.

Outliers

HOUSE (+317%): Pure degen gambling on CoinEx. No fundamentals, just a low-cap pump. Don't touch unless you like burning money.
SUI: Spot ETFs with staking rewards just launched (Grayscale & Canary). Price didn't moon immediately, but this is a long-term liquidity unlock.
HYPE (-0.44%): Down slightly despite launching a $29M DeFi lobbying group in D.C. The market doesn't care about politics today, just liquidity.

Sentiment

We are in a weird limbo. The macro picture (war, rates) is suppressing price, while the micro picture (ETH FUD) is suppressing hope. But look at the bid side on BTC — someone is defending $66k with billions. Watch that level. If it breaks, we flush. If it holds, the bears are trapped.

Data

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FAQ

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About this market recap.

What happened in crypto on Wednesday, February 18, 2026?

This recap covers all crypto market activity on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. You'll find the total market cap change, trading volume, top gainers and losers, and the key news that drove prices that day.

How was market sentiment that day?

Check the sentiment score at the top of the recap. This shows whether traders were bullish, bearish, or neutral, similar to how the fear and greed index works.

Which cryptocurrencies moved the most?

The Top Gainer and Top Loser sections show which coins had the biggest price changes. The narrative section explains why these specific coins moved.

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