Strategy reported no purchases of Bitcoin over the past week, marking the first pause in its weekly accumulation since December 2025. The update, filed via Form 8-K, ends a 13-week streak of continuous buying that had become a closely watched indicator of corporate demand.
Institutional investors continue to believe in the growth potential of cryptocurrencies and are therefore willing to invest in them. The top two positions among the five most preferred cryptocurrencies for investment are, unsurprisingly, Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Indeed, for a long time institutional players faced a difficult choice. The debate between proponents of private and public blockchains determined every financial decision. Undoubtedly, private networks offered confidentiality, regulatory compliance, and controlled settlement.
According to a survey conducted by the American crypto exchange Coinbase and EY-Parthenon among 351 corporate investors, 73% plan to increase their investments in digital assets by the end of the year, and 74% expect the crypto market to grow over the next 12 months.
It has been calculated how much money investors put into Solana ($SOL)-based ETFs, which were launched in the United States in October 2025.
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade under significant pressure as recent buyers hold losing positions. According to analyst Axel Adler Jr., the current price of the leading cryptocurrency is approximately 24% below the average entry price of short-term investors.
Since the beginning of the year, the value of $XRP has fallen by almost 28%. This decline continued a negative trend, as the asset ended 2025 with a 11.6% decrease. The prolonged price weakness has pushed a significant portion of the market supply into the loss zone.
From February 28 to March 6, inflows into cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded products (ETPs) decreased to $619 million, according to data from CoinShares.
Ripple’s global payments network is expanding rapidly as financial institutions increasingly seek partners capable of providing a full spectrum of blockchain infrastructure services. This places the Ripple ecosystem and $XRP liquidity system at the center of next-generation cross-border financial operations.
The Altcoin Season Index, developed by analyst João Wedson for CryptoQuant, has dropped to 14 points out of 100, indicating a so-called “Bitcoin season.”
According to Fortune, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) — the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) — has invested in the cryptocurrency exchange OKX. The investment was made at a $25 billion company valuation. However, the exact amount invested and the detailed terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
According to the latest data from crypto analytics platform Santiment, the market is experiencing significant renewed momentum after several months of stagnation.
Bitcoin ($BTC) continues to struggle to recover from the downtrend that began in October, with the latest sell-off pushing the price to around $60,000.
aSOPR reflects whether bitcoins are being sold on average at a profit or at a loss. A value below 1 indicates that market participants are realizing losses. The current decline mirrors the situations in 2019 and 2023, when the leading cryptocurrency experienced deep corrections accompanied by massive coin sell-offs. At present, 42.85% of the total Bitcoin supply is in the loss zone, specialists calculated.
On February 11 at the Consensus Hong Kong 2026 conference, Tom Lee, Managing Partner at Fundstrat, addressed investors directly. He urged them to stop trying to catch the exact market entry point and instead focus on accumulating during the current downturn.
According to Horsley, the drop in the price of the leading cryptocurrency is perceived differently in the market. Long-time coin holders are trying to exit their positions, while new investors are showing optimism.
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