Alternative currencies may have already reached their lowest levels against Bitcoin. $SPACE After more than 12 months of decline, collapsing charts, and decreasing sentiment, the structure of the altcoin market has begun to change. $PEPE The altcoin dominance chart, which tracks the performance of altcoins relative to Bitcoin, shows early signs of recovery. $BTR Here’s what’s happening now: The dominance of altcoins has already regained the levels we saw before the collapse of October 10.
However, Bitcoin is still trading approximately 42% below its highs during that same period. So, while Bitcoin remains structurally weak, altcoins have begun to stabilize and gain relative strength. This divergence typically indicates seller exhaustion. If altcoins were still in a state of intense selling, dominance would continue to decline. But that is not the case.
On the contrary, it has risen by 17% over the past two months alone, suggesting that the forced selling phase of altcoins may have ended.
We witnessed a similar scenario in the 2019-2020 period. When the Federal Reserve ended its quantitative easing program, Bitcoin continued to correct for several months. But altcoin dominance hit its lowest levels and never returned, even during the collapse in March 2020. That marked the beginning of a bullish trend for altcoins that lasted for years.
Robert Kiyosaki will choose Bitcoin over gold if he has to choose one asset
Robert Kiyosaki says he will choose Bitcoin over gold if he has to choose one asset, noting the stability of its supply, while expecting a significant rise in the value of silver and warning about the decline in the purchasing power of fiat currencies. Kiyosaki prefers Bitcoin over gold if the choice is limited to one asset. Robert Kiyosaki, author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and investor, reiterated this.
In early 2026, several senior cryptocurrency developers stepped down from their positions or changed their roles, and many moved to companies specializing in artificial intelligence. Because these leaders typically coordinate capital, developer systems, and product distribution, their near-simultaneous departure raised concerns about a potential brain drain in the cryptocurrency space.
Artificial intelligence attracts talent and funding on a much broader scale, as it offers faster production cycles, stronger distribution, and abundant capital. This makes it appealing to experienced developers seeking higher returns and faster learning compared to the slower and more complex regulatory structure of cryptocurrencies.
However, developer data does not show a collapse in the core developer base of cryptocurrencies. Reports from Electric Capital indicate that while the influx of new developers has slowed, the number of experienced developers continues to grow, demonstrating the resilience of long-term contributors.
Industry leaders view this as merely cyclical turnover and not a real mass exodus. Cryptocurrencies still possess structural advantages in neutral settlement, programmable money, and stablecoin-based financial infrastructure, as ecosystems like Solana and scalable platforms like zkSync continue to mature.
China is stuck in its longest period of contraction in decades: $PEPE $ZEC China's GDP deflation rate decreased by 0.7% in the last quarter of 2025, marking the eleventh consecutive quarterly decline, the longest period in at least 30 years. $SPACE China has been in contraction for three consecutive years, the longest period since the country transitioned to a market economy in the late 1970s.
In comparison, this period lasted only two quarters after the 2008 financial crisis.
Recently, producer prices dropped by 1.4% year-on-year in January, marking the fortieth consecutive month of industrial contraction.
This comes amid weak consumer demand, fueled by the housing market crisis, which continues to put downward pressure on prices.
Moreover, Chinese factories are producing far more than consumers can buy, forcing companies to lower prices just to survive.
The deflationary spiral in China shows no signs of improvement.
#fogo $FOGO I have lost count of the number of times I have felt this way, despite the speed of executing trades on the blockchain, as if I were watching someone else trade on my behalf - a click, a wait, a blink, regret. Not because the user interface is bad, but because the network imposes hidden fees on every decision due to delays. That’s why $FOGO seems different to me: it does not seek to innovate a new execution method, but to eliminate these fees.
$FOGO deliberately chooses SVM machines - developers get a runtime environment they are already familiar with - and then focuses precisely on two things that determine whether trading is done outside the blockchain or inside it: the extremely short block creation frequency, and the verification approach that prioritizes infrastructure first. The mainnet is now available, and the stated goal for block performance of 40 milliseconds is not just a marketing number, but a precise bet that speed and compatibility can attract a real flow of orders while maintaining composability.
The mainnet is now available, and the stated goal for block performance of 40 milliseconds is not just a marketing number, but a precise bet that speed and compatibility can attract a real flow of orders while maintaining composability. ... And frankly, this is the kind of bet I respect, because it doesn’t ask me to believe a story... it asks me to feel the difference.
Fogo Analysis: A Technological Leap for the SVM Ecosystem
Created @Fogo Official a stir in the blockchain community, as it painted a vision that goes beyond simple transactions. Fogo is designed at its core to be a high-performance layer-one platform, specifically optimized to work with the Solana virtual machine. By integrating the Firedancer client directly into its architecture, the white paper details how the network achieves theoretical throughput exceeding 135,000 transactions per second, setting a new gold standard for speed and scalability.
The revival of the stablecoin market, adding $7.25 billion in two weeks The stablecoin sector has revived after a decline from a record high of approximately $311.837 billion to $300.722 billion on February 1, adding nearly $7.251 billion over the past two weeks, with most of the growth concentrated in the last seven days.
Data from DeFiLlama indicates that the total market capitalization of stablecoins increased by 2.16% between February 7 and 14, reaching approximately $307.973 billion, representing about 90% of the growth over the two weeks.
Tether (USDT) remains dominant with a market capitalization of around $183.7 billion and a market share of about 60%. It is followed by Circle (USDC) with a market capitalization of approximately $73.6 billion after a weekly increase of around $1 billion.
Among other issuers, PayPal's PYUSD has achieved one of the strongest weekly gains, while BlackRock's BUIDL surged over 23%, marking a sharp reversal after previous outflows. In contrast, Ethena's USDe and DAI experienced a weekly contraction. New currencies, such as Ripple's RLUSD and World Liberty Financial's USD1, continued to grow, indicating a steady rotation of capital across fiat-backed digital currencies.
This is another cryptocurrency project that has seen a bullish turnaround with a breakout and close above the 89 exponential moving average, accompanied by the highest trading volume since May 2025. This is a technical term that indicates the potential for rapid and sustained growth for #PEPE
🚨📊 While most technology company stocks closed lower this week, here are the top three companies in the world at the end of February, according to market forecasts:
🥇 Nvidia (NVDA) 🥈 Apple (AAPL) 🥉 Google (GOOG) Nvidia clearly dominates the market. However, we may see changes in positions between Apple and Google, although Apple is currently leading. Google may witness strong growth, clearly benefiting from the AI trend, as Gemini and Google Cloud services recorded significant revenue increases during the last quarter of 2025.
Breaking news: Russia announces its support for Iran amid rising tensions with the United States 🇷🇺🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡ Geopolitical tensions have escalated following statements attributed to Vladimir Putin indicating that Russia views Iran as a strategic partner, and that its security interests are of utmost importance in facing any potential confrontation with the United States.
While official language in diplomatic disputes is crafted with great care, analysts say such messages indicate a strong political alliance. Any direct military confrontation involving Iran would carry regional risks, including impacts on shipping lines in the Gulf, energy infrastructure, and security commitments of allies. Public statements of support from Moscow add another layer of strategic complexity.
Experts warn that rhetoric does not automatically translate into immediate military action. However, such statements heighten tensions by increasing uncertainty regarding how major powers would react in the event of a crisis. Even the mere perception of forming an alliance could impact defense planning, oil markets, and investors' willingness to take risks.
🇺🇸 US Macroeconomic Data 🇺🇸 🚨Inflation Decrease!!🚨 This week was dedicated to employment and inflation, the two main pillars on which the Federal Reserve relies in its decisions.
Thus, it was an important week that many investors were watching for a clearer view of the upcoming weeks or months.
The results came out mixed overall.
We will discuss this in more detail later, but we are finally witnessing a slight decrease in inflation, which is very good news. However, this is still not enough to encourage the Federal Reserve to immediately continue lowering interest rates.
On the other hand, and this is what raises more concern as it was the main driver for lowering interest rates, unemployment decreased significantly.
Thanks to the growing labor market, the US labor market is regaining momentum and stabilizing after a period of uncertainty.
It is always worth noting that the lower the interest rates, the more liquidity is available for institutional investors to invest in higher-risk markets.
In more detail, here are the data points we will discuss today: 🔶 Retail Sales - Consumer Goods Sales Index 🔶 Non-Farm Payrolls - Non-Farm Employment Index 🔶 Unemployment Rate - Unemployment Rate 🔶 Jobless Claims - Jobless Claims 🔶 Consumer Price Index - Consumer Price Index
🚨 Alert: Vitalik warns against trading cryptocurrencies like casinos
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum platform, expressed his concern about the trajectory of cryptocurrencies.
He criticized the prediction markets and the extremely short-term gambling behavior, stating that this space is starting to resemble dopamine-driven games more than true innovation.
He believes that cryptocurrencies should not be limited to merely guessing prices every hour but should contribute to solving real problems.
The focus should be on risk hedging, stability tools, and systems that actually improve the financial sector.
In summary: Reduce speculation ← Increase utility He believes that the adoption of blockchain technology in the long term will come from practical financial infrastructure, not from media-driven trading. If this happens, markets could become more stable and even compete with traditional fiat currency systems. In short: the next phase of cryptocurrencies may reward developers and practical use cases in the real world more than traders.
🚨Unprecedented divergence: The S&P 500 index hides massive internal damage During the last eight trading sessions, at least 115 stocks in the S&P 500 index fell by 7% or more in a single day, while the index itself only declined by 2% from its all-time high.
The historical context is alarming:
In previous cases where 115 stocks or more experienced declines of 7% or more in a single day over an eight-day period, the subsequent average decline of the S&P 500 index was 34%.
A similar event occurred near its all-time highs during the internet bubble in 2000.
In 2008, this threshold was only reached after the index had already entered a bear market.
What this indicates:
Widespread internal destruction masked by the concentration of the index (like the resilience of giant corporations).
Markets are showing classic fragility in the late economic cycle, where narrow leadership hides widespread weakness.
This level of divergence near all-time highs is extremely rare and usually precedes significant corrections.
In summary: The S&P 500 index appears calm on the surface, but it is actually suffering from damage not seen since the internet bubble. The unprecedented situation does not mean safety; rather, it indicates that conditions are extremely dangerous. Exercise caution. The breadth of the market is what reveals the truth.