📈 Crypto Market News – February 15, 2026
- Market Overview: The Weekly Close Looming
It is Sunday evening, and tension is building ahead of the weekly candle close. The global crypto market cap is holding steady at $3.68 Trillion.
Significance: This will be the first weekly close in history with Bitcoin above $100,000. A clean close above this level confirms the breakout is structural, not just a "wick."
- Bitcoin (BTC) The $102k Support Flip
Bitcoin is trading at $102,100, showing remarkable strength on low weekend volume.
Technical: The $101,500 - $102,000 zone is currently acting as immediate support. Bulls are defending this level aggressively to paint a bullish weekly candle for Monday morning.
- Ethereum (ETH) Knocking on $4k
Ethereum is the main character of the weekend, currently sitting at $3,980.
Action: It has tapped $4,000 multiple times today but hasn't broken through cleanly yet. Order books show a significant "Sell Wall" at exactly $4,000, which will require high volume (likely Monday) to clear.
- ApeCoin (APE) & NFT Sector Wakes Up
Sunday trading often favors the NFT and Metaverse sectors.
Trend: ApeCoin (APE) and Blur are seeing a 10% volume spike today.
Reason: Speculation is mounting about a new "Yuga Labs" mint coming next week, driving liquidity back into the ecosystem as traders prepare their wallets.
- Stablecoin Dominance Drops
A bullish signal: The dominance of stablecoins (USDT/USDC market cap relative to total crypto cap) has hit a 3-month low.
Meaning: This indicates that investors are deploying their "dry powder" (cash) into volatile assets (BTC, ETH, Alts) rather than sitting on the sidelines, signaling high risk appetite.
