Crypto majors soften while Asian equities rebound modestly, with traders continuing to weigh quantum fears, ETF flows and a possible shift in bitcoin’s broader trend.

Peter Thiel\\\'s Founders Fund held zero shares in ether treasury firm ETHZillan at the end of 2025, per SEC filings.

Bitcoin spot ETFs in the United States still hold about $85 billion in assets, despite the BTC price crash.

Combined, Mubadala Investment Company and Al Warda Investments held more than $1 billion of BlackRock\\\'s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) at the end of 2025.

The company claimed the bragging right of being the first to let investors opt for dividend payments in a cryptocurrency, backed by gold.

The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC fundraising contracts and investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenized finance.

At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Leo Fan questioned Midnight’s use of Google Cloud and Azure, as Charles Hoskinson justifies hyperscaler partnerships.

Ripple (XRP), down 1.5% from Monday, was also an underperformer.

The Ethereum treasury firm continues its buying spree with its largest weekly ETH purchase in token terms this year.

The company\\\'s stack is now 717,131 bitcoin acquired for $54.52 billion, or $76,027 per coin. Bitcoin\\\'s current price is $68,000.

The bank also holds a large put option position on Strategy, potentially capitalizing on the company trading above the value of its BTC holdings.

Your day-ahead look for Feb. 17, 2026

Bitcoin falls to $68,000 as tech-led risk-off move deepens, gold extends correction and memecoins lead altcoin losses amid BTC dominance range.

Key derivatives metrics and ETF flows suggest lack of demand, but macro forces offer hope.

Bitcoin payments are directed to a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, used to fund employee bonuses according to the company.