In the week ending February 8 2026, PayPal and Coinbase posted some of the steepest declines on Wall Street, with their Relative Strength Index readings dropping into extreme oversold territory. PayPal slid more than 24% after issuing a weak 2026 forecast and announcing the departure of CEO Alex Chriss, sending its RSI below 11, while Coinbase fell 25% as Bitcoin retreated, pushing its RSI to about 14. Analysts’ average ratings still lean toward "hold" for PayPal and "buy" for Coinbase, with consensus targets implying sizable potential upside but no assurance those gains will materialize.

Over the past year, the Trump administration has directed taxpayer money into equity and governance stakes across at least 10 companies in sectors such as minerals, semiconductors, energy, and defense. These deals include non‑voting shares in Intel, preferred stock and warrants in MP Materials, equity in Lithium Americas, Trilogy Metals and USA Rare Earth, and structured arrangements tied to L3Harris and Westinghouse. In several cases, government holdings come with veto or future ownership rights, positioning federal agencies as shareholders in businesses they also regulate.

Santiment said on Saturday that retail traders are scanning for signs of 'capitulation' to time entries, implying a bottom may already have formed. Google Trends shows 'crypto capitulation' searches rising from 11 in the week ending Feb. 1 to 58 in the week ending Feb. 8. Bitcoin fell 24.27% over 30 days and was $68,970 at publication.

On February 8, 2026, Elon Musk's net worth was reported at $845 billion, making him the first individual to exceed $800 billion. A $1.25 trillion SpaceX takeover of xAI left him with about 43% of the combined company, a stake valued at more than $530 billion. Tesla shareholders also approved a performance-based pay package that could reach $1 trillion.

On February 7, Mempool reported that Bitcoin mining difficulty in China fell 11.16% to 125.86 trillion, marking the largest single-step reduction since the ban five years ago. Analysts cited about a 20% decline in total hashrate over 30 days, price weakness, and weather-driven curtailments. Luxor data showed hashprice slid to $33.31/PH/s/day on February 2.

Monero's price surged parabolically in January before setting a new all-time high at $798, then slid into a 63.7% correction over 22 days as Bitcoin lost bullish momentum. XMR has broken long-term trendline support, moved below major Fibonacci retracement levels such as $352, and recently touched $276, while indicators like the A/D and DMI point to persistent selling pressure and an ongoing downtrend.

Market analyst Umair Crypto has updated his technical outlook on Solana after the altcoin broke key supports and slumped below $80 to a two-year low. He notes that Solana’s structure is still firmly bearish but sees room for a gradual recovery if price can reclaim levels such as the former $100.93 point of control. Umair outlines upside targets at $120.59, $128.43, $138.77, and $150.36, with a longer-term projection toward $200–$210 if SOL can sustain strength above $150.36.

On Saturday, Feb. 7, on-chain data showed Shiba Inu recording a net exchange outflow of -212,479,300,000 SHIB as its price rebounded after a market-wide slump. The strong outflows indicate buyers are withdrawing more tokens from exchanges than are being deposited for sale, even as SHIB's rapid rally cools to a modest 0.85% daily gain.