On February 9, 2026, Axie Infinity's AXS rose over 15% after rebounding from the $1.20 support, with volume spiking about 250% and price moving above $1.56. Interest followed Sky Mavis's bAXS rollout and a February 5, 2026 utility post. A failure to clear $1.60 could leave a dead cat bounce risk toward $0.80.

XRP's derivatives metrics swung sharply, with futures net flow turning negative by 3,711.06% and a net change of -$30.57 million, according to CoinGlass. Inflows totaled $174.19 million while outflows reached $204.77 million over the last four hours. Separately, XRP ETFs saw $15.16 million of inflows on Feb. 6 and $39.04 million weekly netflows.

Dogecoin has stabilized near $0.094, with clusters holding 10M–100M DOGE adding exposure and analysts eyeing a possible path to $0.14–$0.15 if $0.105 is reclaimed. The article also flags downside risk below $0.088. Meanwhile, Maxi Doge’s presale has raised over $4.5M, reflecting rotation toward higher‑beta tokens.

On February 9, 2026, pro-crypto lawyer Bill Morgan argued that XRP was deliberately sidelined in favor of Bitcoin after a 2013 Felix Salmon article praising Ripple and XRP became difficult to access. He linked the redacted section of a recently released U.S. sensitive file and the apparent disappearance of the blog to alleged efforts to bury XRP's once positive and technically superior image, even as market data show Bitcoin still leading and XRP trading around $1.40 after recent declines.

Solana recently hit resistance at $84, triggering concerns over fading momentum and possible leverage unwinds, while its price struggles to reclaim the $90 region. At the same time, Bitcoin Hyper, a Bitcoin Layer 2 using Solana Virtual Machine technology, has raised $31.3M in its presale at a token price of $0.0136753. On-chain data points to whale accumulation in $HYPER, reflecting a rotation of capital from major altcoins into infrastructure focused on scaling Bitcoin.

In 2026, prediction markets suggest XRP has a relatively low probability of setting a fresh all‑time high, with confidence only modestly improving in the second half of the year. Implied odds for key dates such as March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, 2026 remain subdued, even after recent market repricing. XRP is currently trading below major moving averages after a sharp weekly decline, underscoring a broadly bearish technical backdrop despite occasional rebounds.

Ethereum reclaimed the $2,000 area after defending $1,700, with market participants watching $2,850 as a potential pivot toward $3,000. On chain metrics point to exchange reserves at multi year lows, and ETHE outflows have eased. Some capital is rotating to $BMIC, a quantum security project that reports over $441K raised at $0.049474 during its presale.

According to CoinShares, Bitcoin's exposure to quantum attacks is real but remains decades away, leaving time for potential soft-fork defenses. Meanwhile, focus is shifting to application-layer changes in the $85B creator economy, where SUBBD uses AI tools and Ethereum-based contracts. The project reports $1.47M raised, a first-year 20% APY staking option, and a presale price of $0.0574925.