Ethereum

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.

Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has dropped its planned Namechain layer-2 and will launch the ENSv2 upgrade directly on Ethereum L1, according to a Friday blog post by lead developer nick.eth. The shift follows a reported 99% fall in ENS registration gas costs over the past year and the Fusaka upgrade lifting the gas limit to 60 million, with core developers targeting 200 million in 2026.

Ethereum has rebounded from support above $1,880 and is attempting to extend its recovery after trading back over $2,000. The ETH price remains capped under the $2,110–$2,120 resistance zone and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average, with key hurdles also seen near $2,200 and $2,240. A failure to clear these levels could trigger another decline toward $2,000, $1,880, or even the $1,750–$1,720 support region.

Ethereum’s monthly active addresses have reached an all-time high of 15.19 million, while derivatives funding rates and leverage on platforms like BitMEX and Binance are rising. ETH is trading in a $2,000-$2,200 range with easing selling pressure, but elevated long positioning may increase the risk of pullbacks if spot demand does not strengthen.

Following an extended period of selling, XRP has recorded a bounce-related trading volume of nearly $991 million across major exchanges, hinting at a tentative return of risk appetite. Ethereum has reclaimed levels above the $2,000 psychological mark, while Shiba Inu is trading in one of its most oversold technical conditions in recent periods, suggesting that downside momentum may be easing.

Ethereum has faced persistent address poisoning as daily transactions reached all-time highs into 2026. According to ScamSniffer, a user lost $50 million in December and another lost $12.25 million in January, with address poisoning losses over those two months exceeding phishing. A January report also logged $6.27 million stolen via signature phishing across 4,741 victims.

During a week of sharp cryptocurrency market losses, on-chain data shows newly created whale wallets withdrawing roughly 3,500 BTC and 30,000 ETH from Binance. These large outflows, recorded on February 8, 2026, coincide with Bitcoin recovering toward $71,000 and Ethereum trading above $2,000, hinting at renewed accumulation by large holders. The concentration of assets in self-custody wallets is reducing exchange reserves and may be contributing to stabilizing prices after the recent capitulation.

The week saw mixed performance across tokens: M rebounded about 23% to near $1.58 and MYX advanced roughly 18% around $6.44. On the downside, BNB fell toward $600 for a ~15% drawdown and ZEC hit close to $200, off just over 30% at its worst.

According to the Ethereum Rainbow Chart's February 28, 2026 reading, ETH's potential range spans roughly $1,011 to $22,767 across color-coded valuation bands. As of press time, Ethereum traded at $2,009, up over 4% in 24 hours but down more than 13% on the week. With price near $2,000 on February 8, the token sits in the "Accumulate" band.

On February 5, 2026, the Ethereum Foundation launched the Trillion Dollar Security Dashboard, a public tool tracking risks across six areas including smart contracts, infrastructure, and the consensus protocol. The dashboard reports active mitigations and progress metrics for an ecosystem securing more than $600 billion in on-chain capital.