CoinSig — 2026-02-15 Crypto Market Report

Bitcoin holders are rethinking their role as inflation cools.

While ETH’s price action remains weak, rising institutional investor inflows and surging network activity suggest that Ether is building a base for a possible rally to $2,400.

Ethereum (ETH) is quietly preparing for one of its most consequential architectural changes yet, one that could redefine how blocks are validated at the protocol level. com.

Ethereum (ETH) just saw one of its largest single-day institutional buys in weeks, and it didn’t come from an exchange-traded fund (ETF) headline or a hype cycle. On-chain data shows Tom Lee’s Bitmine acquired 40,000 ETH worth roughly $83. 4 million within hours, split across two separate purchases

While the steadily declining prices have stolen virtually all headlines over the past month, Ethereum (ETH) on-exchange supply has also fallen back to levels not seen since mid-2016. Specifically, the total Ethereum supply on cryptocurrency exchanges sat at 16 million ETH on February 9, according to data available on CryptoQuant, while the asset itself was trading at around $2,000, down 34% on the monthly chart. Ethereum price and exchange supply. Source: CryptoQuant The drawdown has unfolded gradually rather than through a sharp drop, pointing to a sustained change in how holders are positioning their assets

A large Bitcoin holder that on-chain analysts often label the “Hyperunit whale” moved about 5,000 BTC to Binance in a short window. That transfer equated to roughly $351 million at the time of reporting, and it likely signaled intent to sell. However, you should separate what we can prove from what people assume

IREN has announced that it will be added to the MSCI USA Index, a major benchmark that tracks the performance of large and mid-cap US stocks, by the end of February. The inclusion is expected to boost IREN’s visibility among institutional investors and index-tracking funds, which may support the company’s long-term price and capital-raising plans. […]

Ramil Ventura Palafox just got 20 years in federal prison. He ran a fake crypto company called Praetorian and scammed over 90,000 people across the world. A judge in Alexandria, Virginia, sentenced him after he got hit with wire fraud and money laundering charges. Ramil is 61 and holds passports from both the United States […]

A solo Bitcoin (BTC) miner has mined block #936100, earning 3. 153 BTC (worth roughly $213K) in a rare jackpot moment. The block included the standard 3. 125 BTC subsidy plus around 0

Ethereum whales have continued to accumulate despite the current downtrend in the ETH price, providing a bullish outlook for the second-largest crypto by market cap. Notably, ETH withdrawals from exchanges recently reached their highest level since October last year, totaling over $400 million. Ethereum Whales Accelerate Withdrawals From Exchanges Crypto analyst Arab Chain noted in a CryptoQuant analysis that rising Ethereum withdrawals from exchanges have reached their highest level since October. The analyst noted that the exchange netflow data over the past few days indicates a clear acceleration in withdrawal activity