Here's a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (February 6) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC.
Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news.
Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$70,178.66, up by 11.3 percent over 24 hours.
Bitcoin price performance, February 6, 2026.
Chart via TradingView.
Despite Friday's gains, Bitcoin has fallen over 14 percent this week to lows below US$62,000.
Antonio Di Giacomo, senior market analyst at XS.com, told the Investing News Network that the cryptocurrency's sharp price decline confirms a structural shift from a market dominated by speculation and leverage to one focused on capital preservation and adjustment across risk assets.
Bitcoin has stopped behaving as an alternative safe-haven asset and has realigned with the risk asset cycle. Its high correlation with traditional financial markets, including a broad selloff in technology stocks, precious metals, and equities, suggests a scenario of systemic stress and scarce liquidity.
Downward pressure intensified after breaking key technical levels, causing nearly US$770 million in leveraged long positions to be liquidated in 24 hours, suggesting the market's "cleansing phase" is ongoing.
The decline was exacerbated by a strong dollar and rising bond yields, which reduced the appeal of non-yielding assets like cryptocurrencies, prompting a rotation into defensive assets.
In the short term, price action will be limited and vulnerable to renewed selling pressure as long as restrictive financial conditions and a defensive tone prevail in global markets. Stabilization requires an improvement in global financial conditions and Bitcoin's ability to rebuild solid technical support.
Ether (ETH) was priced at US$2,052.03, up by 10 percent over the last 24 hours.
Altcoin price update
- XRP (XRP) was priced at US$1.46, up by 25.2 over 24 hours.
- Solana (SOL) was trading at US$87.37, up by 10.4 percent over 24 hours.