Key highlights:
- The total cryptocurrency market cap decreased from $ 2.42T to $ 2.35T in the past 24 hours, representing a -2.91% change
- The Bitcoin price at press time is $ 68,395 after falling by -2.68% in the last 24 hours
- The total crypto trading volume decreased by -2.91% in the past 24 hours, and is currently at $ 271.29B
- All prices and changes are presented at the time of publication: February 16, 2026, at 06:00 UTC
Market Overview
The total cryptocurrency market cap is currently $ 2.35T after a -2.91% decrease on the day. The total crypto trading volume declined by -2.91% in the same time frame.
Bitcoin is trading at $ 68,395 after seeing a -2.68% loss in the last 24 hours. The Bitcoin dominance fell by -0.10% and BTC currently represents 58.28% of the cryptocurrency market.
Top Coins By Market Cap
At press time, Bitcoin has a market capitalization of $ 1.37T after losing -2.68% in the last 24 hours. According to our forecast, the value of Bitcoin will drop by null% and reach null by February 16, 2026. To learn more about how the price of Bitcoin could change over the next 7 days, visit our Bitcoin price prediction page.
Ethereum, which is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is priced at $ 1,958.03 and has a market capitalization of $ 236.32B. ETH decreased by -6.27% in the last 24 hours. If you’re interested in where the price of Ethereum could head next, check out the Ethereum price prediction.
There were also some changes today in the ranking among the top 10 biggest coins by market cap.
- LEO Token, which was previously ranked 11, is ranked at 10.
Bears Dominate the Market Today
The bears dominated the market today as 88% of coins lost value in the last 24 hours.
Today’s Top Gainers are Venice Token, Helium, and Bittensor
Thanks to a 12.23% price increase, Venice Token was the biggest gainer of the day among the top 200 cryptocurrencies by market cap. Helium came in second place, with 24-hour gains of 9.52%. Bittensor, Ultima and Frax complete today’s list of the top cryptocurrency gainers.
Today’s Top Losers are Compound, Pi Network, and LayerZero
Unfortunately, not all coins performed well today. The worst performer in the cryptocurrency top 200 was Compound, which saw a loss of -15.65%. Pi Network also didn’t perform well, as its price declined by -12.51% in the last 24 hours. LayerZero, Dogecoin and Stargate Finance round out today’s top 5 worst performers.
Coin of the Day is Helium
Thanks to its impressive 9.52% performance, Helium is today’s coin of the day! Helium is currently trading at $ 1.30. Learn more about Helium and its position in the market on our Helium price prediction page.
Our technical indicators show that the current Helium sentiment is Neutral.
Source:: VVV up +12.23%, BTC -2.68%, Helium is The Coin of The Day – Daily Market Update for Feb 16, 2026