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📊 Crypto Market Update — Feb 17, 2026

🔹 Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $68.3K–$68.8K, showing slight downside after weekend profit-taking and struggling to break above $70K resistance.

🔹 Ethereum (ETH) remains near the $1.9K–$2.0K zone with mixed momentum.

🔹 The broader crypto market is still consolidating, with total market cap hovering near ~$2.3T and modest daily volume changes.

📉 Short-Term Trend: Mild profit-taking and consolidation after recent rallies. Bulls need strong buy pressure above $70K (BTC) to ignite fresh upside.

📌 Market sentiment: Mixed — some short-term weakness but not a big crash yet. Watch key support levels and volume.