Ethereum faces extreme fear while balancing institutional outflows and ambitious upgrades – here's the latest: • Trading at ~$1,950–$1,967 (21 February 2026), down 60% from its 2025 peak with a "Strong Bearish" technical signal • Fear & Greed Index at 8 signals "Extreme Fear," a historical contrarian buy zone, but ETF outflows hit $130.10M • Ethereum Foundation unveiled a major 2026 roadmap (19 February 2026) focusing on scaling, UX, and security via two upgrades • Reports of a potential BlackRock ETF filing (20 February 2026) emerged as a key bullish catalyst for institutional inflows • Retail is 70.7% long on Binance, creating a divergence with institutional selling and balanced derivatives markets


BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion revenue this year, according to one estimate. BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company with more than $100 billion in assets under custody, has received an extension of its license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), enabling it to offer crypto services to European investors. The company said its local subsidiary, BitGo Europe, can now provide custody, staking, transfer, and trading services. Institutional clients will also have access to an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk and multiple liquidity venues.The extension builds on BitGo’s previous Markets-in-Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license, also issued by BaFIN, and adds trading to the existing custody, transfer and staking services. BitGo acquired its initial MiCA license in May 2025, which allowed it to offer certain services to traditional institutions and crypto native companies in the European Union.Read more