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Cryptocurrency Price Today: Bitcoin Remains Stable At $49,000, PYTH Becomes Top Gainer

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February 14, 2024

Cryptocurrency Price Today: Bitcoin Remains Stable At ,000, PYTH Becomes Top Gainer

Bitcoin (BTC), the oldest and most valued cryptocurrency in the world, managed to remain stable within the $49,000 range early Tuesday. Other top coins, including the likes of — Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), Ripple (XRP), and Litecoin (LTC) — saw minor losses across the board. The PYTH token emerged as the biggest gainer of the lot, with a 24-hour jump of over 15 percent. BEAM, which was the biggest gainer yesterday, became the biggest loser, with a 24-hour dip of over 7 percent.

The global crypto market cap stood at $1.85 trillion at the time of writing, registering a 24-hour dip of 0.94 percent.

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Today

Bitcoin price stood at $49,468.81, registering a 24-hour dip of 0.87 percent, as per CoinMarketCap. According to Indian exchange WazirX, BTC price stood at Rs 42.79 lakh.

Ethereum (ETH) Price Today

ETH price stood at $2,630.87, marking a 24-hour dip of 0.60 percent at the time of writing. As per WazirX, Ethereum price in India stood at Rs 2.29 lakh.

Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Today

DOGE registered a 24-hour loss of 1.19 percent, as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced at $0.08102. As per WazirX, Dogecoin price in India stood at Rs 7.

Litecoin (LTC) Price Today

Litecoin saw a 24-hour dip of 4.25 percent. At the time of writing, it was trading at $68.98. LTC price in India stood at Rs 6,000.

Ripple (XRP) Price Today

XRP price stood at $0.5247, seeing a 24-hour loss of 1.11 percent. As per WazirX, Ripple price stood at Rs 45.50.

Solana (SOL) Price Today

Solana price stood at $111.60, marking a 24-hour dip of 1.82 percent. As per WazirX, SOL price in India stood at Rs 9,505.43.

Top Crypto Gainers Today (February 14)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto gainers over the past 24 hours:

Pyth Network (PYTH)

Price: $0.6732
24-hour gain: 15.04 percent

Blur (BLUR)

Price: $0.6945
24-hour gain: 9.10 percent

Stacks (STX)

Price: $2.13
24-hour gain: 7.92 percent

Akash Network (AKT)

Price: $3.47
24-hour gain: 6.63 percent

VeChain (VET)

Price: $0.03324
24-hour gain: 5.63 percent

Top Crypto Losers Today (February 14)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto losers over the past 24 hours:

Beam (BEAM)

Price: $0.02756
24-hour loss: 7.23 percent

Astar (ASTR)

Price: $0.1787
24-hour loss: 4.76 percent

SATS (1000SATS)

Price: $0.0004515
24-hour loss: 4.63 percent

Injective (INJ)

Price: $34.52
24-hour loss: 4.50 percent

Ronin (RON)

Price: $2.61
24-hour loss: 4.37 percent

What Crypto Exchanges Are Saying About Current Market Scenario

Mudrex co-founder and CEO Edul Patel told ABP Live, “Following the release of January’s US CPI data, which indicated a higher-than-anticipated 3.1% annual inflation rate, Bitcoin is currently consolidating. Despite a dip to $48,000, it has bounced back to $49,500, showcasing a bullish trend. If Bitcoin maintains levels above $49,000 this week, the potential for growth to $50,000 and beyond is likely; otherwise, a correction within the $46,000-$48,000 range might occur.”

CoinSwitch Markets Desk noted, “After crossing $50k early yesterday for a brief period of time, BTC corrected for about 2.5% due to the US CPI data for January where CPI print came higher than expected. The January report showed 3.1% year-on-year inflation as compared to the expectation of 2.9% which directly had an impact on the chances of rate cuts in May. Market participants now see a 34% chance of a rate cut as compared to 51% before this data became public. Since $50k is a major psychological resistance, it would be interesting to see whether BTC corrects further down. On the other hand, as crypto fear and greed hit its highest levels since Nov 2021, we are seeing the crypto market rally. In altcoin news, SOL(-1.89%) briefly overtook BNB as the 4th largest crypto by market cap, with its market being in touching distance of $50 billion. If BTC continues the rally or even starts consolidating near the current price levels, we could see great gains in fundamentally solid altcoins.”

Rajagopal Menon, Vice President, WazirX, said, “On Wednesday, Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $50,000 in response to a US inflation report that exceeded expectations, affecting projections for interest-rate cuts. The leading cryptocurrency faced a 2% downturn, sliding from an initial $50,000 to $48,700, rebounding to $49,600 afterward. In contrast, SOL exhibited increased resilience, achieving a gain of over 1%. Analysts urged vigilance concerning market optimism, highlighting that the inflation data hindered Bitcoin’s rally shortly after surpassing the $50,000 threshold on Monday.”

Sathvik Vishwanath, CEO and co-founder of Unocoin, said, “Bitcoin fell below $49,000 after the release of stronger-than-expected US CPI data, dampening expectations of a rate cut. With US government bond yields and the rising dollar index, Bitcoin has faced selling pressure along with stocks and gold. However, the withdrawal may be short-lived. Spot inflows into Bitcoin ETFs remain strong, suggesting sustainable demand despite macroeconomic uncertainties. Additionally, with the upcoming supply halving and the continued influx of spot ETFs, bullish sentiment remains. Options data indicated rising investor optimism, while potential safe-haven demand amid concerns over US regional banks could further support bitcoin. Thus, declines are seen as buying opportunities, with a retest of the all-time highs at $69,000 likely in the near future.”

Shivam Thakral, CEO of BuyUcoin, said, “The Crypto market experienced a slight correction as Bitcoin made a pull back to $49,000 level. The next few days could see a decrease in Bitcoin Dominance and the start of a bullish trend for Ethereum and Altcoins. At the same time the Bitcoin ETF inflows have continued to increase making the demand for Bitcoin 10x more than the supply coming from miners. We may witness a continuation of the bullish trend until the halving in April this year.”

CoinDCX Research Team told ABP Live, “In the last 24 hours, the release of US CPI data showing 3.1% versus the forecasted 2.9% caused BTC to drop by almost $2000 to the $48,000 level. However, it managed to recover slightly. This drop also impacted altcoins, which fell by more than 5%, with some recovering afterward. Additionally, NASDAQ experienced a decline of more than 1.5%. Technically, BTC saw a daily bearish candle close after eight consecutive days of green candle closes. While this isn’t necessarily a sign of reversal yet, BTC needs to maintain its position above $49,000 and clear the $51,850 level. On the other hand, ETH/BTC bounced back from its support level, suggesting that we may see ETH outperforming BTC for the next few days.”

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Cryptocurrency and Charity: The Blockchain's Growing Role in Philanthropy

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10 hours ago

February 8, 2026

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According to Kraken’s BTC to USD rate, Bitcoin alone is worth $2.09 trillion of that. Some leaders of nonprofits are now thinking about whether accepting cryptocurrency donations could help their organizations make charitable giving more open and easy to track.

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Is This 1 Massively Undervalued Cryptocurrency a Screaming Buy for Investors With $5,000? | The Motley Fool

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22 hours ago

February 8, 2026

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Is This 1 Massively Undervalued Cryptocurrency a Screaming Buy for Investors With ,000? | The Motley Fool

Ethereum isn’t being recognized for the improvements it’s making.

Most assets simply can’t reinvent themselves every few quarters, but Ethereum (ETH +4.21%) arguably does just that. After pushing two major upgrades, Pectra and Fusaka, in 2025, the chain has another two big improvements on the docket for 2026.

Nonetheless, the coin’s price is down by 38% during the past three months alone, largely for macro reasons that are well beyond its control. Thus it’s likely undervalued, and potentially by quite a lot. Does that make it a screaming buy with a hearty investment of $5,000?

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The upgrade pipeline is solid, but it can’t guarantee returns

Ethereum’s 2025 upgrades were a lot more than cosmetic improvements, and they laid the technical groundwork for a lot of the follow-on work that’s going to happen this year. This stuff might sound boring (and it might actually be) but knowing what’s going on with it is key to appreciating the chain’s place in the crypto sector’s competitive landscape, not to mention its future opportunities for growth.

The Pectra upgrade went live in May 2025, and it bundled changes aimed at providing better wallet UX, more efficient staking, and more throughput for Layer-2 (L2) chains. Fusaka followed on Dec. 3, and its headline feature, peer-to-peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS) is also a game changer for the chain’s ability to provide rapid performance at scale, and substantially cheaper than before. Today, the chain’s average transaction fees are roughly 75% lower than three years ago, with an average token swap now costing about $0.30, so these successive upgrades are definitely succeeding in making Ethereum a cheaper and easier technology to use.

Today’s Change

(4.21%) $85.83

Current Price

$2123.98

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$256B

Day’s Range

$2014.22 – $2136.13

52wk Range

$1398.62 – $4946.05

Volume

32B

For 2026, the next upgrade, Glamsterdam, will build on those past successes while also adding new censorship resistance features. But, if the coin’s price performance after past updates is any indication, investors simply can’t count on a boost.

There’s no rush to buy it

There’s not exactly a rush to buy Ethereum before Glamsterdam drops.

Ethereum’s upside comes from being the settlement layer that L2s and on-chain finance route through. Given that its upgrades tend to reduce transaction costs rather than increase them, the coin’s value capture from the traffic it supports is still very weak, and it would likely take a deluge of new traffic to move the needle for investors. Realistically, the new traffic will probably ramp up slowly over time, assuming it arrives at all, so buying the coin means getting exposure both to the value generated from the improvement of its underlying tech and also the value generated from people using it to pay for decentralized finance (DeFi) apps and services.

But it’s still very much an asset worth owning, as it’s one of the most important in the crypto sector. An investment of $5,000 buys roughly 2.5 coins, which is enough exposure in case 2026’s development road map plays out such that the coin’s price significantly rises, which is still possible.

Of course, if you’re usually intolerant of risk, it’s probably better to aim for a much smaller allocation.

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Can Bitcoin Benefit From Artificial Intelligence? | The Motley Fool

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1 day ago

February 7, 2026

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Can Bitcoin Benefit From Artificial Intelligence? | The Motley Fool

It’s possible, but it won’t happen tomorrow.

Artificial intelligence is starting to do things that were formerly the exclusive domain of humans, including tasks like holding and moving money. If the “agentic AI” trend sticks, it’s thus reasonable to assume that more financial activity will be initiated by software, and, perhaps even for the benefit of that software rather than for the benefit of humans.

That brings up a fun, slightly unsettling question for investors: Could Bitcoin (BTC 1.03%) benefit by becoming a preferred store of value for AI agents?

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What AI agents will actually optimize for

In practice, the AI agents of today don’t have any need for money in the sense that a human might. They’re machines designed to identify market patterns, assist with payment routing, manage liquidity in key accounts, and monitor fraud risk.

That set of jobs implies handling a very particular kind of money. In short, for an AI agent to excel at those tasks, it needs to operate within a system with low, stable costs and clear integration points for basic functionalities like identity verification and trade authorization. If those requirements aren’t met, the agent can’t do much of anything because the company or individual running it will be loath to eat the operational costs and regulatory risks associated with letting it continue, even if it’s possible to do so.

Today’s Change

(-1.03%) $-721.23

Current Price

$69220.00

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$1.4T

Day’s Range

$67656.00 – $71487.00

52wk Range

$60255.56 – $126079.89

Volume

67B

So even if AI agents become a real theme in the world of managing investments and making trades — and they probably will — the initial wave of agent activity will probably concentrate in quite narrow and controlled workflows rather than a sudden, industrywide automation of everything. And there simply aren’t many ways for AI to change or improve upon the Bitcoin mining process either.

Therefore, we should not expect AI agents to immediately cause noticeable changes in Bitcoin’s price, as they might not.

Where Bitcoin could see upside

The best case for Bitcoin here is not that it becomes a spendable asset for agents. It’s simply a bad fit for that purpose; it’s slow and expensive to use, and it lacks any smart contract infrastructure for automated systems to hook into gracefully. Nonetheless, Bitcoin could still gain a lot from the rise of AI if it becomes the reserve store of value that agents use to invest their earnings, assuming they ever have any.

It’s a decent choice for that purpose because it has a fixed supply schedule and a governance culture that makes major changes slow and contentious, both of which are good features for those seeking a long-lived store of value that doesn’t require a human to handle. Of course, there are other cryptocurrencies that could fill that same role, though none are as widely trusted as Bitcoin.

So, what should investors watch for if they want to see whether the AI upside in Bitcoin is actually going to play out as described here?

Look for financial institutions building agent-ready Bitcoin custody solutions with policy controls, and for large financial businesses explicitly describing Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset inside their AI-driven operations.

Until those hints appear, it’s a lot more reasonable to treat AI as a modest tailwind for Bitcoin.