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Crypto Pulse Daily: Bitcoin and Gold Slide as Trump’s Iran Warning Weighs on Markets Ahead of Nuclear Talks
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CoinGape Newsletter
February 17, 2026
Wall Street banking giant Standard Chartered has signaled that the current XRP price crash could get worse. The bank slashed its target by as much as 65% in 2026 as the market dip worsens.
Bitcoin and gold extend fall ahead of US-Iran nuclear deal talks in Geneva. US stock futures also dropped sharply on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran ahead of the second round of nuclear talks in Geneva.
 Bitcoin price hovered at $68,021 on Tuesday, following a week of consolidation below the $70k level. Ethereum is trading around $1,970. Despite the wider crypto market experienced some positive growth last week, the total market cap increased 0.35%, now estimated at 2.35 trillion. In the meantime, Willy Woo has cautioned about the possible dangers that quantum computing represents to the security of Bitcoin. |  Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe Coin have faced significant price drops as the broader crypto market struggles. The meme coin market cap stands at $35.8 billion, reflecting a 7.4% decline in the last 24 hours. Dogecoin price is down by 6%, and Shiba Inu is below $0.000006486. Pepe Coin saw a 3% decrease. At the same time, the overall crypto market has fallen by 1.54%, to a current value of 2.33 trillion. Bitcoin price is trading below 70k, and Ethereum is trading below 2k. |