Total3, which tracks aggregate crypto market capitalization excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum, stood at around $713 billion on Feb. 22, down roughly 40% from its October 2025 peak and near mid-November 2024 levels, BlockBeats reports. The gauge had surged more than 91% following the Nov. 5, 2024 U.S. presidential election, climbing from approximately $600 billion to $1.16 trillion by December 2024, then easing to around $900 billion before briefly rebounding to $1.13 trillion on Jan. 18, 2025; it reached an interim high near $1.19 trillion in October 2025 before a sharp pullback broke the prior uptrend. Bitcoin experienced a maximum drawdown exceeding 50% from peak to trough, falling to around $60,000 before recovering to approximately $68,000, while Ethereum has declined about 60% from its historical high near $5,000 in August 2025. The CMC Fear & Greed Index registered 14 in "Extreme Fear" territory and had dropped to 5 on Feb. 5, one of the lowest levels on record.

The Ethereum validator queue currently lists 3,753,754 validators waiting to stake and 32 waiting to unstake. The figures reflect the latest validator queue counts for both staking and unstaking operations.

Pump.fun repurchased 683.9 million PUMP tokens using 16,813.70 SOL (about $1.42 million) yesterday, fees.pump.fun data show. The platform's PUMP buybacks, which began on July 15, have reached a cumulative value of $300,178,162, pushing the total repurchase amount above $300 million. These repurchases have reduced PUMP's circulating supply by 25.383%.

Vitalik Buterin converted 428.57 ETH into 850,178 GHO, ChainCatcher reports citing market sources. Since Feb. 2, he has sold a total of 7,386 ETH worth approximately $15.51 million at an average price of around $2,100 per ETH. The sources indicated he may continue these sales.

The cryptocurrency market is entering what analysts call "Altseason 3.0" as Bitcoin dominance weakens and capital rotates into major alternative assets, with large-cap volatility compressing and on-chain activity pointing to early accumulation, Crypto GEMs reported on February 19, 2026. Five assets—Ethereum, Litecoin, XRP, Solana, and Shiba Inu—are being closely watched for potential short-term gains if broader momentum builds. Ethereum continues to anchor decentralized finance with network upgrades improving efficiency, while Litecoin has seen renewed transaction activity as low-fee transfers remain relevant; XRP shows rising on-chain volumes after regulatory clarity in several regions, and Solana maintains strong developer engagement with liquidity metrics indicating improving stability. Shiba Inu remains sentiment-driven but increasingly supported by evolving community-led utilities, analysts add.

Mutuum Finance (MUTM) has raised over $20.6 million in its Phase 7 presale priced at $0.04, attracting more than 19,000 holders, CoinoMedia reports. The Ethereum-based lending protocol allows users to earn yield on deposits or borrow without surrendering ownership according to its whitepaper, with V1 live on Sepolia testnet, a completed Halborn Security audit, and a $50,000 bug bounty program. Onchain data show single whale allocations reaching $115,000, with token price set to rise from $0.04 to $0.045 when Phase 7 ends, according to CoinoMedia. XRP traded around $1.42 in February 2026 with an $86 billion market cap, facing resistance at $1.45, $1.60, and $1.81, with support near $1.30.

Ethereum developers have scheduled a controversial upgrade for later this year. Vitalik Buterin said the change reinforces the network's cypherpunk principles.

Soil launched the RLUSD Yield Protocol on the XRP Ledger, with its first vaults reaching $1M capacity in 72 hours, the company said. The protocol uses XRPL's Native Lending; investors can stake XRP or deposit RLUSD/USD and choose rewards in XRP or RLUSD.

The Ethereum validator queue shows 3,753,754 validators waiting to stake and 32 waiting to unstake. The data reflects current activity on the Ethereum network's staking mechanism.