On 20 February 2026, BNP Paribas launched a pilot that tokenizes a share class of a French money market fund on the public Ethereum network using the ERC-3643 standard and a permissioned, regulated framework. The bank is also spearheading Qivalis, a euro-pegged stablecoin backed by a consortium of 12 European banks, which aims for a commercial rollout in the second half of 2026. Together these initiatives indicate a wider move toward on-chain finance focused on institutional payments and compliant access to blockchain infrastructure.

XRP is quoted below $1.45 as weekly Bollinger Bands widen and price presses the lower boundary near $1.32. The 20-week moving average sits around $2 and has capped rebounds since a peak above $3 in late 2025. A daily lower band near $1.274 flags potential for a 10% move while candles cluster around $1.30.

On 21 February 2026, Capriole Fund founder Charles Edwards argued that Bitcoin's fair value should already be marked down by about 20% to reflect the rising threat from quantum computing. He warns that if the network fails to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography, a future "Q-Day" could expose 20–30% of the supply to theft and forced selling, potentially driving much steeper valuation discounts in the coming years.

KITE has advanced from a base near $0.16 to highs around $0.2706, with bulls overcoming the $0.24–$0.25 barrier and now testing a dense resistance area below $0.30. Derivatives data show Open Interest climbing toward $100–$120 million and funding rates turning firmly positive, signaling leveraged long interest but also rising liquidation risk if momentum fades. Technical supports sit near $0.25, $0.20 and $0.18, while a sustained move above $0.27 could open a path toward the $0.30–$0.35 zone.

Bitcoin sentiment remains deep in extreme fear, with the Fear & Greed Index at 7 and stuck in that zone for 22 straight days. BTC has struggled to recover, trading around $67,700 after a bounce from $60,000. Thresholds mark fear below 47, greed above 53, and extreme bands at 25 and 75.

According to Google Trends data cited by AOL Finance, searches for "Bitcoin is dead" and "Bitcoin is going to zero" have climbed to record levels while the asset trades around $67,713. Matrixport analysts describe sentiment as extremely weak, and Bloomberg Intelligence's Mike McGlone outlines scenarios ranging from sharp downside risk to potential inflection after fear peaks.

Pi Network's Core Team announced on February 20, 2026 that the protocol upgrade to version 19.6 has been successfully migrated, with v19.9 remaining as the last stage ahead of v20. Node operators are instructed to upgrade in time to stay connected to the network and support transaction validation under Pi's user-centric, progressively decentralized design.

Bitcoin has moved sideways for over two weeks and has spent more than six weeks consolidating between $85k and $90k, after briefly pushing above $97k before reversing. According to CoinMarketCap, the Fear and Greed Index has dropped into extreme fear, while soft spot demand and ETF outflows leave momentum weak and put focus on whether $65k can hold into late March.