PUMP’s market structure is being reshaped as a wallet linked to "77DsB…" offloaded 3.376 billion tokens worth about $7.23 million between the 17th and 21st of February, after earlier receiving 3.75 billion PUMP valued near $25.39 million. At the same time, revenue-funded buybacks have accumulated $297.829 million in PUMP purchases, retiring 25.062% of circulating supply and tightening the token float. Pump.fun still drives significant DeFi activity with $499.9 million in daily DEX volume and $3.15 million in 24-hour fees, even as Solana-native speculative flows and platform momentum show signs of cooling.

A March 1 deadline set by the White House to resolve the stablecoin rewards dispute linked to the US crypto market structure bill has drawn attention from altcoin investors. Prediction markets currently see a high probability of the Clarity Act becoming law in 2026, while Brad Garlinghouse expects a strong chance of passage by April. If a compromise on stablecoin yields is reached and the bill advances, clearer rules could boost institutional confidence and potentially fuel an altcoin rally.

XRP maintained the $1.35 support while broader majors showed hesitation, as exchange‑traded products tied to the token recorded $1.84 million in net inflows last week, according to SosoValue. Momentum gauges such as RSI and MACD turned higher, yet a clear move above $1.73 remains pivotal to validate a broader bullish reversal.

According to Santiment, XRP's realized losses climbed to $1.93 billion in the latest week, marking the largest drawdown since late 2022. While this capitulation-style selling has previously coincided with market bottoms, analysts now split between bold upside scenarios and more cautious views, even as XRP trades around $1.44 and benefits from institutional initiatives such as on-chain bonds and stablecoin launches on its ledger.

Shiba Inu's price recently dropped about 15.59% from a local peak to a local trough in under five days but has since rebounded from a demand zone near $0.0000062. Technical levels between $0.00000758 and $0.00000818, along with a dense band of short liquidations just below $0.000008 on the 1‑month heatmap, suggest room for a short-term rally toward the $0.000009 region even as the broader downtrend remains intact.

Lighter LIT dominance in DeFi perpetuals neared 60% in mid-December 2025, then slid to about 8.1% by mid-February as incentives faded and speculative activity cooled. Daily perps volume moved toward $15–20 billion with roughly a 30% year-over-year decline, while Hyperliquid’s share approached 40–50% amid liquidity rotation.

According to Santiment on February 19, daily new addresses on Solana have been increasing even as market sentiment weakens. SOL trades around $84 after a multi‑month retreat that left it 67% under its September 2025 high, with derivatives funding deeply negative and exchange outflows topping inflows in recent weeks.

On February 21, 2026, IoTeX disclosed that a private key tied to a token safe was compromised, enabling unauthorized asset transfers. On-chain data indicates roughly $8.8 million drained across multiple tokens, with funds moved into ETH and partially bridged to Bitcoin. IoTeX said preliminary assessments suggest the actual loss could be significantly lower than rumors.