On Saturday, Feb. 21, CoinGlass data indicated a bullish turn in XRP derivatives, with open interest up 2.56% and about 1,660,000,000 XRP tied to unsettled contracts. Over the past 24 hours, XRP's spot price advanced 2.45%, briefly reclaiming its weekly high near $1.45, while XRP-focused ETFs reported zero inflows and outflows in their last session.

According to Finbold, Solana and Tron are viewed as two cryptocurrencies that could each approach a $100 billion market capitalization by the close of 2026. Solana currently trades near $86 with a market cap of about $49 billion, while Tron changes hands around $0.28 with a valuation close to $27 billion. Analysts cite factors such as protocol upgrades, institutional involvement, and increased on-chain usage as possible drivers of further gains.

After clearing $1,950, Ethereum advanced toward the $2,000 mark, with ETH around $1,988, up roughly 1.1% in the past 24 hours and slightly ahead of Bitcoin with a sub‑1% move. The article's on‑chain review notes major whale cohorts are in unrealized losses, while resistance stands at $2,157–$2,260 and support near $1,820–$1,850.

According to Arkham, Vitalik Buterin holds more than 240,000 ETH worth about $467 million and ranks as the largest accessible individual holder. In late January 2026 he withdrew 16,384 ETH, followed by sales totaling around 2,961 ETH over three days in early February routed via CoW Protocol.

In the last 30 days, memecoin market capitalization has dropped by nearly $10 billion as capital exits crypto instead of rotating into high-risk tokens. Key Trump-linked coins have plunged over 90% from their highs, leaving retail investors with multibillion-dollar losses and reinforcing a shift toward safer alternative assets.

At press time, Hyperliquid's HYPE traded at $30.30, up 4.75% over 24 hours, with volume up 14.5% to $207.95 million. A bullish breakout has put near-term targets back in play, and Arthur Hayes said he plans to add HYPE while projecting $150 by July 2026, with traders watching whether $29 support can fuel a move toward $36.

On Friday, Feb. 20, Japan-based SBI Holdings announced blockchain-based security token bonds totaling about $64.6 million for individual investors, registered and managed on distributed ledger infrastructure. The bonds will distribute rewards and interest payments in XRP through to their March 2029 maturity, with an indicative annual interest range of 1.85% to 2.45% and semiannual payments.

On February 20, 2026, Santiment reported that XRP's 30-day MVRV stood at -4.1%, indicating the asset was slightly undervalued while many large-cap cryptocurrencies also appeared discounted. XRP was trading around $1.44 with volatility near prior 2024 cycle lows, and traders were watching a compression setup between $1.39 support and $1.44 resistance that could pave the way for a move toward $1.50 to $1.62. At the same time, Evernorth CEO Asheesh Birla pointed to rising RWA tokenization, RLUSD issuance above $1 billion and growing DEX activity on XRPL as signs of increasing institutional and on-chain participation.