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.

XRP's latest uptick left short sellers on the wrong side of a 1,190% liquidation imbalance over a four-hour window, per CoinGlass, with $112,260 in shorts cleared versus $8,700 on longs. The token traded at $1.43, up 2.38% on the day, after touching $1.44, as ETF inflows reached $4.05 million.

Cardano's ADA is trading within a descending channel on the 4-hour chart, hovering around the $0.28–$0.30 area after earlier rejecting the $0.38–$0.40 range. If current resistance holds, analysts warn the price could slide toward $0.22–$0.24, though oversold conditions and an anticipated CME ADA futures listing are seen as potential catalysts for a sharp rebound. At the same time, Cardano's ecosystem is being advanced by developers and community contributors focused on the Cardano Improvement Proposal process and long-term network resilience.

This week, the Shiba Inu team launched the Shib Owes You (SOU) recovery framework on Ethereum to help users affected by the Shibarium exploit in September. K9 Finance, which says it is the largest impacted community, claims it was left out of the SOU NFT claim and has urged affected users to contact the SHIB team. As the program rolls out alongside K9's planned sunset of its Shibarium products on Feb. 25, 2026, Shiba Inu contributors have also warned about fake SOU portals seeking to drain user wallets.

On Feb. 21, on-chain data showed that Shiba Inu's exchange netflow jumped by over 6% to 138,022,600,000 SHIB, signaling stronger selling pressure as market volatility persists. The token's price continues to trade around $0.0000065, with weak demand weighing on recovery expectations despite some traders still hoping for a rebound after the current downturn.

A longtime Bitcoin supporter posting as Pumpius on X has argued that XRP could become the primary bridge asset for central banks and eventually surpass Bitcoin in scale. His claim comes amid discussions about faster settlement rails, recent currency volatility that prompted a rare dollar/yen quote check by the Federal Reserve’s trading desk, and Ripple’s stated goal of attracting larger regulated institutions to the XRP Ledger by 2026. The comparison highlights the sizeable gap between Bitcoin’s multi-trillion-dollar market cap and XRP’s sub-$100 billion valuation, underscoring how much capital would need to shift for such a scenario to unfold.

A single large Solana holder accumulated 121,368 SOL worth $10.26 million at an average of $84.57 while price trades just above the $78.50 macro support. SOL remains locked in a descending channel with resistance around $120 and $146.72, even as MACD, Spot Taker CVD, and negative exchange netflows point to strengthening accumulation beneath the surface.