U.S. tariff powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act have been curtailed following a Supreme Court decision, while bilateral trade agreements continue in force, according to Bloomberg Law. Other trade statutes such as Sections 232, 301, 201, and 122 remain available, and partners in the EU and across the UK, South Korea, and India are reviewing implications.

Satoshi Nakamoto is estimated to control about 1.1 million BTC, a stake that outweighs the holdings of major exchanges, corporations and governments. Coinbase, Binance, BlackRock, Strategy, Tether, and several public firms collectively manage large on-chain balances, while the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Germany have accumulated or seized substantial amounts of Bitcoin in recent years.

As of February 22, 2026, Bitcoin Cash trades near $572 with a market value around $11.4 billion, still below its 2025 peak but far above 2023 lows. Analysts outline 2026 price paths between roughly $450 and above $1,100, with many expectations focused on the $650–$850 band and technical levels at $542 support and $620 resistance. The May 2026 Layla upgrade, payment adoption trends, broader crypto conditions and whale activity are seen as major variables for BCH performance.

In early 2026, Shiba Inu's market value was about $3.65 billion, according to CoinMarketCap, while the token traded near $0.0000062 by late February. With 589 trillion in circulation and burns near 172 million per cycle, reaching $0.01 would imply a $5.8 trillion capitalization, pointing investors to tokenomics rather than headline price.

By end‑2025, stablecoin capitalization exceeded $308 billion and remained close to that level in February 2026, indicating structural durability. A Fidelity Digital Assets analysis cited in a Feb. 21 post highlights $75B+ in daily USDT spot trading and $42B in average daily on‑chain transfers, while industry surveys suggest roughly 90% of institutions are adopting or piloting integrations.

This week's market roundup highlights Base's plan to detach key components from the OP Stack while doubling its annual upgrade schedule, alongside ether.fi moving its Cash card product to OP Mainnet. Moonwell suffered a $1.78 million exploit tied to AI-generated Solidity code, and Jupiter DAO is voting on whether to cancel its planned 2026 JUP airdrop. Additional developments include protocol fee changes, strong revenue figures, and wind-downs at several DeFi projects.

In the week just concluded, the Shiba Inu team launched the SOU (Shib Owes You) NFT initiative to help users affected by last September's Shibarium hack. Following this, Shibarium-focused account Susbarium and team member Lucie warned that scammers are creating fake SOU portals and phishing links to drain wallets. Users are being reminded that SOU NFTs will not be airdropped and can only be claimed via the official SHIB website, and that they should avoid suspicious links and never share private keys or seed phrases.

On February 22, 2026, Michael Saylor shared "The Orange Century" on X alongside a chart of MicroStrategy's Bitcoin accumulations. Markets viewed the post as signaling potential new crypto purchases by the company. The message arrived amid heightened BTC volatility.