Solana

On Friday, February 27, Solana fell 2%, lifting its monthly decline to over 32% as volumes stayed muted. According to Finbold, its AI tool blending ChatGPT, Grok, and DeepSeek Chat points to $89.47 by Sunday, March 1, 2026, with individual calls at $88.90–$90.25, while technicals note a pivot at $87.56 and an RSI of 58.26.

On February 23, ZachXBT alleged Axiom Exchange staff misused internal data for insider trading. Roughly three hours before his report, two newly created wallets staked a combined $59,800 on a prediction market and netted about $109,000. According to Lookonchain, twelve addresses collectively gained approximately $1.02 million; Axiom said on February 26 it revoked access and began an internal probe.

On 23 February, ZachXBT signaled an upcoming insider-trading investigation, and on 26 February he named Axiom Exchange, alleging staff misused internal tools for profit. Shortly before the reveal, a Polymarket account funded with about $70,000 in USDC bet roughly $65,800 on Axiom being implicated, later earning more than $400,000, and was subsequently linked on-chain to an active Axiom user's Solana wallet.

Jane Street Capital wiped its X timeline in the days after a Feb. 23 lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York tied to the $40 billion Terra collapse. The heavily redacted complaint lists 13 counts and claims the firm avoided more than $200 million in losses; Jane Street denies wrongdoing, while crypto benchmarks and large caps rallied afterward.

On Feb. 25, U.S.-listed crypto ETFs saw broad net inflows led by Bitcoin funds with $506.6 million. Ethereum-focused products took in $157.2 million, while Solana vehicles added $30.9 million and XRP spot ETFs $3.09 million. Issuer-level flows included IBIT at $297.4 million and GBTC at $102.5 million.

On 26 February 2026, Ripple took part in a $5 million seed round for San Francisco‑based t54 Labs, which builds identity and risk infrastructure for autonomous AI agents across XRPL, Solana and Base. The financing, co-led by Anagram, PL Capital and Franklin Templeton, will fund engineering growth and developer outreach.

Solana (SOL) is leading a $170 billion crypto market relief rally, surging 10.6% to test a critical $90.35 resistance level on February 26, 2026. With $3.78 million in daily ETF inflows and a 755% spike in payment volume, analysts are watching if SOL can invalidate its triple top pattern and target $127, or if declining long-term holder conviction signals a deeper correction.

DoubleZero's 2Z token climbed 11% within 24 hours, supported by rising USD inflows, institutional participation and a technical breakout above a descending trendline. The price is now contending with resistance below $0.08, while metrics such as TVL, volume and net buy pressure highlight a mixed but active market environment.

Major cryptocurrencies climbed on Wednesday, adding more than $170 billion in market value and posting one of the strongest single-day rebounds in weeks. The total market cap rose roughly 8% to nearly $2.5 trillion as bitcoin briefly exceeded $70,000, with Ethereum up over 13% and Solana more than 15%. Some analysts linked the move to a pause in a "10 a.m." selloff after a Jane Street lawsuit, though no public evidence shows fixed-time sales.

On 25 February 2026, Michael Saylor said the next generation of programmable digital credit would be implemented on Solana, according to comments at an industry event. He described credit as tokenized and code-driven with configurable volatility, liquidity cadence and yields from 5% to 25%. Following the remarks, SOL traded around $89.13, up 13.76% in 24 hours, with market cap near $50.7 billion.