On 25 February 2026, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency outlined how it intends to enforce the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, including strict limits on branded and white-label tokens. Under the proposal, permitted issuers would be capped at a single stablecoin brand, barred from offering yield, required to hold fully liquid 1:1 reserves and meet capital and reporting standards as the roughly $318 billion market shifts toward more heavily regulated players. The framework also opens a 60-day comment period ahead of rules that could become effective before January 2027.

STABLE surges 24.4% to $0.035 amid strong on-chain adoption and StableChain developments. Full price analysis, key levels, and 2026 outlook.

PACT announced on February 26, 2026 in San Francisco that its native $PACT token is supported on Kraken, MEXC, and Gate. The token serves as the governance asset for the PACT DAO and supports staking and ecosystem incentives. The move broadens access to PACT's Aptos-based, programmable credit infrastructure for users, partners, and developers.

Solana's price has pushed above the $82 and $85 levels and is now trading above the 100-hourly simple moving average while consolidating recent gains near $88–$92. The bullish structure remains intact as long as SOL stays above supports at $85.50, $84 and $82, with resistance areas at $88, $92, $95 and then $100 watched for a possible continuation of the uptrend.

Ethereum outlined a draft "Strawmap" extending upgrades through 2029 to evolve into a high‑performance Gigagas network with lower latency and faster finality. The plan explores erasure coding and P2P changes alongside a BFT‑style finality path. As of late February 2026, ETH hovered near $2,066 after a 6.5% rebound, while sentiment remained volatile.

Swyftx lead analyst Pav Hundal said on Thursday that Ether has already absorbed much of the short-term macro risk and industry news, making a period of subdued, sideways price action likely. He argued that confidence is still recovering from October's $19 billion liquidation cascade and that weak consumer sentiment, reflected in an "Extreme Fear" reading on the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, remains a key overhang even as large holders like BitMine Immersion Technologies keep adding to their Ether positions.

XRP recently pulled back after failing to break above $1.50 but is still trading above $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. The price is finding support near $1.380 while facing resistance around a bearish trend line at $1.410, with further hurdles at $1.420 and $1.450. A sustained move above these levels could open the way for $1.50 and higher, while a drop below $1.3820 may trigger deeper losses toward $1.3430 and $1.3250.

Plasma's XPL token climbed 18% while still trading about 94% below its $1.68 all-time high, even as 88.89 million new tokens worth roughly $10.79 million were unlocked. Leveraged traders on Binance are heavily tilted long and exchange balances show net outflows, suggesting active demand is attempting to absorb the added circulating supply.