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.

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.