SBI Holdings plans to issue around $65 million in onchain bonds in March, paying a fixed interest rate of 1.85% to 2.45% semiannually and maturing in early 2029, the company said. The bonds will grant $1.29 worth of XRP for every $645 held, with eligibility limited to account holders at its crypto exchange subsidiary, SBI VC Trade. Mizuho Bank will serve as bond administrator and register administrator, with issuance running via Boostry's ibet for Fin platform, which also supported Nomura's December 2025 offering. The bonds are primarily designed for retail investors, SBI added.

XRP posted a $1.93 billion weekly realized loss as of Feb. 22, the largest since November 2022, Santiment data show as cited by BlockBeats. Realized loss reflects actual losses locked in when investors sell XRP below their purchase cost, while unrealized losses remain on paper and are excluded from this metric. A sharp rise in realized losses typically signals holders exiting positions at a loss through concentrated stop-loss or panic selling, often linked to deteriorating market sentiment.

Cumulative long liquidation strength on major centralized exchanges would reach $652 million if Ethereum rises above $2,100 on Feb. 22, Coinglass data show. A move below $1,900 would trigger $506 million in cumulative long liquidation pressure.

A Jupiter vote to cut JUP net release to zero ended at 19:00 with 75% approval, Odaily Planet Daily reports. The plan halts the Jupuary airdrop indefinitely, returns 700 million JUP to the community multisig wallet, suspends team vesting, and fully hedges Mercurial unlocks with buys from Jupiter's balance sheet.

All Ethereum holder cohorts are in unrealized loss for the first time this cycle, Odaily Planet Daily reports citing Coin Bureau. The cohorts include addresses holding over 100,000 ETH, 10,000 to 100,000 ETH, and 1,000 to 10,000 ETH.

Sui Network recorded nearly 400,000 new accounts on February 20, doubling the recent daily average after a week of roughly 200,000 per day, though the figure remained below the February 10 peak of over 400,000, data from Torero Romero on X show. The Market Periodical noted cumulatively more than one million accounts joined this week, the network maintained an average of 400 TPS even as stablecoin volume declined amid a sharper USDT contraction, and overall activity showed mixed sentiment with more positives than negatives. On the institutional side, VanEck launched a regulated Sui ETN on Deutsche Börse Xetra under ticker VESU, Sui's official X page announced, while Grayscale's GSUI on NYSE Arca traded at $13.95, up 5%, and Canary's spot SUIS on Nasdaq was worth $25, also up 5%, according to The Market Periodical. SUI price traded around $0.9394 after bouncing from the $0.90–$0.91 zone, having repeatedly failed near $0.96 with earlier highs around $1.04 followed by drops below $0.90, and The Market Periodical said a 4-hour close above $0.96 could lead toward $1 or higher, while rejection may leave $0.92 and $0.90 as nearby support levels.

KuCoin listed CReaToR (CRTR) on its spot market, with a call auction from 10:00 to 11:00 UTC on Feb. 23, 2026, and trading to begin at 11:00 UTC the same day, the exchange announced. Deposits are available now via BSCBEP20, withdrawals open at 10:00 UTC on Feb. 24, 2026, and the CRTR/USDT pair will support Spot Grid, Infinity Grid, DCA and other bots. CReaToR is a Web3 company focused on the creator economy and fan engagement, using blockchain and AI tools to connect creators, IP owners and fans.

Vitalik Buterin withdrew 3,500 ETH from Aave worth approximately $6.95 million to $7 million and sold 571 ETH valued at $1.13 million on Feb. 22, 2026, onchain data from Arkham Intelligence and Lookonchain show. Buterin sold 6,183 ETH worth $13.2 million throughout February at an average price of $2,140, with earlier reports indicating he sold 2,961 ETH valued at $6.6 million over three days. Arkham Intelligence data show Buterin held more than 240,000 ETH worth around $467 million before the latest transactions, while ETH trades below $2,000 after reaching near $5,000 in late August last year.

Vitalik Buterin proposed a framework in which personal AI agents, trained on individual user values, could automate voting across thousands of DAO governance decisions. The design uses zero-knowledge proofs and secure computation to protect voter identities and prevent bribery, while prediction markets would filter spam proposals and AI agents would escalate only critical issues for human review. Buterin said personal LLMs could address the "attention problem" created by high governance volumes facing DAO participants.