RLUSD, Ripple's $1-pegged stablecoin, entered the Top 50 this week at 48th with a $1,558,888,243 market capitalization, according to CoinMarketCap. On February 20, 2026, Paul Barron teased "something big" linked to RLUSD and The Clarity Act, and on February 23, 2026, Chart Nerd framed BTC's liquidity sweep as a potential setup while watching XRP's $1.17 support and an $8 upside scenario.

Grayscale increased Cardano allocation in its Smart Contract Fund to 20.34% after successive rebalances from ~18.5% in January 2026. Solana stands at 28.69%, leaving a little over an 8% gap versus ADA. As of February 23, 2026, ADA trades around $0.268–$0.272.

On October 28, 2025, T. Rowe Price filed for an actively managed crypto ETF that includes Hedera's HBAR alongside major-cap coins, with the SEC decision scheduled for February 26, 2026. While HBAR now fluctuates between $0.0818 and $0.1058 after dropping from $0.225, futures markets show heavy liquidations and negative funding, even as a separate Canary Capital HBAR ETF logged $949.12K in inflows on Wednesday.

SWIFT plans to introduce a blockchain-based shared ledger for cross-border payments, bringing in HSBC, a bank already using Ripple-owned Metaco’s Harmonize platform, as a managing partner. This setup highlights XRP’s infrastructure footprint via HSBC while SWIFT explores a broader multi-chain model that could also involve assets like XLM and HBAR. The initiative reflects a push to merge traditional banking with crypto-native technologies under new messaging standards such as ISO 20022.

On February 18, 2026, Coin Bureau said the World Uncertainty Index hit a record high as tariff tensions escalate, while ADA compressed near the $0.28 demand zone. Bitcoinsensus projected expansion targets from $3, and a side-chain mainnet expected by March 2026 plus the Midnight token could influence liquidity. Midnight (NIGHT) has a 24 billion supply and $10 million Wednesday volume, versus ADA’s $346 million daily turnover.

On February 16, 2026, a social post highlighted Pi Network’s MiCA‑aligned whitepaper, and on February 18, 2026, the Pi Community shared a migration update. With the chain derived from Stellar, debate persists over ISO 20022 status as PI rebounded to $0.18 after a 5.5% rise. Market cap is $1.69 billion, while a move toward $0.46 would need stronger market share.

On February 17, 2026, Shiba Inu (SHIB) traded around $0.00000650–$0.00000659 after recovering the key $0.00000629 monthly support zone but still struggling to remove its fifth decimal zero. Despite a 31% rebound from the February 6, 2026 low of $0.00000500, indicators such as Chaikin Money Flow remain slightly negative and large holders are not accumulating aggressively. At the same time, a supply shift into self-custody and a positive Open Interest funding rate with a leveraged long-to-short ratio near 1:02 suggest futures traders, particularly on Binance, are positioning more bullishly even as spot buying power appears weak.

In early 2026, XRP has been highlighted as a leading altcoin after a $50M settlement with the SEC and growing ETF inflows, while a popular XRPL developer outlines a possible path to $27 per token. XRP-based ETFs have attracted $1.23 billion of inflows and now hold $992 million in assets, yet the coin trades at $1.36 after a 37% monthly drop and signs of stress in derivatives markets.

On February 12, 2026, Midnight's official X said its privacy sidechain mainnet will go live before the end of March 2026. ADA trades around $0.26, with analysts watching $0.252 and $0.224 as key support levels. A prior advance from $0.26 to $1.40 on December 7, 2024 is cited, while NIGHT fell 25.2% in 30 days to $0.04959.