Shiba Inu faces elevated exchange activity as roughly 549 billion SHIB are directed to trading platforms, signaling heightened supply pressure. Price action remains biased lower, with moving averages acting as resistance and bounces fading near local levels. The setup suggests continued volatility with a bearish tilt unless demand returns decisively.

Over the past three weeks, Bitcoin has retreated from $70,524 to around $64,074, while the last 24 hours saw price oscillate between roughly $62,800 and $66,200 and then reclaim the $65,000 area. At the same time, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $257.7 million net inflow on Tuesday, sharply above their long‑run daily average, even as Deribit’s 7‑day put‑call skew slid from -6% to -17% as traders aggressively bid for downside protection. If bulls can hold $65,000 and keep ETF flows positive, the market may be attempting to build a local bottom, though elevated hedging and tariff‑driven macro uncertainty still threaten a slide toward lower support levels near $61,000 and $56,048.

XRP Ledger activity rose 300% within 48 hours, with payments volume climbing around 400% and successful transactions increasing to pre-correction levels. While on-chain throughput improved, XRP still trades in a broader downtrend and sits below major moving averages. Price stabilization may depend on whether elevated usage persists and translates into sustained market demand.

On 25 February 2026, researchers reported an active malware campaign using fake Windows 11 upgrade ads on Facebook to compromise cryptocurrency users. The scheme redirects victims to Microsoft-style clone sites that deliver a malicious installer hiding the "LunarApplication" infostealer. Once executed, the malware targets wallet seed phrases, exchange credentials, and saved passwords while using geofencing and sandbox checks to evade security tools.

In his 2026/2027 budget speech on February 25, 2026, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan confirmed that the HKMA's CMU OmniClear will roll out a new tokenized bond platform in the second half of 2026 and connect it to regional tokenization hubs. The infrastructure will support settlement of tokenized bonds and other digital assets, alongside a March rollout of fiat-referenced stablecoin licenses aimed at regulated issuers.

Morpho (MORPHO) climbed 15% to an intraday peak of $1.83 after rebounding from the February 5, 2026 low at $1.02. The token trades above the 50- and 200-day EMAs, with the 200 EMA near $1.51, while RSI sits above 70, pointing to a risk of near-term consolidation.

On February 25, 2026, Coinbase criticized proposed UK stablecoin caps, saying the limits threaten $1.35 billion of its business. The Bank of England's draft would cap individual holdings at £20,000 and corporate holdings at £10 million and require issuers to keep most reserves in short-term government debt and central banks.

The crypto market is heading into a major Deribit expiry with $8.4 billion in open interest while Bitcoin trades near the $60,000 level and faces key U.S. macro data. Cardano has been listed on Bitstamp by Robinhood in Singapore as large ADA holders accumulate hundreds of millions of tokens despite a steep price decline, Peter Brandt has rejected calls for a rapid move to $150,000 in BTC, and Dogecoin has confirmed a weekly death cross below $0.15.