On February 17, 2026, Solana-based launchpad Pump.fun introduced a Trader Cashback option that lets token creators redirect rewards away from the 0.3% Creator Fees toward active traders, with the choice locked in at launch. Terminal said Cashback Coins accrue on every trade. The rollout follows a 75.6% slide in monthly fees to $31.8 million in January from $148.1 million in January 2025.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump family-backed DeFi protocol, is capturing global attention following the launch of its World Swap forex platform and the star-studded World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago. With the USD1 stablecoin surpassing $5 billion in circulation and a community-approved buyback-and-burn strategy, analysts are debating if WLFI can break its all-time high of $0.46 and reach the psychological $1 milestone in 2026.

Dogecoin fell below $0.1050 against the US Dollar and is now stabilizing around $0.10. The pair trades under the 100-hour simple moving average with a descending channel capping near $0.1020. A push above $0.1020 and $0.1070 could open a move toward $0.1120, while failure to clear $0.1020 risks a retest of $0.10 and deeper supports.

Grayscale identified XRP as the second-most discussed asset in its community, behind bitcoin, underscoring strong engagement from XRP supporters. Crypto investment products saw divergent flows last week, with bitcoin and ethereum products losing $133 million and $85 million, while XRP-linked products attracted over $33.4 million. XRP also rallied more than 16% over the weekend.

XRP fell below $1.450 and briefly reached a low at $1.4264 before beginning to consolidate above $1.50 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. The price now faces important resistance levels around $1.490, $1.50 and $1.550, while support lies near $1.4420 and $1.4250, leaving scope for either a recovery toward $1.5850–$1.650 or a renewed decline toward $1.40.

ETH held support around $1,920 and rebounded above $1,965 but remains under $2,000 and the 100‑hour Simple Moving Average. A rising trend line near $1,955 underpins price, while resistance sits at $2,015, $2,035 and $2,060, with $2,100 to $2,185 as higher targets if broken; failure risks a move back toward $1,920 and $1,880.

On February 16, 2026, Bitmine reported holding 4,371,497 ETH priced at $1,998 each, valuing its Ethereum treasury at about $8.7 billion and representing 3.62% of the 120.7 million ETH supply. Including 193 Bitcoin, equity stakes in Beast Industries and Eightco Holdings, and $670 million in cash, the company's total assets reached $9.6 billion. Bitmine disclosed that 3,040,483 ETH is staked, generating an annualized $176 million in rewards, with potential to rise to $252 million once MAVAN is fully deployed in early 2026.

BlackRock updated its iShares Staked Ethereum Trust filing, indicating that investors will keep 82% of gross staking rewards while the sponsor and prime execution agent receive 18%. According to a U.S. SEC document dated Tuesday, February 17, the fund also carries an annual sponsor fee of 0.12%–0.25%, with Coinbase supporting staking operations.