In January 2026, the XRP Ledger executed an amendment intended to strengthen on‑chain lending. On Feb. 18, 2026, Ripple developer Mayukha Vadari said the newly launched XRPL Sandbox lacks tools to test protocol amendments and does not surface full transaction responses. He was responding to Anodos Finance CTO Kostas' announcement that positioned the environment as plug‑and‑play for "upcoming amendments."

Dogecoin has outpaced the broader crypto market, gaining over 7.18% in the last 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap. With RSI near 73.41 and trading volume up 31.44% to $986.99 million, DOGE is trading around $0.095 after touching $0.097, and could challenge the $0.10 area if buyers sustain momentum.

On February 13, 2026, Tomasz Stanczak announced on X he will step down as Ethereum Foundation co-executive director, effective at the end of February 2026. Leadership will continue under Hsiao-Wei and newly appointed co-ED Bastian Aue, while Stanczak shifts to a more technical builder role focused on agentic Ethereum and open-source AI.

An address linked to the 2023 Mixin Network exploit resumed activity, moving 2,005 ETH to Tornado Cash on February 13, 2026, according to Lookonchain. Three new wallets then received 2,087 ETH and sold at around $1,933, while Ethereum traded near $1,971.30, implying sales below spot. CoinMarketCap later showed ETH at $1,970, down 1.3% in 24 hours.

On February 13, 2026, the Bank of England invited Quant Network into its Synchronisation Lab to test atomic multi-bank treasury operations for future RTGS upgrades. The sandbox experiment aims to simulate simultaneous cash movements across multiple banks to cut partial settlement risk, streamline reconciliation and modernize payment infrastructure without touching real funds.

XRP exchange-traded funds posted a daily net outflow of $6.42 million in the last 24 hours, ending a six-day run of inflows. XRP traded at $1.36, down 1.01% day-on-day, after an intraday high of $1.40, while volume fell 14.81% to $2.68 billion amid ongoing market selling.

On February 12, 2026, CryptoQuant analyst J.A Maartunn reported a 11.16% drop in Bitcoin mining difficulty after the latest network adjustment, the biggest negative move since July 2021. Bitcoin trades 46% below its $126,198.07 all-time high, yet gained 1.45% over 24 hours to $68,334.21.

Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson has described the Midnight sidechain, launched in December 2025, as a network that "fixes everything" by addressing major blockchain issues. Midnight aims to provide privacy-preserving smart contracts and data protection, with its roadmap outlining three development phases scheduled for 2026. The NIGHT token has climbed into the top 100 assets and is currently ranked 60th with a market capitalization of $807.97 million.

On February 10, 2026, the International Monetary Fund used its official X account to warn that stablecoins could spur currency substitution and capital flight in weaker economies, highlighting regulatory gaps and consumer‑protection risks. The ESRB in September 2025 backed limits on multi‑issuance stablecoins, while Ripple's Monica Long expects broader adoption and forecasts 50% of Fortune 500 firms will have crypto exposure by end‑2026.