On Saturday, Feb. 21, CoinGlass data indicated a bullish turn in XRP derivatives, with open interest up 2.56% and about 1,660,000,000 XRP tied to unsettled contracts. Over the past 24 hours, XRP's spot price advanced 2.45%, briefly reclaiming its weekly high near $1.45, while XRP-focused ETFs reported zero inflows and outflows in their last session.

BlackRock is preparing the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB), an ETF designed to generate yield via Ethereum staking. The fund plans to stake 70%–95% of holdings, maintain a 5%–30% liquidity sleeve, and distribute 82% of staking rewards to investors, with a 0.25% sponsor fee. It is widely expected to launch in H1 2026.

On Friday, Feb. 20, Japan-based SBI Holdings announced blockchain-based security token bonds totaling about $64.6 million for individual investors, registered and managed on distributed ledger infrastructure. The bonds will distribute rewards and interest payments in XRP through to their March 2029 maturity, with an indicative annual interest range of 1.85% to 2.45% and semiannual payments.

On Feb. 21, on-chain data showed that Shiba Inu's exchange netflow jumped by over 6% to 138,022,600,000 SHIB, signaling stronger selling pressure as market volatility persists. The token's price continues to trade around $0.0000065, with weak demand weighing on recovery expectations despite some traders still hoping for a rebound after the current downturn.

Dogecoin futures activity increased sharply over the past day, with open interest climbing more than 12% as the broader crypto market turned higher. The notional value of Dogecoin contracts reached about 10.65 billion DOGE, or roughly $1.07 billion, on Feb. 14 while the spot price traded near $0.1014 after a 7.94% daily gain. Despite this renewed momentum, Dogecoin ETFs have recorded no inflows in recent days, signaling that institutional participation remains subdued.

On Feb. 14, data from Shibburn showed Shiba Inu's burn activity dropped to zero over the past 24 hours, reflecting a 100% decline in its burn rate even as network performance remains weak. Despite the absence of SHIB burns, the token's price has risen 5.59% in the same period to $0.000006455, highlighting a rally seemingly driven by renewed investor interest rather than deflationary mechanics.

On February 12, 2026, analyst Ali Martinez highlighted that 330,000 ETH, valued at more than $660 million, were withdrawn from exchanges over the prior week. Ethereum has hovered near $2,000 with a 1.33% gain in the last 24 hours and trades at $1,966, while overall exchange open interest is up 2.76% even as CME open interest has fallen 2.02%.

On Saturday, Feb. 7, on-chain data showed Shiba Inu recording a net exchange outflow of -212,479,300,000 SHIB as its price rebounded after a market-wide slump. The strong outflows indicate buyers are withdrawing more tokens from exchanges than are being deposited for sale, even as SHIB's rapid rally cools to a modest 0.85% daily gain.

Binance has converted about $250 million worth of stablecoins into 3,600 BTC for its SAFU user protection fund, bringing the wallet's holdings to 6,230 BTC as of Saturday, Feb. 7. Changpeng Zhao says the ongoing plan to shift all SAFU stablecoin reserves into Bitcoin within 30 days has so far come at a "perfect" time amid the asset's recent price downturn.