Binance saw 200M $XRP leave over the past 10 days, as its $XRP supply ratio fell from 0.027 to 0.025. This reflects a lower $XRP share on the platform. The shift followed a 40% YTD correction.

Bitcoin mining difficulty rose 15% to 144.4T, the largest increase since 2021, after a prior 12% drop, Odaily Planet Daily reports. Network hashrate recovered from 826 EH/s to 1 ZH/s, while hashprice—miners' daily revenue per unit of hashrate—hovers near a multiyear low of about $23.9/PH/s. Bitcoin retreated from a record high of roughly $126,500 to $60,000 and has since rebounded to around $67,000. Some listed mining firms are shifting resources toward AI, with Bitfarms announcing a rebrand to emphasize AI infrastructure and activist investor Starboard pushing Riot Platforms to expand its AI data center operations.

Bitcoin whale activity has pushed the 30-day average inflow to Binance to $8.3 billion, the highest level since 2024, CryptoQuant data show. The data provider noted that such large exchange inflows are often associated with distribution or portfolio repositioning by major holders.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he now sees a 90% likelihood the Crypto Clarity Act will pass by the end of April, citing renewed legislative momentum in Washington. He noted that years of regulatory uncertainty have burdened innovation in the sector, and said the current push reflects a broader pro-crypto stance associated with Donald Trump.

Bitcoin mining difficulty rose 15% to 144.4 T, marking the largest increase since 2021, CoinDesk reported. The jump follows a 12% decline during U.S. winter storms, with the network hash rate now rebounding to 1 ZH/s.

Bitcoin mining difficulty increased 14.73% to 144.4 T at block height 937,440 on Feb. 20 at 02:54:35 Beijing Time, Cloverpool data cited by BlockBeats show. The network's seven-day average hash rate stands at 1.05 ZH/s.

Ethereum supply on exchanges has fallen to levels last seen in 2017, while total staked ETH hit an all-time high of 37.25 million, worth roughly $73.35 billion, tightening available market liquidity. More than 410,000 ETH, approximately $808 million, has been added to staking contracts from Feb. 1 to present, reducing tokens available for short-term trading. The number of deposit addresses sending Ethereum to trading platforms has dropped sharply to around 4,000, and exchange reserves have declined, indicating fewer coins are immediately available for sale. Spot demand on centralized exchanges remains uneven, with net inflows of about $412 million on Feb. 1, easing to roughly $56.81 million by Feb. 12, before a single-day rise to approximately $473.84 million on Feb. 15, leaving a tighter supply backdrop that could amplify price moves if buying activity intensifies.

The SEC Division of Trading and Markets issued updated guidance clarifying that national securities exchanges and alternative trading systems may facilitate direct trading between a crypto asset security and a nonsecurity crypto asset, such as Bitcoin, without first converting to fiat, the Division said. On broker-dealer capital requirements under Rule 15c3-1, the Division said it would not oppose a broker-dealer treating its proprietary holdings in a payment stablecoin as readily marketable and applying a 2% haircut to the market value of its larger long or short proprietary stablecoin position when calculating net capital. The guidance also covers broker-dealer operations and crypto exchange-traded products: a broker-dealer that operates an alternative trading system may combine brokerage, custody, and clearing functions so long as each activity independently complies with federal securities laws, and the Division would not object to transactions in crypto ETP shares under circumstances similar to the SEC staff 2006 Regulation M no-action letter if the shares are listed on a national securities exchange and participants avoid conduct that would violate Regulation M outside a permitted distribution.

The Bitcoin Lightning Network processed $1.1 billion in volume and completed over 5 million transactions in November, River data show. Lightning Network usage continued to expand during the month despite weak Bitcoin price performance.