Pi Network (PI) surged more than 37% this week, hitting a four-week high of $0.205 as the Open Mainnet anniversary and a mandatory protocol shift to version 23.0 combined to spark a fresh wave of accumulation. While technical indicators point toward a continuation of the rally, the project’s transition to its first full year of open trading remains highly volatile, with traders eyeing a $0.21 breakout and a potential listing on a major U.S. exchange.

Injective (INJ) surged more than 25% in the last 24 hours, hitting local highs of $3.94 as the successful passage of the IIP-619 mainnet proposal coincided with a massive institutional treasury accumulation. While the technical breakout above $3.30 has shifted the short-term structure to bullish, the asset remains within a broader downtrend, leaving traders focused on whether the Real-Time EVM narrative can sustain enough volume to reclaim the $5 psychological level.

Evernorth CEO Ashish Birla presented what he describes as the first institutional XRP treasury model, positioning the firm as an active, regulated vehicle on the XRP Ledger. The plan involves yield-bearing deployments, validators, and lending via XLS-66. A program aired on February 19, 2026 as Evernorth prepares a Nasdaq listing under ticker XRPN.

Cardano's ADA is trading around $0.27, with analysts highlighting $0.25 and $0.244 as key support levels that could shape short-term momentum. Some market predictions point to a possible move toward $10 if institutional interest strengthens, while Weiss Ratings has praised Cardano's research-first development, including the Midnight protocol.

Binance has extended its World Liberty Financial (WLFI) rewards program with a massive 235 million token airdrop for USD1 holders, following the conclusion of its $40 million campaign in February 2026. The new phase reinforces USD1 adoption through passive, holding-based rewards while deepening ties between Binance and the WLFI ecosystem.

On 19 February 2026, Ethereum passed a key threshold as more than half of all ETH became locked in the proof-of-stake contract for the first time. The share is cited at 50.18% on a pre-burn basis, while about 120M ETH currently exist after burns, indicating a tighter liquid float and deeper validator participation. A proposal dubbed ERC-5564 also introduces stealth addresses for programmable on-chain privacy.

On February 16, the Arizona Senate Finance Committee approved Senate Bill SB1649 in a 4–2 vote, moving forward a plan to create a state-managed digital asset reserve that could include XRP among its holdings. The proposal would allow the state treasurer to hold, custody, and invest cryptocurrency assets that come into state possession, with market participants and legal experts watching how the fund's valuation, custody, and governance rules will be defined.

River (RIVER) slid over 32% on 18 February, breaking below the key $11.20 level and trading near $8.51 while volume rose to $90.95 million. Exchange reserves increased by 7.08% and traders built more leveraged longs than shorts around $8.04–$8.58, as the $8.25 zone emerged as a crucial support that could decide whether the token rebounds or faces a deeper drawdown.