Societe Generale's SG-FORGE has deployed its euro-denominated stablecoin, EUR CoinVertible, on the XRP Ledger, marking its third public blockchain, according to a Wednesday announcement. Ripple's custody support may enable future integration into Ripple products, and about 70.51 million tokens are currently in circulation. The asset is backed 1:1 by bank cash deposits or high-quality securities.

On Wednesday, lawmakers and industry leaders are set to convene at Mar-a-Lago for a crypto policy forum organized by World Liberty Financial, co-founded by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. Ahead of the gathering, WLFI climbed more than 23% to about $0.12 from $0.10, with 24-hour volume above $466 million, while President Trump was not slated to appear.

On 18 February, Canary Capital launched the Canary Staked SUI ETF (SUIS) on Nasdaq, and Grayscale introduced its staked SUI product (GSUI) for U.S. investors. SUI traded around $0.95 and fell more than 1.7% that day, remaining below $1 as the new vehicles aim to pair regulated exposure with staking rewards.

On February 18, analyst EGRAG CRYPTO shared an XRP "breadcrumb" framework on X, arguing the asset progresses through compression and vertical expansion phases. The current setup mirrors earlier continuation structures that preceded strong moves. XRP is at $1.46, down 1.4% on the day, up 7.8% week over week, and down 27.8% over the month, according to CoinGecko.

On February 16, 2026, a social post highlighted Pi Network’s MiCA‑aligned whitepaper, and on February 18, 2026, the Pi Community shared a migration update. With the chain derived from Stellar, debate persists over ISO 20022 status as PI rebounded to $0.18 after a 5.5% rise. Market cap is $1.69 billion, while a move toward $0.46 would need stronger market share.

On February 18, 2026, altcoin markets were described as facing record-level selling pressure, with little evidence of dip buying. Funds rotated toward BTC, meme tokens, and RWA assets, while altcoin participation on Binance fell from over 59% in November to 33.6% by February. Derivatives activity on centralized venues also waned amid higher liquidation risk.

On February 15, Pi Network's Core Team reminded node operators to meet a compliance deadline, including running nodes on laptops or desktops or risk disconnection. PI rebounded after the market's decline, briefly surpassing $0.20 and still up about 40% for the week, while PiScan indicates daily unlocks could drop to under 6.2 million next month.

According to Canary Capital and Grayscale, two spot SUI ETFs launched on Wednesday, with SUIS listing on Nasdaq and GSUI on NYSE Arca. Both provide direct price exposure to SUI, and Canary's product adds net staking rewards via the network's proof-of-stake design. Sui is a Layer 1 developed by Mysten Labs.