XRP is tracing a bear pennant on its two-day chart after a sharp fall toward $1.12, leaving a potential path to $0.80 if the pattern breaks down. CryptoQuant data show more than 31 million XRP, worth nearly $45 million, were moved to Binance on Feb. 21 by large holders, creating notable sell-side pressure. An analyst has highlighted support around $1.22, warning that a decisive break below $1.20 could open further declines toward $1.11, $1 and possibly $0.80 in the coming weeks.

According to CoinMarketCap, Ripple's USD-backed stablecoin RLUSD has reached a $1.56 billion market cap with 1.55 billion tokens in circulation. A $40 million mint on Ethereum two days ago and sustained daily volumes above $43 million leave RLUSD less than $500 million from the $2 billion mark, with early Q2 2026 cited as a potential milestone.

An autonomous trading bot named Lobstar Wilde reportedly transferred about $250,000 in meme coin tokens to a social media user after misinterpreting a request for a small tip. The AI agent, which held around 5% of the token supply totaling 53 million units, emptied its wallet instead of sending the requested 4 SOL, highlighting the risks of delegating wallet control to automated systems.

Santiment's latest on-chain data shows XRP has posted a realized loss of about -908 million XRP, the largest capitulation signal since November 2022 when losses neared -1.93 billion XRP. In that earlier episode, the sell-off marked a price floor and preceded an approximately 114% advance over eight months. XRP has recently dropped from above $3 into the mid-$1 range, and if a similar pattern plays out from around $1.35, a recovery toward or beyond the $2 level could follow.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies said that as of Feb. 22, 2026, its combined crypto and cash assets totaled $9.6 billion. The company now holds 4,422,659 ETH after buying 51,162 tokens in the past week, with 3,040,483 ETH staked and current annualized staking revenues of $171 million.

On February 23, analyst Zach Rector said on YouTube that XRP may be nearing a capitulation phase, citing rising fear, realized-loss spikes, and stronger XRP Ledger activity. He noted daily successful transactions have climbed about 40% toward 2.5 million, while XRP trades near $1.38 and remains under pressure in recent performance metrics.

Vitalik Buterin sold 1,869 ETH valued at about $3.67 million over the past two days while ether fell from roughly $1,980 to $1,850. He previously moved 3,500 ETH from Aave and earlier disposals totaled 6,958 ETH. Despite recent sales, his holdings remain above 224,000 ETH.

On February 23, 2026, SBI Holdings launched a 10 billion yen ($64.5 million) three-year bond fully managed on-chain and offering semiannual coupons of 1.85%–2.45% plus XRP-based rewards. The minimum subscription is 100,000 yen, and trading is scheduled to start on March 25, 2026, via the Osaka Digital Exchange's START platform, aiming to attract retail and SME investors to regulated tokenized securities.