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.

As of February 22, 2026, Bitcoin Cash trades near $572 with a market value around $11.4 billion, still below its 2025 peak but far above 2023 lows. Analysts outline 2026 price paths between roughly $450 and above $1,100, with many expectations focused on the $650–$850 band and technical levels at $542 support and $620 resistance. The May 2026 Layla upgrade, payment adoption trends, broader crypto conditions and whale activity are seen as major variables for BCH performance.

By end‑2025, stablecoin capitalization exceeded $308 billion and remained close to that level in February 2026, indicating structural durability. A Fidelity Digital Assets analysis cited in a Feb. 21 post highlights $75B+ in daily USDT spot trading and $42B in average daily on‑chain transfers, while industry surveys suggest roughly 90% of institutions are adopting or piloting integrations.

On 22 February 2026, Bitdeer Technologies Group confirmed it had sold its entire corporate Bitcoin treasury, offloading 1,132.9 BTC and reducing its own holdings to zero. At Bitcoin prices near $68,000, the sale was valued in the tens of millions of dollars and coincided with a $300 million convertible notes issuance later increased to $325 million, aimed at funding data center expansion, AI cloud infrastructure and ASIC development.

On February 20, 2026, MARA Holdings said it completed the cash purchase of a 64% controlling stake in Exaion, a French computing infrastructure firm owned by EDF, for $168 million. First announced in August 2025, the deal received final approval from French regulators, and includes an option to lift ownership to 75% by 2027 for an additional $127 million.

On February 21, 2026 at 15:30, Bitcoin traded near $68,000 as total crypto market capitalization stood around $2.33–$2.41 trillion, up ~1% in 24 hours. According to this report, extreme fear persists (Index 14), and a push above $69,000 could trigger over $800 million in short liquidations amid tariff changes taking effect on February 24.

On February 20, 2026, Sam Bankman-Fried used a proxy to publish a "10 Myths" X thread from prison, disputing that FTX was insolvent and challenging aspects of his fraud case. He claimed customers are receiving 119%–143% of November 2022 claim values and rejected personal-life rumors, while critics point out his conviction stands and findings on customer fund misuse remain.

Darknet marketplaces and drug vendors took in nearly $2.6 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, with inflows to drug-linked addresses slightly above $2.5 billion. From mid-2023, payments for fentanyl precursors fell sharply, and larger transfers over $500 correlated with worse Canadian health outcomes, underscoring how on-chain activity can act as an early warning for public health and enforcement.

On 21 February 2026, developers and researchers reiterated that quantum computing is a distant threat to Bitcoin and Ethereum, not a current crisis. Bitcoin has slid about 46% from its October 2025 peak of $126,100 to roughly $67,000, while Ether is down around 58% to near $1,950; observers attribute recent moves to macro liquidity and capital shifts toward AI, rather than quantum fears.