ProShares launched the GENIUS Money Market ETF under ticker IQMM, investing solely in short‑term U.S. Treasurys and designed to qualify as reserve assets for stablecoin issuers. The fund uses a floating NAV, intraday trading, and same‑day settlement, with prospectus notes that yields could be lower versus broader money market mandates.

XRP has drawn about $150 million in new capital this year while Bitcoin and Ethereum saw roughly $1.5 billion in outflows. On Feb. 18, analytics flagged XRP sentiment reaching a five-week high, highlighting rotation away from the majors. Coinbase also began allowing XRP as collateral for up to $100,000 USDC loans.

Vitalik Buterin set 2026 as a target to reclaim computing self-sovereignty, detailing moves to privacy tools and trials of running language models on a personal laptop. The article argues local-only hosting cannot meet training and persistent inference needs at scale, and instead points to decentralized compute networks as a way to combine independence with elastic capacity.

As of February 19, the United Arab Emirates has mined $453.8 million worth of Bitcoin and is holding these coins with an unrealized gross profit of about $344 million under a no-selling strategy, according to Arkham Intelligence. In contrast, Bhutan, which once accumulated over 13,000 BTC through secret mining, has recently been selling its holdings, including a $22.4 million transfer in the past week. Other nations such as El Salvador and Ethiopia are also scaling state-linked Bitcoin mining and infrastructure efforts.

Solana’s SOL climbed back above the $80 mark as on-chain engagement and transaction throughput reached fresh highs, with participants highlighting rising user and application activity. The price move followed a stretch of volatile trading, and traders cautioned that sustained demand and network stability will be key to confirming this recovery.

Mizuho analysts reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and a $26 price target on Gemini Space Station, even as the stock trades near all-time lows around $5.90. They argued that recent executive departures and market turmoil are largely priced in, while cost cuts, a 25% workforce reduction and exiting the UK, EU and Australia could support margin improvement over time. Their valuation framework also includes a $43 bull case and an $8 bear case, both above the current share price.

On February 19, 2026, HYPE traded around $31–$32, about 47% below its 2025 peak near $59. Arthur Hayes set a $150 target for July 2026 and placed a $100,000 outperformance wager against altcoins above $1 billion in market cap. Hyperliquid's model directs 50% of fees to token buybacks, with 2025 notional volume around $2.6 trillion.

On February 18, Grayscale Investments and Canary Capital launched the first U.S.-listed staking ETFs tied to SUI on NYSE Arca and Nasdaq, giving regulated exposure to the token and on-chain rewards. Despite this development, SUI traded below $0.95 and has shed about 40% over the past month, with weak derivatives activity, falling DeFi TVL and an upcoming March 1 token unlock adding pressure around key technical support.