Grayscale Investments and Canary Capital launched the first spot SUI exchange-traded funds with staking capabilities on Feb. 19, 2026, Cointelegraph reports. The funds, listed on Nasdaq and NYSE Arca, directly track SUI's price and incorporate staking mechanisms to participate in network validation and earn staking rewards. The products combine price exposure with a potential yield component, offering regulated exchange access without requiring investors to manage wallets, private keys, or direct on-chain staking.

Coinbase has expanded its U.S. crypto-backed lending to accept XRP, Cardano's ADA, DOGE at $0.1017 and Litecoin at $53.44 as collateral, enabling customers to borrow up to $100,000 in Circle's USDC without selling their holdings, an SEC filing shows. The loans are processed onchain through decentralized protocol Morpho rather than Coinbase's balance sheet, and the service is available in all U.S. states except New York. Coinbase held $17.2 billion worth of XRP in customer accounts as of Dec. 31 and noted that while assets like Ethereum and Cardano offer staking rewards, tokens such as XRP, DOGE and Litecoin rely on borrowing for liquidity access. The exchange said these loans, often seen as a tax-efficient alternative to selling, carry liquidation risk if collateral values drop, prompting Coinbase to add buffers, issue threshold alerts and wrap tokens like XRP for use on Ethereum-compatible networks.

The Ethereum Foundation released a protocol roadmap for 2026 focused on scaling, security and quantum computing preparedness, with plans to expand the gas limit beyond 100 million units, enhance Proposer-Builder Separation and advance zkEVM client development. The roadmap includes gradual increases to blob parameters for rollup-centric scaling, multilayered security to strengthen censorship resistance, and research into quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms with academic partners. Research and specification work will dominate 2025, with testnets launching in late 2025 and mainnet activations progressing through 2026 via Ethereum's established governance processes, the foundation said.

Solana (SOL) investor sentiment has deteriorated in early 2025 following a roughly 67% decline from its prior cycle peak and operational setbacks including a January security update and a major February outage that halted block production for several hours, blockchain analytics firm Santiment reports. Technical indicators show the Relative Strength Index struggling to hold above 50, while negative funding rates and heavy short positioning in SOL perpetual contracts on major exchanges reflect sustained selling pressure. Santiment notes that broader market corrections and liquidity rotation into Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins have driven capital outflows from the Solana ecosystem, with longer-term recovery dependent on infrastructure upgrades such as Firedancer, diversified use cases and consistent network uptime.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $42.5 million in net outflows on Feb. 18, 2025, Trader T data show. BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) led with $30.6 million in outflows, followed by Fidelity's FETH at $8.23 million and Invesco's QETH at $3.67 million. No fund reported net inflows that day.

Coinbase expanded its crypto loan program to accept XRP, DOGE, ADA and LTC as collateral, allowing users to borrow up to $100,000 in USDC on Feb. 19, 2026, Cointelegraph reports. The service lets customers pledge supported tokens and receive USDC directly in their account without selling holdings.

The Ethereum Foundation's Protocol team outlined its 2026 priorities across three tracks: Scale, Improve UX, and Harden the L1, the team said. Glamsterdam is targeted for H1 2026, with Hegotá to follow later in the year.

The Ethereum Foundation released its 2026 protocol priorities update, setting three tracks: Scale, Improve UX, and Harden the L1. The update highlights continued efforts to push the gas limit toward 100M+, advance ePBS with further blob parameter increases, and develop a zkEVM attester client. Security work will focus on censorship resistance and postquantum readiness.

Grayscale and Canary Capital listed the first spot SUI exchange-traded funds with staking on Nasdaq and NYSE Arca today. The products mark the debut of SUI ETFs on U.S. exchanges.