Solana's SOL is hovering near a fragile $78 area after failing to reclaim $89 over the past two weeks and marking a $67.60 low on Feb. 6. Futures positioning has thinned, with open interest down 75% from a $13.5 billion peak and bears paying about 20% annualized to keep shorts open. Onchain, weekly dApp revenue fell to $22.8 million, the lowest since October 2024.

XRP's derivatives positioning has turned bearish as funding rates across major exchanges fell below zero, with a low near -0.0748%. Open interest has slid back to zones linked with multi‑year bases. This backdrop may weigh on price in the near term, though crowded shorts have historically preceded sharp rebounds when momentum shifts.

Using a structured prompt, ChatGPT outlined end‑2026 price scenarios for three major altcoins. The model projects XRP could approach $8 from roughly $1.44, Dogecoin may reach the long‑watched $1 mark with an upside path to $1.50, and Solana could rally toward $450 after trading under $100 in February.

On Jan. 30, SOL slipped below a weekly head-and-shoulders neckline at $120, and on Feb. 6 it reached $67 as chart signals pointed to lower levels near $50–$60. Onchain MVRV bands place initial support around $73, while U.S. spot SOL ETFs have recorded frequent inflows, including $2.9 million on Tuesday.

On February 18, 2026, Coin Bureau said the World Uncertainty Index hit a record high as tariff tensions escalate, while ADA compressed near the $0.28 demand zone. Bitcoinsensus projected expansion targets from $3, and a side-chain mainnet expected by March 2026 plus the Midnight token could influence liquidity. Midnight (NIGHT) has a 24 billion supply and $10 million Wednesday volume, versus ADA’s $346 million daily turnover.

Aptos proposed a comprehensive tokenomics revamp that reduces annual staking rewards from 5.19% to 2.6%, adds a protocol hard cap of 2.1 billion APT, and permanently locks 210 million APT by the foundation. Circulating supply stands at 1.196 billion APT, with major unlock changes slated for October 2026. APT trades near $0.88, down about 4.5%.

Stellar Lumens is being reconsidered as a network built from inception for asset issuance and redemption rather than a general-purpose smart contract platform. Its architecture emphasizes fiat-backed tokens, anchors, and an on-chain order book for routing payments, while XLM mainly serves as a utility for fees and account reserves. As more financial products appear as tokenized instruments, debates around Stellar’s federated consensus, validator trust model, and anchor reliability are resurfacing among investors.

Ether.fi said in a Wednesday announcement it will migrate its non-custodial ether.fi Cash card product from Scroll to OP Mainnet. Over the coming months, the team plans to move ~70,000 active cards, ~300,000 accounts and millions in user TVL, citing OP Mainnet's liquidity, broader asset access and the ability to cover gas fees.