The crypto market has a new alpha leader as Berachain (BERA) staged a massive 75% rally on February 12, 2026. After a grueling 2025 defined by a 90% price collapse and TVL stagnation, the "Proof-of-Liquidity" giant has reignited investor interest. The surge followed a strategic structural pivot and the removal of a major "refund" overhang that had long suppressed the token’s valuation.

On Tuesday, Shiba Inu supporters led by community member Mazrael persuaded CoinGecko to delete an inaccurate security notice from the token's page. The warning had referenced a $2.8 million signer key compromise and pushed the asset's security score below its now-restored 90.69%. The label was later found to be tied to a resolved Shibarium bridge incident from September 2025 rather than the current ShibaSwap exchange.

According to Artemis, Solana leads users, transactions, developer growth, trading volume, and fees, while maintaining over 24 months of uptime. Alibaba has demonstrated high-performance Solana RPCs on Alibaba Cloud to reduce latency. As SOL retests the $80 demand zone, Open Interest rose to $2.1 billion in the past 24 hours, according to Coinalyze.

At a conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee said Ether is nearing a market bottom and predicted another rapid V-shaped rebound similar to past cycles. He pointed to eight prior drawdowns of more than 50% since 2018, all followed by swift recoveries, while on-chain data shows record-high staking queues and over 30% of ETH supply locked, despite prices sliding to $1,760 this month.

The Espresso Network’s native $ESP token has officially entered its Token Generation Event (TGE) on February 12, 2026. With 10% of the initial supply dedicated to a historic first airdrop and a pioneering "Holder Score" system, discover how to verify your eligibility, maximize your staking rewards, and claim your ESP tokens today.

BlackRock said on Wednesday it will roll out trading for its tokenized USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) on Uniswap, initially targeting qualified institutions. Following the announcement, UNI rose more than 3%, according to CoinMarketCap. The integration is coordinated by Securitize, and BlackRock will purchase an undisclosed amount of UNI.

XRP is trading at $1.37, down nearly 15% over the past week and 33% in the last 30 days. Analyst Arthur, in an X thread early Wednesday, highlights a long-term monthly ascending channel with support at $0.85–$0.95, roughly 30% below current levels. Derivatives data from Arab Chain show open interest fell on Bybit, Binance and Kraken as speculative positioning cooled.

XRP has retreated after failing to break above $1.50, dropping under $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. The price is now hovering near $1.34 support, with resistance at $1.4050 and $1.4650, while a fall below $1.2920 could open the way to $1.25 and lower. Technical indicators show bearish momentum building, but a sustained hold above $1.3320 could set up another upside attempt.