Market Report: Top 5 Cryptocurrency Gainers on February 18, 2026, led by Morpho

Former Credit Suisse CIO: During the CME market closure over the weekend, tokenized gold accounted for "almost 100% price discovery"

Former Credit Suisse Chief Investment Officer Iggy Ioppe pointed out that during the trading suspension of CME gold futures, the on-chain market became the only publicly tradable market, with tokenized gold assets like PAX Gold and Tether Gold dominating price discovery. Data shows that the market capitalization of tokenized gold reached $4.4 billion, a 177% increase. Against this backdrop, the prices of tokenized gold rose, with major participants engaging in arbitrage and hedging strategies in the on-chain market.

Bitcoin and Ethereum March historical returns: with average values of 11.28% and 17.07%, respectively

Since 2013, Bitcoin has experienced 13 "March" market movements, with 6 increases and 7 decreases, averaging a return of 11.28%. Since 2016, Ethereum has had 11 "March" market movements, with 8 increases and an average return of 17.07%.

Abandoning "HODLing" causes the stock price to rise over 13%! ETHZilla rebrands to "Forum" and shifts focus to RWA tokenization

The American company ETHZilla has officially rebranded as Forum Markets, transforming into a tangible asset tokenization platform and gradually phasing out its role as an Ethereum reserve. The stock price rose over 13% on the news. The company still holds approximately $145 million worth of Ethereum and is actively developing tokenized assets, with expected future yields exceeding 10%.

Crypto Market Sees Recovery Despite Fear Amid Geopolitical Turmoil

Despite global geopolitical tensions, the crypto market has seen a recovery, with a total market cap of $2.33T and significant gains in leading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Noteworthy gainers include $PENGU, $TRUMP, and $PEPE, while DeFi TVL rises, and NFT sales decline. Additionally, Russia is using crypto platforms to bypass sanctions, and Ethereum explores AI for further development.

Hedera Expands Exchange Access as Kraken Prepares New Network Support

Kraken is bringing Hedera EVM and the Hedera Token Service (HTS) to its platform, allowing the exchange to support direct withdrawals and deposits of HTS-native tokens. Kraken recently introduced regulated perpetual futures contracts based on tokenized stock, and Flexline, a crypto-backed

SUI Group Financial Report: SUI Holdings Surpass 108 Million Coins and Complete 8.8% Common Stock Repurchase

Sui Group Holdings releases 2025 performance report. Last year's Q4 net loss was $221.8 million. The SUI token holdings increased to 108,368,594 tokens, mainly used for staking, with an average daily yield of about 5,000 tokens. Additionally, the company has completed a buyback of 7.8 million shares, accounting for 8.80% of the total common shares issued.