PIPPIN extended its upswing with a 22% daily gain to a $0.65 high before trading at $0.600. The memecoin has logged 225% on the week and recovered all 2026 losses, as spot accumulation and a multi‑day short squeeze lifted momentum. Buyers now watch $0.72 resistance, while $0.40 and EMA20 at $0.36 remain supports.

According to projections from an OpenAI's ChatGPT model, XRP could trade in a band between $1.35 and $1.75 on March 1, 2026, with a midpoint near $1.55 under moderately positive conditions. The analysis also outlines bullish and bearish scenarios around this date, while current technical indicators show XRP at $1.43, still below key moving averages and about 60% under its all‑time high. Ripple's recent multi‑billion‑dollar acquisitions and ongoing integration efforts are highlighted as potential fundamental drivers for the token's longer‑term performance.

Crypto analytics firm Santiment says entrenched pessimism and "nostalgia" around meme coins may mark a contrarian bottom. Over the past month, the segment’s market cap fell more than 34% to roughly $31 billion, while Dogecoin dropped about 32%; on February 12, 2026, Santiment also noted a -2.2% weekly market-cap slip and -60.8% volume.

An analyst on X expects Cardano to stage a strong rebound if its current accumulation zone holds, with a potential long-term move toward $10 per ADA. The outlook comes after a 93% correction from macro highs and ahead of CME's February 9 launch of Cardano futures, which could expand institutional access to ADA. Cardano was trading around $0.27 with short-term gains while the wider crypto market remained under pressure.

UNI jumped by just over 40% within two hours after Securitize's BUIDL integration news, then reversed later the same day. Price slipped back under the $4.2 EMA resistance, with supply near $3.95–$4 and cost bases clustered under $6 and around $7.3–$7.4. Despite an ETF headline, the trend remains constrained by nearby supply and weak follow-through.

Zcash (ZEC) jumped nearly 23% to about $281.61 after consolidating below $240, with a softer U.S. CPI print helping revive risk appetite. Derivatives show funding near neutral and open interest rebounding to around $230 million. Price now confronts the $300–$305 barrier, with $340 and $380 in view if buyers force a daily close above it.

On 14 February 2026, Charles Hoskinson detailed a multi‑phase path to harden Cardano against quantum threats, warning that adopting post‑quantum cryptography too early could slow the network by up to 10x without hardware acceleration. The plan adds an independent proof chain using Mithril certificates and post‑quantum signatures, and Midnight’s mainnet is targeted for the final week of March 2026.

About 140 billion SHIB left exchanges in the last three days as the token's price steadied near $0.000006. SHIB traded around $0.000006372, posting a 6.47% 24-hour gain as holders shifted coins toward wallets or staking, reducing tradable supply. Volume spiked on the drop, then cooled as support emerged.