Market Report: Top 5 Cryptocurrency Gainers on February 26, 2026, with Polkadot leading the gains

Vitalik Buterin Unveils 4-Year Roadmap for Faster, Quantum-Resistant Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin has proposed a four-year plan under which Ethereum will achieve quantum resistance via new hash-based signatures and quantum-resistant cryptography. Buterin has sold nearly 17,200 ETH, surpassing his stated target of 16,384 ETH which he said he’d sell to support ecosystem

Gate Research Institute: Gold and silver prices rise to historic highs, driving significant expansion of the tokenized commodities sector

Gate Research Institute's report indicates that by January 2026, the cryptocurrency market's stablecoin market capitalization will be highly concentrated, with Ethereum accounting for half and Tron in second place. Rising gold and silver prices will drive the growth of tokenized commodities, with a market value surpassing $5 billion. In January, the Web3 industry completed 53 funding rounds, raising a total of $1.82 billion, primarily directed toward blockchain services. Contract vulnerabilities have become the main security risk, with Step Finance losing $40 million due to supply chain attacks.

In the past 4 hours, over $50 million has been liquidated across the entire network, with nearly $19 million in BTC liquidations.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Coinglass data shows that in the past 4 hours, the total liquidation across the network was $51.2905 million, with long positions liquidated at $42.811 million and short positions at $8.4795 million. Among them, BTC liquidations amounted to $18.91 million, and ETH liquidations amounted to $17.43 million.

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

Korea University Launches Enterprise Validator on Injective With 369K INJ Staked

Korea University launched an Injective validator with 369,809 INJ staked, adding an institutional node to the network’s validator set. INJ technical levels in focus were supported at $3.03 and $2.90, while resistance was clustered between $3.39 and $3.60. Korea University has launched an

XRP Launch Process Revealed: Ripple CEO Discloses Thousands of Steps Driving Global Adoption

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated at the Sydney conference that the launch of XRP was achieved through hundreds of small steps, emphasizing the importance of long-term strategy and incremental changes. He is optimistic about 2026 and the future development of XRP, and pointed out that community support is a driving force.