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Cryptocurrency Weekly Report (Feb 16-22, 2026) : Divergence Signals Amid Extreme Fear

2026-02-24Beginner
2026-02-24
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Market sentiment deteriorated further into "Extreme Fear" this week (index 9), with global market cap falling below $2.3 trillion. However, capital flows and on-chain activity reveal clear structural divergence: all new stablecoin issuance came from USDC ($2.088B), indicating compliant capital is still cautiously positioning amid risk-off sentiment. Solana's daily active addresses grew against the trend, with DEX volume remaining the highest, while Aptos also showed strong user activity. Despite broader market pressure, the resilience within specific ecosystems is accumulating strength for the next market phase.

 

Market Overview

 
  • Global Market Cap: $2.30 Trillion (down 4.95% WoW).
  • BTC Dominance: 55.65% (Market Cap: $1.28 Trillion).
  • Fear & Greed Index: 9 (Extreme Fear), indicating significant market correction and widespread panic.
  • ETF Capital Flows:
    • BTC ETFs: Weekly net outflow of $315 Million (Cumulative inflow: $53.96 Billion).
    • ETH ETFs: Weekly net outflow of $123 Million (Cumulative inflow: $11.52 Billion).
 

Capital Flows & Stablecoins

 
  • Total Market Cap: $304.9 Billion (down 0.97%).
  • Competitive Landscape: USDT (60.2%) dominates, while USDC (24.4%) saw a slight increase in share.
  • New Supply: 2.088 Billion newly issued this week (100% USDC, 0 USDT), signaling selective capital entry amid risk-off sentiment.
 

On-Chain Ecosystem Performance

 

DeFi Overview

  • Total TVL: $91.88 Billion (down 4.32%).
  • Distribution by Chain: Ethereum (57.54%), Solana (6.58%), BNB Chain (5.61%).

Layer 1 Activity

  • Solana: Remained the leader in DEX volume ($2.209B) despite an 18.94% drop; daily active addresses grew by 3.59% against the trend.
  • Aptos: Strongest growth in daily active addresses, up 7.97%.
  • Sui/TON: Experienced double-digit pullbacks in both activity and volume.

Layer 2 Dynamics

  • Total TVL: $32.96 Billion (down 3.29%).
  • The Top Two: Base (36.85%) remains at the top spot, maintaining its lead over Arbitrum (34.77%).
 

Key Projects & Industry Updates

 

New Projects to Watch

  • Unicity: Decentralized P2P crypto architecture for the autonomous AI agent economy.
  • Dome: Unified developer infrastructure platform (API) for prediction markets like Polymarket.
  • Republic Technologies: Ethereum-based trust infrastructure providing on-chain attestation services.

Key Event Reminders

  • Feb 20–24: Robotics network Fabric ($ROBO) opens airdrop eligibility registration.
  • March: Hong Kong expected to issue first stablecoin licenses; $GLUN (Glunity) TGE set for March 4.
  • End of 2026 Q1: Backpack plans to announce TGE and details for its 25% supply airdrop around late March.
  • Fundraising: Sports prediction market Novig raised $75M in Series B, led by Pantera Capital.
 

References

 
1.Coingeck:https://www.coingecko.com/en/charts
2.Coinglass:https://www.coinglass.com/pro/i/FearGreedIndex
3.Sosovalue:https://sosovalue.com/zh/assets/etf
4.Ratiogang:https://ratiogang.com/
5.Defillama:https://defillama.com
6.L2Beat:https://l2beat.com/scaling/tvs
7.Footprint:https://www.footprint.network/public/research/chain/chain-ecosystem/layer-2-overview
8.Coinglass:https://www.coinglass.com/pro/stablecoin
9.NEWITY: https://newitymarket.com/
10.Kresus Labs: https://www.kresus.com/
11.Novig: https://www.novig.us/
12.Unicity: https://www.unicity.ai/
13.Dome: https://domeapi.io/
14.Republic Technologies: https://republictech.io/

 

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