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According to The Crypto Basic, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will decide by February 26 whether to approve, deny, or delay the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF.The fund application document explicitly lists XRP as one of 5 to 15 eligible crypto assets, which, if approved, would provide institutions managing $1.8 trillion in assets with a regulated structure to allocate XRP. T. Rowe Price first submitted the prospectus for this crypto fund last October, after which NYSE Arca filed a 19b-4 listing application, published in the Federal Register on November 28. The SEC set an extended review period last month, with the final decision deadline on February 26.

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time, February 17) the total net inflow for Ethereum spot ETFs was $48.6305 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was the Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net inflow of $22.8947 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow for ETHA has reached $12 billion.Following that is the Fidelity ETF FETH, with a single-day net inflow of $14.4129 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow for FETH has reached $2.488 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $11.467 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market cap as a percentage of Ethereum's total market cap) of 4.76%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $11.697 billion.

According to Forbes, over the past few weeks, the price of Ethereum has continued to fluctuate narrowly around $2,000. Several market observers have pointed out that this reflects Ethereum being caught in a "narrative gap."Analyst Callan Sarre stated, "For the past few years, the story of Ethereum has been simple—L2 carries the scale, while the base layer remains lean and secure. Now, L2 has processed billions of dollars in weekly trading volume, with fees dropping over 90%, but the question is where long-term value accumulates." The market is pushing zero-knowledge technology and privacy features closer to the base layer, "for traders clinging to old models, it feels like the ground is shifting beneath their feet."Sarre emphasized the contradiction between transparency and institutional demand: "Today, every Ethereum transaction is completely public and transparent, which doesn't work for CFOs managing corporate treasuries or funds deploying nine-figure positions. If Ethereum is to attract trillions in institutional capital, privacy must be built into the protocol layer."Grayscale began distributing staking rewards to U.S. Ethereum ETF holders in January, and BlackRock has also applied for its staking ETH fund. PrimeXBT senior market analyst Jonatan Randin stated, "This changes the nature of Ethereum ETFs—not just price exposure, but income-generating products." He emphasized that the growth of the options market is reshaping the asset's volatility characteristics, "the options market around spot ETFs introduces dynamics like covered calls and dealer hedging that didn't exist two years ago."

According to Decrypt, Colorado-based mining rights company Elemental Royalty announced on Tuesday that it will allow investors to receive dividends in the form of Tether's gold-backed stablecoin XAUT. This move is seen as the first real-world application of tokenized gold in traditional corporate finance. Elemental expects to distribute a total dividend of 12 cents per share to shareholders through several quarters of installment payments.Investors can still choose the traditional cash dividend method, but Elemental CEO David Cole stated, "Offering Tether Gold physical token dividends further highlights Elemental's differentiated positioning as a forward-looking investment company." Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino commented that this marks a significant advancement in the gold industry, showcasing how tokenized assets can unlock new financial models that were previously difficult to access.As of the time of writing, the market capitalization of XAUT is approximately $2.2 billion. With gold prices continuing to strengthen, the token's market cap reached a historic high of $3.5 billion earlier this month.

According to the SEC's 13G filing, as of December 31, 2025, Peter Thiel has completely exited his stake in the Ethereum treasury company ETHZilla, reducing his holdings from 7.5% (approximately 11.59 million shares) to 0%.Peter Thiel was once an important backer and major shareholder of ETHZilla. The news of Thiel's investment caused ETHZ's stock price to surge several times, and this event was seen as one of the signals of Thiel's optimism towards the Ethereum ecosystem.However, as the cryptocurrency market continued to weaken, ETHZilla announced successively that it would sell coins to pay off debts and sell coins to purchase aerospace engines for its leasing business, and it has clearly stated that it will no longer use the treasury model of accumulating ETH as its main business.

According to Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart, the latest filing for BlackRock's Ethereum ETF (ticker ETHB) has been released. The filing includes an annual expense ratio of 0.25%. Additionally, BlackRock will retain 18% of the total staking revenue from the Ethereum ETF as staking fees.

According to on-chain analysis platform Onchain Lens, BlackRock has transferred approximately 1,700.93 bitcoins (worth about $115 million) and 22,661 ethers (worth about $44.55 million) to Coinbase exchange.

The total value of tokenized real-world assets issued on the Ethereum blockchain has surpassed $17 billion, with large institutions like BlackRock and JPMorgan continuously bringing traditional funds on-chain. This figure represents an increase of nearly 315% compared to a year ago, further solidifying Ethereum's dominant position as the leading blockchain in the tokenized finance sector.Currently, Ethereum accounts for approximately 34% of the total value of all RWA on-chain across networks. The total market capitalization of stablecoins on the Ethereum mainnet has also climbed to over $175 billion, highlighting the network's role as a primary settlement layer for dollar-denominated token assets.

According to data from Token Terminal, the total market capitalization of RWA assets on the Ethereum chain (including tokenized funds, tokenized commodities, and tokenized stocks) has exceeded $15 billion, with a year-on-year growth of approximately 200%.

According to tracking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData X, in the past 7 days, the Ethereum L2 solution Optimism has been the project that X (Twitter) top figures have unfollowed the most. The new influential figures on X who have unfollowed this project include cryptocurrency trader Loomdart (@loomdart), NFT collector Gmoney (@gmoneynft), and 陳威廉 (@williamlab).In addition, the project that X top figures have unfollowed the most also includes OKX Wallet.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform, stating that users do not need to agree with his views on application forms, DeFi, privacy payments, AI, etc., to freely use Ethereum.As a decentralized protocol, Ethereum should maintain permissionless and censorship-resistant properties, but this does not mean that individuals cannot make value judgments and publicly criticize applications. Neutrality should belong to the protocol layer, while individuals and communities need to clearly express their principles and build an ecosystem consistent with their values, while also accepting that Ethereum will be used in different ways by different ideologies.

According to Coinglass data, the cumulative net inflow of CEX in the past 24 hours is 241,300 ETH, with the top three CEX by inflow as follows:Binance, inflow of 242,200 ETH;Gemini, inflow of 2,594.94 ETH;Gate, inflow of 1,061.89 ETH.In addition, OKX saw an outflow of 3,326.46 ETH, ranking first in outflows.

According to Coinglass data, if Ethereum breaks through $2100, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $896 million. Conversely, if Ethereum falls below $1900, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $650 million.The liquidation chart does not display the exact number of contracts to be liquidated or the exact value of the contracts being liquidated. The bars on the liquidation chart actually represent the significance of each liquidation cluster relative to nearby liquidation clusters, i.e., intensity. Therefore, the liquidation chart shows to what extent the underlying price reaching a certain level will be affected. A higher "liquidation bar" indicates that once the price reaches that point, there will be a stronger reaction due to liquidity waves.

According to The Block, based on the latest SEC filing, Harvard Management Company reduced its holdings in the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by 21% in the fourth quarter of 2025, while also making its first purchase of the iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) worth $86.8 million.Despite the reduction, the Bitcoin ETF remains Harvard's largest publicly traded position with a valuation of $265.8 million.

According to The Block, CoinShares' latest report shows that global crypto asset ETPs have experienced net outflows for the fourth consecutive week, with approximately $173 million flowing out last week. Over the past four weeks, total outflows have reached $3.74 billion, indicating that the trend of capital withdrawal from the market continues.The report notes that although the weekly outflow has slowed from a peak of about $1.7 billion at the beginning of the month, the overall selling pressure has not reversed. James Butterfill stated that the current data reflects that crypto fund capital has been undergoing a withdrawal cycle for a continuous month. In terms of trading activity, ETP trading volume has significantly cooled, dropping from a record $63 billion the previous week to $27 billion, indicating that speculative trading enthusiasm has declined in tandem with capital outflows.In terms of capital flow, approximately $575 million was recorded as inflow at the beginning of last week, but this was followed by about $853 million in outflows, primarily influenced by weakening prices. On Friday, boosted by weaker-than-expected CPI data, there was a brief inflow of about $105 million. There is a clear regional divergence. The U.S. market recorded approximately $403 million in outflows last week, while other regions collectively saw about $230 million in inflows, with Germany leading at approximately $115 million, followed by Canada at about $46.3 million and Switzerland at about $36.8 million, indicating that capital demand is shifting towards overseas markets.In terms of asset classes, Bitcoin-related investment products saw the largest outflows last week, totaling about $133 million; short Bitcoin products also experienced outflows of about $15.4 million over the past two weeks, a phenomenon that CoinShares notes typically occurs when the market approaches a cyclical low. Ethereum funds recorded outflows of about $85.1 million, while some altcoins still attracted inflows, with XRP seeing inflows of about $33.4 million, Solana about $31 million, and Chainlink about $1.1 million.In terms of prices, Bitcoin fell nearly 2% over the past week, remaining below the $70,000 mark; Ethereum, after two weeks of significant outflows, is still below the $2,000 level, and overall market sentiment remains cautious.

According to a report by Businesswire, the Canadian-listed Ethereum treasury company Republic Technologies announced a private placement of up to 14,087,000 special warrants, with each special warrant priced at $0.21, raising a total of $3 million.The company previously disclosed an ETH holding of approximately 1,570.6 coins, with an average acquisition price of $2,700, and the current holding's market value is about $3.2 million.

Morgan Stanley is hiring software engineers in the blockchain and tokenization direction. The main responsibilities include developing the engineering roadmap for blockchain infrastructure, tokenization platforms, and digital asset services; evaluating and integrating blockchain protocols (such as Ethereum, Polygon, Hyperledger, Canton, etc.) based on product requirements; participating in the design, architecture, and implementation of blockchain-based solutions, ensuring security, scalability, and compliance with applicable regulations.

According to SoSoValue data, this week the Ethereum spot ETFs experienced a net outflow of $161 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net outflow this week was the BlackRock ETF ETHA, with a weekly net outflow of $113 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $11.98 billion. Following that was the Fidelity ETF FETH, with a weekly net outflow of $40.75 million, and its historical total net inflow currently stands at $2.47 billion. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow this week was the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETH, with a weekly net inflow of $49.9 million, and its historical total net inflow has reached $1.71 billion. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $11.72 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio of 4.75%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $11.65 billion.

EtherRock posted on platform X that half an hour ago, EtherRock 71 was sold for $132,000 (63.3 ETH).