As of February 21, Polymarket data shows Bitcoin has a 73% probability of hitting $55k by 2026, while the odds of it reaching $100k stand at just 38%.

On-chain analytics firm Santiment reports that since Bitcoin hit an all-time high (ATH) last October, retail-focused wallets holding <0.1 BTC have grown by ~2.5%, with their holdings hitting a mid-2024 high. In contrast, whales/sharks holding 10–10,000 BTC have seen their total holdings drop by ~0.8%. This structural split often fuels price volatility and blocks a clear trend from emerging. Bitcoin is currently trading around the $60k level. Market sentiment notes retail buying pressure is providing short-term floor support and momentum. But a sustainable rebound requires big holders to halt distribution and shift to net accumulation. Analysts note retail participation isn’t lacking right now— the key is whether whales pause selling pressure and shift to structural buying. Otherwise, every rebound risks being met with selling at highs.

On February 21st, retired NBA star Scottie Pippen shared a Bitcoin futures chart, comparing the early stages of the 2020 bull market to the current chart pattern and implying a similar surge is imminent. Pippen has previously made a number of crypto-friendly comments and claimed to have met Satoshi Nakamoto in person back in 1993.

February 21st – Community user dasha recently proposed phasing out the current Ethereum gradually via fragmentation (such as Layer 2s and application-specific chains) and rebuilding a pure cypherpunk chain from scratch based on RISC-V. Vitalik Buterin pushed back against the idea of the current Ethereum “dying slowly.” Instead, he plans to build a “cypherpunk-in-spirit, non-ugly Ethereum” as a tightly coupled extension of the existing system. The goal is to enable seamless interoperability and migrate the current system via smart contracts within 5 years. Vitalik stressed that after the earlier “Merge” upgrade, there will be 4 subsequent major upgrades: state tree optimizations, Lean consensus, ZK-EVM verification, and VM changes. These upgrades aim to enhance censorship resistance, ZK-friendliness, and simplicity.

On February 21, 2026, Sonic Labs released its 2026 Ecosystem Update (Part 1), announcing the departures of CEO Mitchell Demeter and Business Lead Evan Owens. The company’s board of directors is overseeing operations on an interim basis while it searches for a permanent CEO. Sonic noted its development fund has established a long-term operational reserve, with no pressure to unlock investments and asset allocations including the S token, stablecoins, and government bonds. **Strategic Updates**: - Sonic Strategy holds approximately 127 million S tokens (under multi-signature custody with no selling restrictions). - The firm has terminated its partnership with the CMCC Resonance Fund. **Product & Incentive Shifts**: - The AI smart contract generation platform Spawn is in internal testing. - FeeM has allocated over 2.6 million S tokens to developers to date; future rebates will shift from a 90% flat rate to a tiered structure. - Sonic is discontinuing its Meme Season and

Per Onchain Lens monitoring, the Pump.fun team’s associated address has sold a total of 3.376 billion PUMP tokens over the past two days, netting 7.23 million USDC. It now holds just 373.49 million PUMP—valued at roughly $788,000.