Movers of the Day 25-Feb-2026

Tokens and coins that moved the most in the last 24 hours:

🌙 00:00 CET – Daily Wrap-Up: Breakout Session Closes Near Highs – Top Movers of the Day

• Polkadot and NEAR Protocol: These cryptocurrencies have delivered explosive performance over the past day.
• Plasma has increased by 7.83% since the 7 p.m. update, leading the late-session gains. 💡Bullish Momentum The combination of a high-volume breakout and favorable altcoin rotation creates a strong short-term uptrend. Key watch: Monitor the 24h volume trend over the next 48 hours; a sustained level above $100M would confirm ongoing interest, while a drop below $50M may precede consolidation.

Overview: Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market delivered a directional expansion session. The breakout leg was sustained throughout the day, and the price maintained constructive structure into the close. There was no visible end-of-session rollover.🔍 Market Insight: The defining feature of this session was momentum persistence: the initial breakout was not aggressively retraced. Pullbacks failed to produce lower lows. RSI remained elevated during the continuation phase. No momentum rollover occurred near the highs. This indicates session-level trend control remained intact through the close. 🧭 Strategic Read: The market is in a short-term breakout continuation phase following a strong intraday impulse. 2. What is the most likely next move? After an expansion session closing near highs, the highest-probability scenario is either: a short consolidation above prior resistance, or an Attempted continuation early next session.

NWST1100 – Total Market Index: The broad crypto market benchmark and the definitive benchmark for the entire digital asset economy. Tracks the top 1,100 assets by combined rank of market cap, liquidity, and DAOQE quality. It has recovered by 7.69% over the previous 24 hours. NWSBCT Index for Blue Chips: The real-time tradable benchmark (investable replication of the broad market using a blue-chip subset), commonly referred to as the “Blue Chips.” The daily chart shows that a sharp impulsive breakout occurred early in the day. Pullbacks were shallow relative to the impulse. Structure transitioned into higher highs and higher lows. 📍 As of 24:00 CET, the index is trading around 6.63. 2100NEWS Indices, which track the performance of various groups of tokens and coins, have reported losses, ranging from -2.12% (NWSM200) to -1.13% (NWSMi500) since the 7 p.m. update. Bitcoin and Ether: Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin recovered by 6.56%, while Ether dramatically outperformed Bitcoin, soaring 12.01%.

This closing update covers the day’s final session, which ran from 7:00 p.m. to midnight CET. Top Movers include 24h performance, but the primary focus is on the asset with the most significant change since the 7:00 p.m. report. 2100NEWS Indices show changes from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. CET. 2100NEWS Total Index (NWST1100) and Bitcoin & Ether sections always reflect complete 24-hour changes, regardless of report timing. Please note that conditions may have changed since publication. The performance classification for Bitcoin and Ether (significant, slight, or similar) is based on a statistical analysis of their historical volatility. Supplemental notes detail the criteria for highlighting these specific cryptocurrencies and indices.

Plasma (XPL)

Plasma is a high-performance layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins. Stablecoins have become one of crypto’s dominant use cases, with over $275 billion in supply and trillions in monthly volume. Plasma is purpose-built to meet their demands with zero-fee USD₮ transfers, custom gas tokens, support for confidential payments, and the throughput to scale globally.

🌇 19:00 CET – Evening Report: Strong Bullish Breakout Fuels Market Gains – Top Movers of the Day

• Celestia and Filecoin which has surged 13.83% since 2 pm. Celestia is 12.76% higher. 
  

Overview: The market has entered a powerful bullish phase today, characterized by a sustained and aggressive upward trajectory. After an early-morning surge followed by a brief period of consolidation, the narrative shifted toward a broad-based rally. Momentum intensified significantly during the afternoon hours, with prices consistently breaking through local resistance levels and maintaining a strong positive slope heading into the evening.

🔍 Market Insight: Today’s performance showcases a high-conviction move across the entire digital asset space, with the NWST1100 Total Index climbing over 8%. The strength is visible across all sectors, as even the “worst” performing sector index posted gains of over 4.6%. Notably, Ether has significantly outpaced Bitcoin during this rally, suggesting a strong appetite for major altcoins. While this may signal stabilization and a transition to a new bullish range, historical patterns warn that such sharp, vertical moves can lead to increased volatility. With upside progress accelerating, the market is currently testing higher valuation territories not seen in recent sessions.

NWSBCT (Blue Chips Index): Based on the technical movement in the chart, the NWSBCT index successfully cleared previous resistance near 5.35 during the early morning. Following a consolidation phase, it embarked on a consistent climb, breaking past the 5.50 mark and accelerating toward 5.65. The index is currently showing strong momentum as it challenges the upper boundaries of its current trading channel.

Filecoin (FIL)

Filecoin is a token on IPFs, and filecoin is a way to reward miners by contributing idle hard disks. Filecoin adopts a new algorithm (proof of workload). Simply speaking, if you have a large hard disk capacity, you will get more filecoin rewards.

⚡ 14:00 – Midday Report: Blue Chips Reclaim Control After a Flush-Test Reversal – Top Movers of the Day

• Venice Token and Virtuals Protocol: These cryptocurrencies have been the best performers over the past 24 hours.
• Polkadot has risen by 13.23% since the morning update. 💡Bullish Momentum: Polkadot’s surge is driven by unique speculative catalysts and favorable sector tides, breaking key technical resistance. Key watch: Can DOT sustain momentum above $1.43 through the weekend, or will profit-taking emerge ahead of the March 2026 event?
  

Overview: Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market entered a relief rally: a sharp downside probe was absorbed, and price action has rotated back into recovery mode. Higher-quality segments are leading the rebound, while speculative breadth is improving but remains less dominant than the large-cap complex. 🔍 Market Insight: This tape looks like a liquidity sweep followed by rotation back into leaders: The Blue Chip complex (NWSBCT) is acting as the market’s stabilizer, showing a cleaner recovery structure than the broader index. Leadership is concentrated: large caps and core coins are outperforming, while smaller/high-beta segments participate but do not define the move. 🧭 Strategic Read: What’s happening now: Rebound / repair phase after a flush test — price is rebuilding rather than cascading. Most likely next move: A short consolidation or a controlled pullback is the highest-probability path after the rebound impulse, unless NWSBCT decisively clears its near-term ceiling and pulls the broader market with it.

NWST1100 – Total Market Index: The broad crypto market benchmark.The definitive benchmark for the entire digital asset economy. Tracks the top 1,100 assets by combined rank of market cap, liquidity, and DAOQE quality. It has plunged by 4.88% over the previous 24 hours. NWSBCT Index for Blue Chips: The real-time tradable benchmark (investable replication of the broad market using a blue-chip subset), commonly referred to as the “Blue Chips.”  It remains inside a declining channel, with price currently leaning on the lower boundary. The daily chart shows NWSBCT is holding the recovery structure and is pressing into ~6.34–6.35 resistance, after rebounding sharply from the ~6.01 flush low. 📍 As of 14:00 CET, the index is trading around 6.34. 2100NEWS Indices, which track the performance of various groups of tokens and coins, have reported recoveries, ranging from 1.18% (NWSMi500) to 4.11% (NWSL100) since midnight. Bitcoin and Ether: Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has recovered by 4.79%, while Ether has significantly outperformed Bitcoin, recovering by 6.89%.

Polkadot (DOT)

Polkadot is a Layer-0 blockchain protocol that connects multiple independent blockchains into a unified, interoperable network. Instead of competing Layer-1 chains operating in isolation, Polkadot enables customizable parachains to plug into a central Relay Chain, inheriting shared security and enabling trustless cross-chain communication. This architecture delivers scalability through parallel processing while maintaining decentralization via Nominated Proof-of-Stake. The native DOT token powers governance through OpenGov, staking for network security, and bonding to secure parachain slots. Founded by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood, Polkadot aims to provide the infrastructure for a modular Web3 ecosystem in which specialized blockchains can exchange assets and data seamlessly, creating a scalable, interconnected, decentralized internet.

☀️ 9:00 – Morning Pulse: Overnight Spike, Partial Fade, Still Holding the Bounce – Top Movers of the Day 

• Ribbita by Virtuals and siren: These cryptocurrencies have been the best performers over the past 24 hours, with siren posting the crypto market’s most significant intraday gain since midnight, soaring 42.17%. 💡Bullish Momentum Siren’s explosive move is a combination of strong internal momentum and favorable market rotation into altcoins. Key watch: Can the token consolidate above $0.35 and attract follow-through volume to challenge the $0.40 resistance?
  

Overview: Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market’s tone improved overnight via a single, high-impulse leg up, followed by a measured fade rather than a full reversal. That profile is consistent with short-covering / forced repricing first, then position normalization—but the key positive is that price held above the pre-impulse base, keeping the rebound “alive” into the morning. 🔍 Market Insight: The most actionable message from the tape is where the rebound sits inside the larger structure: On the intraday level, the impulse reset risk temporarily and created a new reference zone (post-spike shelf). As long as price holds that shelf, the market can grind / mean-revert higher rather than immediately re-entering liquidation. On the 1h structure, the rebound still operates inside a descending channel, which means upside is likely to be sold into resistance unless the market can reclaim and hold the next overhead area (the spike-high region is the obvious “decision level”). 🧭 Strategic Read: What is happening now? A repair rally: sharp relief impulse → partial retrace → stabilization. The market is trying to transition from selloff pressure into range-building. What is the likely next move (probabilistic)? Most likely scenario: a sideways-to-slightly-higher drift as long as the post-impulse shelf holds, with repeated tests of the lower intraday base.

1. NWST1100 – Total Market Index: The broad crypto market benchmark and the definitive benchmark for the entire digital asset economy. Tracks the top 1,100 assets by combined rank of market cap, liquidity, and DAOQE quality. It has recovered by 3.11% over the previous 24 hours.
2. NWSBCT Index for Blue Chips: The real-time tradable benchmark NWSBCT (investable replication of the broad market using a blue-chip subset), commonly referred to as the “Blue Chips”. The daily chart shows a sharp upside impulse overnight (a vertical jump), followed by a cool-off/partial retracement, then stabilization into the morning. Key takeaway: This looks like a squeeze-style impulse (fast repricing), then profit-taking, but importantly, the market did not give back the whole move—it’s holding a higher plateau versus the pre-impulse base.📍As of 9:00 CET, it is trading around 6.21.
3. The 2100NEWS Indices, which track the performance of various token and coin groups, have reported gains, ranging from 1.18% (NWSMi500) to 1.77% (NWSCo100) since midnight.
4. Bitcoin and Ether: Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has recovered by 3.04%, while Ether has outperformed Bitcoin, recovering by 3.72%.

 

siren (SIREN)

Siren (SIREN) powers the Siren Protocol, a decentralized options trading platform built on Ethereum. It enables users to buy and sell crypto call and put options through a peer-to-peer model, where liquidity providers supply collateral to automated smart contracts rather than matching trades via an order book. This design delivers non-custodial, transparent, and permissionless on-chain derivatives trading. The SIREN token is used for governance, staking, and earning protocol fees, aligning incentives between liquidity providers and traders. By introducing programmable options to DeFi, Siren expands the ecosystem’s financial primitives beyond spot and lending markets, offering tools for hedging, yield strategies, and volatility exposure within a fully decentralized framework.