Centrifuge jumps ~180% in hours on Upbit listing, then eases as traders take 
profits and mixed technicals flash caution. Centrifuge&#8217;s CFG token rose more 
than 180% following the announcement that trading would commence on South 
Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, according…

Centrifuge token surges over 180% following Upbit exchange listing announcement

Oobit has introduced a new infrastructure layer that allows users to send 
stablecoins from self-custody wallets directly into local bank accounts with 
near-instant settlement. Announced on February 23, 2026, Oobit’s Wallet-to- 
Bank feature effectively removes the “banking wall” that typically delays 
crypto-to-fiat conversions. By bypassing the slow and costly legacy 
correspondent banking (SWIFT) system, Oobit routes […]

Oobit Launches Real-Time Wallet-to-Bank Transfers to Bridge Stablecoins and Local Banking

The license allows Gate to execute payment transactions in the EU, including 
direct debits and credit transfers under PSD2 rules.

Gate adds Malta payments license to expand EU fiat and stablecoin rails

The fresh inflows lift US Bitcoin ETFs toward a potential first weekly gain 
after five consecutive weeks of outflows totaling $3.8 billion.

Bitcoin ETFs regain momentum with $507M inflows as BTC reclaims $68K

During the Wednesday market recovery, XRP surged 7.9% to hit a one-week high 
of $1.47. The cryptocurrency has been hovering between $1.35-$1.50 over the 
past three weeks but has failed to break above the local range’s upper 
boundary. As the price nears this resistance once again, an analyst has 
suggested that a short-term rally toward another critical level could be 
brewing, potentially setting the stage for the altcoin to decide its next 
market direction by the end of Q2. Related Reading: The ‘Next-Generation 
Trading Chain’: BNB Chain Eyes 2026 Optimization Following Strong Ecosystem 
Momentum XRP To See March Breakout On Wednesday, analyst ChartNerd called for 
a short-term 20%-30% XRP rally in the next month or two, affirming that 
“relief is overdue” after six months of continuous downside pressure. In a 
video analysis, the market observer affirmed that the cryptocurrency is 
attempting to build a base within its local range to retest a crucial 
resistance level after losing the $1.80-$2.00 area as support in January. As 
he explained, XRP is attempting to form an ascending triangle or double bottom 
pattern in the daily timeframe, with the formation’s neckline sitting around 
the $1.50 mark. Based on this, if the altcoin “coils up inside this triangle 
and eventually gets a breakout heading into March, this is where the potential 
lies of rallying back up to $1.80” to retest this previous area of support as 
resistance. Meanwhile, if the cryptocurrency is forming a double bottom 
pattern, the analyst noted that “even a retrace to the $1.20 level would still 
mark a higher low before a short-term bullish reversal.” In both cases, 
breaking out of the $1.50 resistance would validate a move toward the 
$1.80-$2.00 area, which he considers “a critical inflection point” as XRP held 
it as support for 400 days. It would be a critical inflection point. I mean, 
potentially, we could respect some sort of ascending channel here as well, 
leading into March, which is what may guide us up to that $1.80 resistance. 
(…) If XRP does sort of respect these trend lines, it&#8217;s resistance. We&#8217;re back 
at support. Is A Critical Retest Ahead? Despite the bullish outlook, ChartNerd 
warned that XRP still risks a correction of up to 50%. Per the analyst, the 
$1.80 retest will determine whether this area has turned into resistance and 
the price will continue to go lower, or if it will be reclaimed and push to 
higher levels. “If the rally into $1.80/$2 unfolds in March/April, that will 
be the telltale sign of whether $0.70 is on the cards or not. Breaking cleanly 
above $2 signals strength and invalidation of that potential. Rejecting it as 
resistance would then cause a potential $0.70 drop,” he added on X. A reclaim 
of this key area as support could open the doors for a retest of the golden 
$2.40-$2.70 range, not visited since the Q4 2025 crash. It could also signal 
that the corrective period may be over. Related Reading: Bitcoin Positioned 
For More Pain Following Weekly Close Below This Critical Level However, he 
recently cautioned that losing the 200-week Exponential Moving Average (EMA) 
in the weekly timeframe and confirming it as resistance has historically 
signaled a major drop toward the $0.70 area. In previous cycles, XRP entered a 
deep corrective move when it failed to hold this level, crashing around 50% to 
its bear market bottom. Therefore, he emphasized that the cryptocurrency needs 
a convincing reclaim of its crucial area to invalidate this potential outcome. 
As of this writing, XRP is trading at $1.46, a 2.7% increase on the weekly 
timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com

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