#CryptoMarketMoves
📉 Market Update: Bears are pressing, but Helium (HNT) is going against the grain!
Today, February 19, 2026, the crypto market is in the “red zone”, but individual projects are showing impressive strength.
📊 Key figures for the past 24 hours:
• Market cap: $2.29T (📉 -2.32%)
• Bitcoin (BTC): $66,871 (📉 -1.14%). Despite the decline, BTC dominance has increased to 58.45%, as altcoins sink more strongly.
• Ethereum (ETH): $1,969 (📉 -1.31%).
• Total trading volume: $215.10B.
🏆 Hero of the day: Helium ($HNT ) 🎈
While 84% of coins are losing value, Helium has increased by +11.98% and has become the leader of the day!
• Price: $1.59.
• Why is it growing? The project demonstrates strong fundamentals: in January, the network recorded a record 24 million transaction fees thanks to the boom in the DePIN and logistics sectors. The number of active Helium Mobile users reached 94,000 (+156% year-on-year).
Also in the top growth:
1. Orca (+11.32%)
2. Injective ($INJ ) — today a planned BuyBack (repurchase and burning of coins) is expected, which supports the interest of buyers.
⚠️ Who is under pressure?
Today's anti-rating was led by:
• Optimism (OP): -18.35% (a sharp drop against the background of general risk in L2 solutions).
• Venice Token: -11.83%.
• ApeCoin ($APE ): continues to lose ground.
🤔 What's next?
The market is in "Extreme Fear" (Fear & Greed Index has dropped to 9-10). Technically, Bitcoin is trying to hold support around $66,000. If this level fails, a pullback to lower values is possible.
