
New Listings · Top Gainers · Spot & Futures Trading Overview
Data Period: February 18–24, 2026
Release Schedule: Weekly, every Thursday
Data Sources: MEXC Platform, CoinGecko
Last week, the crypto market trended lower amid volatility. MEXC listed a total of 9 new tokens, while Spot and Futures trading volumes on the platform remained high, with multiple trading activities running simultaneously. Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $63,000, extending weak investor sentiment driven by President Trump's tariff policies and AI-related concerns. Data shows Bitcoin has dropped nearly 30% in the past month, on track for its fifth consecutive monthly decline—the longest losing streak since 2018.
Gold and silver experienced sharp swings recently. Spot Gold fell consecutively on Feb 16–17, then rose for 5 straight days from Feb 18–23 amid US trade policies and Middle East geopolitical tensions. Silver saw even greater volatility, surging nearly 17% in total, including an over 8% jump on Feb 20. The silver rally triggered a limit-up in the SDIC Silver LOF. As of Feb 24, gold briefly surpassed $5,237 per ounce, and silver hit a high of $88.9 per ounce. Overall, gold and silver volatility provided trading opportunities while increasing market risks.
Last week, the cryptocurrency market trended downward amid volatility, with the market sentiment index stuck in Extreme Fear territory. Bitcoin and other major cryptos faced broad-based selling pressure. As of Feb 24, BTC fell over 4.5% in 24 hours, briefly breaking below $63,000; Ethereum dropped nearly 5%, falling below $1,900. The total crypto market cap dipped to $2.25 trillion, erasing over $48 billion, or roughly 330 billion yuan. Over 127,000 users were liquidated within 24 hours.
Meanwhile, on Feb 21, President Trump announced raising tariffs on many countries from 10% to 15%, triggering market turbulence. Investor concerns over AI returns, economic growth, employment outlook, and impacts on the software sector further fueled market anxiety. On Feb 23, the three major US stock indices fell sharply: Dow down 1.66%, S&P 500 down 1.04%, Nasdaq down 1.13%. Risk aversion rose, US Treasury yields declined, front-month futures gained 3.29%, and the US dollar strengthened. Bitcoin broke below $65,000, closing at $64,388.5. Escalating tariff tensions and geopolitical risks weakened risk sentiment, driving capital out of high-volatility assets and becoming a major drag. Analysts note Bitcoin's key support at $60,000 is under test; a break below could open the door to the $50,000 range.
In addition, gold and silver saw roller-coaster volatility. Spot Gold fell on Feb 16–17, then rallied for five consecutive sessions (Feb 18–23) as investors shifted to safe-haven assets amid US trade policy uncertainty and Iran tensions. Silver was even more volatile, surging nearly 17% with 4 sessions moving over 4%. It jumped 8.19% on Feb 20 with an amplitude above 9%. As of Feb 24 (17:30 UTC+8), gold hit above $5,237/oz and silver $88.9/oz. The sharp silver rally pushed the SDIC Silver LOF to a limit-up on Feb 24.
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Highlights at a Glance
New tokens listed: 9
Top weekly gainer: PIGEON (peak gain of 636.62%)
Spot trading volume: 34.58 billion USDT
Futures trading volume: 64.51 billion USDT
Platform events: 170
Last week, MEXC listed 28 new tokens, covering multiple popular sectors including AI, DeFi, Meme, GameFi and Layer 2.
Token | Trading Pair | Sector | Listing Date |
MAXXING | | | 02/21 |
FT | | | 02/23 |
CRTR | | AI | 02/23 |
BINDER | | | 02/21 |
LOBSTAR | | | 02/21 |
Key New Token Highlights
FT: Flying Tulip (FT) is an on-chain financial system that standardizes pricing, credit, and risk across products including Spot trading (AMM + CLOB), lending, perpetual Futures, insurance, and a settlement system (ftUSD). Its core design: reusing the same collateral unit across functions, pricing risk via executable liquidity rather than static tables or delayed oracles, and routing system cash flows back to the token transparently and programmatically. CRTR: Fandom Creator (CRTR) is a Web3 infrastructure project that helps content creators and entertainment institutions build on-chain fan economies. It combines tokenized incentives, AI-powered creator avatars, and the Fandora AI Web2.5 interactive platform. BINDER: Binder Protocol (BINDER) merges fungible and non-fungible standards to create a new deployment standard for Solana. It introduced the innovative SPL-722 token standard, which binds fungible tokens with NFTs to create new hybrid assets. As the native token, $BINDER supports early community access, staking, and launch functionalities, blending technical innovation with Solana's Meme culture under a unifying “bind” narrative.
Several tokens performed strongly last week. Below are the top five gainers by weekly peak increase:
Token | Trading Pair | Peak Gain |
PIGEON | | +636.62% |
DANGN | | +388.62% |
POWERAI | | +364.50% |
AGENC | | +244.30% |
CRTR | | +242.80% |
Note: Price performance is influenced by factors such as market sentiment, trending sectors, new listings, and event incentives.
Note: Spot trading activity remained stable, supported by new listings and market volatility.
Note: Heightened market volatility kept Futures participation at elevated levels.
Last week, MEXC hosted 170 platform events, covering Spot, Futures, and new token trading.
Featured Events:
Period: Feb 18 – Mar 5
Highlights:
Average reward: 80 USDT
MEXC remains committed to providing users with a wide selection of new tokens, stable trading depth, and diversified incentive programs.
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