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 cryptoNew 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

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MEXC Weekly Report (Feb 18 – Feb 24, 2026)

Author: MEXC

Sep 21, 2026MEXC

6 min

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.

In such extreme market conditions, please prioritize risk management to avoid unexpected losses beyond your investment plan. MEXC offers GOLD and SILVER Perpetual Futures with support for two-way trading and efficient capital utilization. We also provide a series of tutorials, including Setting Take-Profit and Stop-Loss for Futures Trading and Placing Different Types of Futures Orders, to help investors open positions efficiently and affordably.

Currently, users trading GOLD and SILVER Futures pairs including GOLD(XAUT)USDT, SILVER(XAG)USDT, GOLD(PAXG)USDT, GOLD(PAXG)USDC and GOLD(XAUT)USDC on MEXC can enjoy the following benefits:

Zero fees
Industry-leading liquidity
24/7 continuous trading
Up to 500x leverage

1. Market and Platform Overview

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.

MEXC offers up to 500x leverage on Gold Perpetual Futures, making it a key tool for traders with higher risk appetite seeking maximum capital efficiency. The platform also features a simplified onboarding process, 24/7 uninterrupted trading, 0-fee advantages, and deep market liquidity, ensuring investors can quickly respond to geopolitical and macroeconomic shifts and seize potential profit opportunities.

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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

*Data sources: MEXC, CoinGecko

2. New Listings Last Week

Last week, MEXC listed 9 new tokens, covering multiple popular sectors including AI, DeFi, Meme, GameFi and Layer 2.

Token	Trading Pair	Sector	Listing Date
MAXXING	MAXXING/USDT	Meme	02/21
FT	FT/USDT	DeFi	02/23
CRTR	CRTR/USDT	AI	02/23
BINDER	BINDER/USDT	NFT	02/21
LOBSTAR	LOBSTAR/USDT	Meme	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.

3. Weekly Top 5 Gainers

Several tokens performed strongly last week. Below are the top five gainers by weekly peak increase:

Token	Trading Pair	Peak Gain
PIGEON	PIGEON/USDT	+636.62%
DANGN	DANGN/USDT	+388.62%
POWERAI	POWERAI/USDT	+364.50%
AGENC	AGENC/USDT	+244.30%
CRTR	CRTR/USDT	+242.80%

Note: Price performance is influenced by factors such as market sentiment, trending sectors, new listings, and event incentives.

4. Platform Trading Data

1️⃣ Spot Trading

Total Spot trading volume last week: 34.58 billion USDT
Top 3 Spot trading pairs:

Note: Spot trading activity remained stable, supported by new listings and market volatility.

*Data source: Coingecko

2️⃣ Futures Trading

Total Futures trading volume last week: 64.51billion USDT
Top 5 Futures trading pairs:

Note: Heightened market volatility kept Futures participation at elevated levels.

*Data source: CoinGecko

5. Platform Event Recap

Last week, MEXC hosted 170 platform events, covering Spot, Futures, and new token trading.

Featured Events:

🎯 【Airdrop+ Binder Protocol (BINDER)】
- Period: Feb 20 – Feb 27
- Highlights: Complete deposit & trading tasks to unlock airdrop rewards instantly
- Average reward: 50 USDT
🎯 【Daily Hustle Round 3】
- Period: Feb 18 – Mar 5
- Highlights:
  - Daily check-in missions based on user trading volume tiers
  - The first draw guarantees 2 USDT. Subsequent rewards are tiered according to monthly trading volume:
    - < 30,000 USDT: no reward
    - 30,000 – 100,000 USDT: liquidation protection voucher
    - > 100,000 USDT: 2–5 USDT bonus
- Average reward: 80 USDT

6. What to Watch Next Week

Upcoming listings: 7 new projects across AI, Meme, DeFi and more. Follow New Listing for the latest updates.
Ongoing trading campaigns and rewards: 0-Fee, Kickstarter, Launchpad, Launchpool
- $500,000 prize pool — guaranteed rewards! Play games and win 1 BTC.
For more market opportunities, follow MEXC's official channels.