Gate News Bot Message, February 20, 2026, according to CoinMarketCap data, the overall cryptocurrency market remains mildly bullish, with small-cap coins performing actively and market enthusiasm increasing. The following are the top five performers in the past 24 hours:
1️⃣ KITE (Kite) 📈 Current Price: $0.25 | Change: +14.59% 📊 24H High/Low: $0.25 / $0.21 | Market Cap: $451,850,640.27 💡 As a small-cap potential coin, Kite has attracted market funds, with technical breakthroughs triggering buying momentum. Moderate volume growth has been a main driver of this rally.
2️⃣ NIGHT (Midnight) 📈 Current Price: $0.63 | Change: +9.37% 📊 24H High/Low: $0.63 / $0.57 | Market Cap: $1,048,537,707.74 💡 Midnight, as a privacy protocol token, has benefited from renewed market interest in privacy projects. Its price has steadily risen above support levels, attracting medium-term value investors.
3️⃣ VIRTUAL (Virtuals Protocol) 📈 Current Price: $0.64 | Change: +4.98% 📊 24H High/Low: $0.64 / $0.59 | Market Cap: $424,915,161.79 💡 Virtuals Protocol, an AI agent ecosystem project, benefits from ongoing AI sector enthusiasm. Steady growth reflects market confidence in the long-term prospects of this sector.
4️⃣ H (Humanity Protocol) 📈 Current Price: $0.16 | Change: +3.94% 📊 24H High/Low: $0.17 / $0.15 | Market Cap: $408,014,648.00 💡 Humanity Protocol’s moderate increase remains stable, with growing market recognition. Support levels are solid, indicating continued optimism among medium- and long-term investors.
5️⃣ HYPE (Hyperliquid) 📈 Current Price: $29.46 | Change: +3.53% 📊 24H High/Low: $29.53 / $27.80 | Market Cap: $7,630,961,042.41 💡 Hyperliquid, a leading derivatives trading platform, maintains a steady high-level price despite moderate gains. Its large market cap and institutional interest remain strong.
📊 Market Summary: Over the past 24 hours, the crypto market has shown clear segmentation, with small-cap coins (KITE, NIGHT) leading the gains. Privacy and AI sectors are gaining attention; large-cap coins have modest gains but strong resilience. Investors should monitor capital flow rotations into small caps and pay attention to the ongoing development of hot sectors like privacy and AI agents.
⚠️ Risk Warning: The above data is for reference only. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile, and prices can reverse rapidly. This message does not constitute investment advice. Investors should assess risks independently and be cautious of buying at high levels.
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