Time to Ignore the Bearish Narrative? Here’s 1 Cryptocurrency Which Gained Nearly 10% Last Week

Chris MacDonald, The Motley Fool

Mon, February 16, 2026 at 7:35 AM GMT+9 3 min read

In this article:

NVDA

-2.24%

INTC

+0.67%

This past week, **LEO Token **(CRYPTO: LEO) was among the leading cryptocurrencies in the digital assets space. Surging 9.8% over the past 7 days (as of 4:00 p.m. ET), LEO’s weekly move appears to be tied more to the network’s underlying fundamentals than purely speculative capital flows. That’s good news for investors looking for utility-generating projects.

Quietly surging to the 13th spot in the global crypto market capitalization rankings this week, LEO has seen spikes in exchange usage, fee revenue, and token buybacks. These catalysts could drive continued interest in this token, with traders and investors eager to get in front of this trade.

Will AI create the world’s first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an “Indispensable Monopoly” providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue »

Let’s see what to make of LEO’s price action and whether this run can continue.

What’s driving LEO higher this week?

Source: Getty Images.

Scarcity is a big deal for digital asset investors, as the supply and-demand debate within certain communities can often drive token demand in the near term. Thus, news this past week that consolidated iFinex revenues surged 27% and that the corresponding increase was earmarked for more LEO token burns led to anticipation of a lower outstanding supply, which appeared to bring more investors to the table.

As in the stock market with stock buybacks, token burns reduce the number of outstanding tokens, giving investors a larger stake in the future value of the underlying network they’re investing in. A higher burn rate and greater revenue generation from decentralized exchanges and other applications running on a given network mean that investors putting capital to work in a project today could see greater upside over the long term. That’s what investing is all about.

This announcement builds on earlier milestones, including a dual-chain deployment (between **Ethereum **and EOS), cross-chain communication work, and other interoperability efforts that should improve end-user utility.

I’m of the view that LEO is one project to keep an eye on. I intend to do a deep dive into this token to provide greater color on this network’s operations and what’s driving the fundamental improvement we’re seeing in LEO’s price action. But suffice it to say, LEO is one of the unique crypto projects out there in terms of sheer performance, still trading near all-time highs. Few competing tokens can say the same right now.

Story continues  

Should you buy stock in LEO Token right now?

Before you buy stock in LEO Token, consider this:

The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and LEO Token wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004… if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $414,554!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005… if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $1,120,663!*

Now, it’s worth noting Stock Advisor’s total average return is 884% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 193% for the S&P 500. Don’t miss the latest top 10 list, available with Stock Advisor, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors.

See the 10 stocks »

_*Stock Advisor returns as of February 15, 2026. _

Chris MacDonald has positions in Ethereum. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Ethereum. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Time to Ignore the Bearish Narrative? Here’s 1 Cryptocurrency Which Gained Nearly 10% Last Week was originally published by The Motley Fool

Terms and Privacy Policy

Privacy Dashboard

More Info