On February 27, 2026, major Wall Street firms stepped up their DeFi involvement by purchasing governance tokens and seeking influence over core protocol infrastructure. Over the past three days, MORPHO rose 18%, UNI 15%, and JUP 9.7%, alongside price moves to $1.76, $3.75, and $0.152 respectively.

On February 27, 2026, Startale Group and SBI Holdings announced a strategic partnership to introduce JPYSC, a trust bank-backed yen stablecoin scheduled for launch in Q2 2026. The move comes as Japan's crypto accounts climb to 14 million with deposits above 5 trillion yen, while other yen-pegged stablecoins such as JPYC gain regulatory approval and expand across multiple blockchains. Japan's three largest banks and major enterprises are also exploring yen- and dollar-linked stablecoins for payments and corporate transactions.

BTCC has introduced BTCC TradFi, enabling users to trade forex, commodities, indices, and stocks alongside tokenized metals, all margined and settled in USDT. The rollout follows strong 2025 performance in tokenized metals, including $5.72 billion in gold volume and a peak daily silver volume of $301 million, with 25+ instruments and leverage up to 500x available.

On February 17, 2026, on-chain data indicated that Law Blocks AI's LBT token advanced into the top seven AI application tokens by market capitalization, reaching $54.65 million after a 0.16% gain over the previous 24 hours. LBT is trading near $0.2234, with its price having risen more than 4.2% in 30 days and nearly 30% in 90 days, while the project rolls out AI-driven legal tools such as online mediation, an AI Legal Chat, and a Lawyer Marketplace.

On February 16, 2026, Tron Inc. acquired 177,925 TRX at an average price of $0.28, lifting its treasury above 681.9 million tokens. In Form 8-K filings on February 12, the firm outlined a plan to buy roughly $50,000 of TRX daily for 360 days. TRX traded near $0.28, down 0.3%.

On February 16, 2026, Mantle activated the ERC-8004 standard on its mainnet to add on-chain trust and identity for autonomous AI agents. The Mantle token declined 4% over the past 24 hours to $0.6347 and has dropped nearly 40% year to date. The upgrade introduces reputation, identity, and validation registries intended to support cross-platform economic participation.

On February 16, 2026, Binance CEO Richard Teng denied allegations that the exchange fired compliance investigators or breached sanctions tied to more than $1 billion in Iran-linked USDT activity. Fortune reported on February 13 that at least five investigators were dismissed after flagging transactions between March 2024 and August 2025 using USDT on Tron.

Mirae Asset Group has agreed to purchase a 92% stake in South Korean crypto exchange Korbit for $93 million in a cash-only deal approved on February 5. The transaction comes as regulators increase scrutiny of local exchanges and banks reassess real-name account partnerships following the recent Bithumb incident.

XRP generated $1.2 billion in 24-hour trading volume on major South Korean exchanges, far exceeding Bitcoin and Ethereum in local activity. Upbit reported processing more than $1 trillion in XRP volume in 2025, while the token's price has fallen 4.5% to $1.46 after a short 38% rally to $1.55 between February 6 and February 15.