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On February 24, 2026, Canton Network said it completed a fourth set of on‑chain repo trades, including a cross‑border intraday repo with tokenized Gilts; on February 25, 2026, it reiterated institutional requirements. As DTCC, which handles quadrillions in value each year, explores RWA tokenization with Canton, XRP is positioned as a separate liquidity bridge rather than a replacement.

On February 27, 2026, Ripple executive Reece Merrick said Ctrl Alt and Dubai-based Billiton Diamond completed a $280 million (AED 1 billion) diamond tokenization, now live on the XRP Ledger. Merrick added XRPL's tokenized asset value is about $1.96 billion, with Ripple custody, vaulting and compliant issuance underpinning the assets.

On 27 February 2026, Cardone Capital announced a plan to move $5 billion of U.S. real estate equity onto blockchain tokens. The firm is evaluating an Ethereum Layer 2 partner to support high-volume activity, with offerings structured under SEC rules for accredited investors and a goal of enabling controlled secondary trading by mid-2026.

PACT announced on February 26, 2026 in San Francisco that its native $PACT token is supported on Kraken, MEXC, and Gate. The token serves as the governance asset for the PACT DAO and supports staking and ecosystem incentives. The move broadens access to PACT's Aptos-based, programmable credit infrastructure for users, partners, and developers.

According to Levi Rietveld in a recent video, a path to $100 for XRP would rely on compressing the liquid float and sustained institutional demand. He argues that locking up as much as 90% of tradable supply, combined with ETF absorption and strict escrow discipline, could recreate conditions for outsized gains.

BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors have deployed 12 tokenized money-market funds on Hedera via Archax. The activity, confirmed on February 24, 2026, spans USD, GBP, and EUR, with six funds from State Street and a similar setup by BlackRock. HBAR's ETF on NASDAQ has attracted $91.88 million in roughly five months, trailing SOL and XRP.

Bloomberg is partnering with Kaiko to make its licensed financial data available directly on blockchain networks, the companies said on Thursday. The first application targets tokenized Treasurys and repo activity on the Canton Network for banks and asset managers, aiming to fix inconsistent datasets across tokenized markets estimated at about $25 billion excluding stablecoins.

Chainlink's LINK jumped more than 14% on Wednesday, rebounding from a Tuesday UTC low of $8.20 to intraday highs near $9.50 before settling around $9.25. Catalysts include a February 25 Canton Network integration focused on RWA tokenization and ongoing inflows into LINK funds, with key levels watched around $9.16 and the $10.00 barrier.

Upbit stated CFG trading would start on February 26, 2026 at 2 PM KST, adding KRW, BTC, and USDT pairs. The token surged more than 180% to $0.25 before slipping toward $0.16 amid profit-taking. Volume jumped over 4,000% to $79 million as visibility and liquidity expectations spiked.

HTX Ventures and HTX DAO set out their 2026 roadmap at Consensus Hong Kong on Feb. 11–12, highlighting investment themes in AI, real-world assets and modular blockchain infrastructure. HTX DAO said it now directs 50% of quarterly exchange revenue to HTX token burns and reported holder addresses rising from about 40,000 to more than 800,000.