On 27 February 2026, Ripple Labs detailed a 2026 overhaul of the XRP Ledger ecosystem, shifting from a Ripple-run grants engine to a decentralized builder framework with regional hubs, DAOs and venture backing. The roadmap includes Zero-Knowledge privacy tools, the XLS-66 native lending protocol, an EVM sidechain and broader RLUSD stablecoin expansion, while XRP changes hands around $1.43 amid mixed analyst projections.

On 25 February, t54 Labs announced Ripple as a strategic investor in its $5 million seed round to build agent payments infrastructure on the XRP Ledger via x402 with a compliance-first design and RLUSD. Data from agentevm shows Ethereum hosts 27,903 distributed AI agents and Base 20,623, while RLUSD stands at about $1.5386 billion in circulating supply and $1.6109 billion in reserves.

Ripple is overhauling how it funds development on the XRP Ledger after allocating more than $550 million to around 200 projects since 2017, shifting from a centralized grants program to a network of independent funding bodies coordinated via the XRPL Funding Hub. The roadmap emphasizes institutional use cases, including ZK-proof based confidential transactions, the proposed XLS-66 lending protocol, expansion of RLUSD to Ethereum Layer 2 networks, and growing participation from venture funds, alongside analyst XRP price targets and key technical levels.

Terra Classic's LUNC surged up to 40% over recent days after a lawsuit was filed by the bankruptcy administrator overseeing Terraform Labs' wind-down. The complaint, brought in Manhattan, targets Jane Street over alleged May 2022 trades; LUNC later peaked near $0.00004947 before dropping 15.6%, with some traders shifting attention to the Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER) presale.

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.

MYX Finance has surged nearly 29% in the last 24 hours after a prior 91% monthly decline, with the rebound linked to its V2 partnership with Consensys and a sharp rise in trading volume. The token is consolidating above $0.49, with key support seen at $0.441–$0.430 and initial resistance at $0.546, while traders also eye a March 6 unlock of 9.72 million MYX worth about $9.67 million.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) proposed a staking-based governance model that requires a 180-day lock and weights voting by stake size and lock duration. The plan adds Node (10 million WLFI) and Super Node (50 million WLFI) tiers, links incentives to USD1, and sets a seven-day Snapshot vote with a 1 billion WLFI quorum.

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.