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On February 20, 2026, Santiment reported that XRP's 30-day MVRV stood at -4.1%, indicating the asset was slightly undervalued while many large-cap cryptocurrencies also appeared discounted. XRP was trading around $1.44 with volatility near prior 2024 cycle lows, and traders were watching a compression setup between $1.39 support and $1.44 resistance that could pave the way for a move toward $1.50 to $1.62. At the same time, Evernorth CEO Asheesh Birla pointed to rising RWA tokenization, RLUSD issuance above $1 billion and growing DEX activity on XRPL as signs of increasing institutional and on-chain participation.

In February 2026, the Dubai Land Department launched the second phase of its real estate tokenization pilot after roughly $5 million in property was tokenized into about 7.8 million tradable tokens. Infrastructure partner Ctrl Alt will issue Asset-Referenced Virtual Asset management tokens on the XRP Ledger, with Ripple Custody securing onchain transactions, while DarGlobal and Trump-backed World Liberty Financial plan to tokenize the development phase of a Trump-branded resort in the Maldives through Securitize.

In a Thursday interview in Palm Beach, Eric Trump said that despite Bitcoin's recent drop below $67,000 and its extended downturn, cryptocurrencies and blockchain are still poised to underpin mainstream financial systems. He highlighted World Liberty Financial's tokenized Maldives resort project and the USD1 stablecoin, while also discussing pending U.S. policy debates on stablecoin yields and ongoing lawsuits over alleged politically motivated bank account closures.

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.

Kraken said on Thursday that xStocks has exceeded $25 billion in cumulative transactions less than eight months after launch, counting centralized and decentralized trades plus minting and redemptions. The platform reports $3.5 billion in onchain volume and over 80,000 unique onchain holders, alongside a 150% increase since November.

Dash said it will bring Zcash's Orchard shielded pool to the Dash Evolution chain, a smart contract layer, with activation planned after cybersecurity audits and an expected March launch. The first phase will enable basic ZEC transfers, with later updates adding Orchard-based privacy for tokenized real-world assets.

WLFI’s price pulled back from a late January peak near $0.1800 and later stabilized between $0.0994 support and $0.1393 resistance as event-driven demand emerged. Following the World Liberty Forum and an RWA tokenization plan, WLFI briefly rallied toward $0.13 and now trades around $0.116–$0.12, with a confirmed break above $0.14 needed to target $0.15–$0.18.

After 360T integrated the Kraken-backed xStocks platform on Feb. 9, Deutsche Börse executive Carlo Kölzer said tokenization reflects an evolution in market infrastructure rather than a threat. He outlined a plan for a hybrid setup linking traditional and tokenized assets, while addressing regulatory questions and concerns over synthetic "paper Bitcoin" exposure.

Robinhood's new Layer-2 testnet built on Arbitrum processed 4 million transactions in its first seven days, as confirmed by CEO Vlad Tenev. The network is positioned as infrastructure for tokenized stocks, ETFs, and onchain financial services, following six months of private testing. Despite a 38% year-over-year decline in Q4 2025 crypto revenue, the company is expanding its tokenization and 24/7 trading stack with partners such as LayerZero, Chainlink, and Alchemy.

In August 2025, BeInCrypto said Peter Thiel held 7.5% of ETHZilla via Founders Fund; Securities and Exchange Commission filings from late 2025 indicate his stake fell to 0%. On February 18, 2026, Crypto Town Hall highlighted the full exit as Ethereum's slump pressured corporate treasuries and ETHZilla sold assets while exploring tokenized aviation exposure.