On Feb. 5, 2026, the ECB held its deposit facility rate at 2.00% while advancing the digital euro. It estimates about €1.3 billion in development costs and plans a March 2026 call for payment providers, followed by a 12‑month pilot in H2 2027. FT also reports Christine Lagarde may exit before October 2027.

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.

BitGo and Figure have completed what they describe as the first issuance, settlement, and trading of tokenized equity securities on Figure's SEC-registered Alternative Trading System in the U.S. The transaction used blockchain-based settlement with institutional custody to represent equity ownership on-chain, aiming to reduce clearing friction and settlement risk within a regulated market structure. The firms say the model compresses the traditional equity lifecycle by enabling near-instant reconciliation instead of multi-day clearing cycles.

On 20 February 2026, Deutsche Bank said it is expanding Ripple-based infrastructure across cross-border payments, foreign exchange and digital asset custody. The bank targets near-instant settlement and lower costs, with internal projections pointing to up to 30% operational savings; the rollout focuses on enterprise messaging and routing rather than direct XRP usage.

On-chain analytics platform Parsec confirmed in an X post on a Thursday that it will shut down after operating for five years, with CEO Will Sheehan citing a misalignment with the industry's evolving focus. The firm, backed by Uniswap, Polychain Capital and Galaxy Digital, had concentrated on DeFi and NFTs, segments that have seen lower leverage and weaker sales volumes compared with prior peaks.

The European Central Bank plans to choose payment service providers for its digital euro project in early 2026, with a 12‑month pilot starting in the second half of 2027. The first issuance is aimed for 2029, and the currency is designed to work with existing cards and wallets while capping merchant fees. Officials expect it to strengthen European payment systems and reduce reliance on stablecoins and global card networks.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the US CLARITY Act could pass by April and pegged the odds at 80%. Prediction market pricing shows an 85% chance of enactment in 2026, up from about 60% earlier this year. He described April as a realistic window if negotiations keep moving.

February 2026’s roundup spotlights 12 Telegram games across tap‑to‑earn, RPG, farming and runner genres, all playable within the app. Several offer token rewards including HMSTR, CATI, $PIXFI, $GOLD, RBTC and RCC, with extras via referrals, PvP, battle passes and airdrops. Most focus on quick sessions and require no additional downloads.