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.

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.

An Ethereum developer detailed how ERC-5564 enables native stealth addresses using public meta-addresses and one-time destinations to keep wallets and histories private. The design introduces viewing and spending keys, plus optional delegation for payment scanning. He also noted gas requirements for fresh addresses and potential spam-triggered scans, with sender-included ETH and filters proposed as mitigations.

In February 2026, Polymarket filed a federal lawsuit in Massachusetts arguing that its event contracts fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the CFTC rather than state gambling laws. The outcome could determine whether prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi face a single national regulatory framework or a patchwork of state-level rules governing activity across the United States.

In February 2026, this roundup outlines six staking platforms across CeFi and DeFi: Coinbase, Compound, Stakely, Nexo, Gemini, and Rocket Pool. Features cited include minimums like 32 ETH for Gemini’s Staking Pro and 0.01 ETH for Rocket Pool, plus yields up to 34% APY on Stakely and roughly 5%–15% APY on Nexo.

According to Global Ledger, hackers accelerated laundering in the second half of 2025, often moving funds within seconds and using mixers, DeFi, and bridges. Tornado Cash appeared in 42% of exploits, and average laundering time rose to 10.6 days. DeFi flows hit $732M in H2, while bridges routed $2.01B.

On 19 February 2026, World Liberty Financial announced its first real-world asset issuance: tokenized loan revenue interests tied to the Trump International Hotel & Resort in the Maldives. The private placement targets verified accredited investors under Regulation D 506(c) and Regulation S, offering fixed-yield exposure to cash flows from resort financing, with Securitize and DarGlobal involved in issuance and development. Following the announcement, WLFI's governance token rose about 20%, highlighting market focus on the project and its role in linking stablecoins to income-generating real estate.

On February 19, 2026, the White House set a third high-level meeting on stablecoin yield for 9:00 a.m. ET. Senior figures from major banks and crypto companies are expected to participate, with topics anticipated to include regulatory frameworks, risk, and market structure. The gathering underscores intensifying federal attention to digital-asset policy.