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Dreamcash said Tether made a strategic investment in the team behind its Hyperliquid mobile frontend after 10 USDT0‑collateralized real‑world asset perpetual markets were announced on Friday. The rollout uses Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 standard with Selini Capital providing liquidity, and Dreamcash plans $200,000 in weekly incentives for its CASH markets.

On 13 February 2026, tokenized gold’s market value surpassed $6 billion, adding more than $2 billion since the start of 2026. XAUT and PAXG together account for roughly 96%–97% of the segment, with over 1.2 million ounces of vaulted bullion backing on-chain supply. Trading activity and liquidity have expanded alongside gold’s price rally.

On 13 February 2026, Russia officially endorsed a nationwide concept for tokenizing real-sector assets, designed by the Ministry of Finance with the Bank of Russia and other federal authorities. The framework will begin with pilots in property rights, IP rights, securities, and LLC shares, aiming to lower transaction costs, raise liquidity, and widen investor access while supporting modernization of domestic capital markets.

ETHZilla said on Thursday it launched the Eurus Aero Token I via its ETHZilla Aerospace unit, offering access to equity in two commercial jet engines leased to a leading US airline. Each token costs $100 with a 10-token minimum, and the firm targets an 11% return if held through leases that run into 2028 after buying the engines for $12.2 million in January.

Citi completed an internal tokenization proof-of-concept on Solana with PwC, according to X. Token Terminal reports the network handles about 3x more daily transactions than Ethereum, while DeFiLlama shows $6.36 billion TVL and roughly $3.72 billion DEX volume. Despite the activity, SoSoValue noted $8.89 million weekly SOL ETF inflows alongside a 11% price decline and total assets near $673.99 million.

On 12 February 2026, HM Treasury appointed HSBC's Orion digital asset platform to support the UK's Digital Gilt Instrument pilot within the Digital Securities Sandbox. The program will issue a short-dated, digitally native UK government bond to test blockchain-based issuance, settlement, and secondary trading without altering the existing gilt auction framework. The initiative aims to gather data on efficiency, costs, and risk management as part of wider sovereign debt tokenization trends.

On 12 February 2026 it was reported that crypto venture capital funding exceeded $2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, with January alone bringing in $1.4 billion. Capital largely favored infrastructure plays such as stablecoin platforms, institutional custody and real‑world asset tokenization, while trading, compliance and security firms also secured notable rounds. The trend highlights a more selective market where institutions concentrate on payment rails, custody and on‑chain credit rather than speculative token bets.

Russian authorities have approved a finance ministry concept to tokenize real-world assets such as company shares, securities and ownership rights, with an initial pilot focused on property and intellectual property. The move is unfolding alongside a separate regulatory framework under review that would classify cryptocurrencies and stablecoins as currency assets and expand access for different categories of investors by July 1 2026.

BlackRock said on Wednesday it will roll out trading for its tokenized USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) on Uniswap, initially targeting qualified institutions. Following the announcement, UNI rose more than 3%, according to CoinMarketCap. The integration is coordinated by Securitize, and BlackRock will purchase an undisclosed amount of UNI.

Bank Negara Malaysia launched an expanded digital asset sandbox to pilot ringgit‑backed stablecoins and tokenized deposits. According to BNM, the trials will examine impacts on monetary and financial stability and may inform CBDC policy, with guidance on ringgit stablecoins and tokenized deposits targeted by the end of 2026.