February 2026 Major Updates in DeFi

Here are the products shipped this month:
$UNI : Released 7 new AI "skills" for agent integration, version 4 interface with Bankr achieved $100 million in trading volume within two weeks, ETHDenver award granted to Chaintology, BlackRock purchased UNI tokens.
$AAVE : The first RWA lending protocol with over $1 billion deposited, ChainSecurity completed its third V4 security audit, and Stani Kulechov was featured on OFFSTAGE.
$LINK : Hired Taylor Lindman as Chief Legal Advisor for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Cryptocurrency Task Force, formed the RealFi alliance with Centrifuge and LayerZero, CCIP positioned as the winner in multi-chain bridging solutions.
LDO : Staked ETH accounts for 31% of total supply, stVaults infrastructure fee set at 0% until March 31, partnered with Hanwha to launch Asia's first JitoSOL ETP, token holder conference held on February 26.
CRV : Released eighth-week yield report, published an in-depth analysis titled "DAO Under Review," TVL steadily increasing.
DYDX : Relaunched alliance promotion program, reward pool up to $210,000, partnered with BONKtrade to offer zero-fee BTC/BONK trading.
CAKE : Monad liquidity pool annual interest rate increased to over 200%, USDC total value doubled year-over-year.
HYPE : Established the Super Liquidity Policy Center in Washington, D.C. (led by Jake Chervinsky), HIP-3 open interest reached a record high of $1 billion, increased AZTEC criminals (3x leverage).
JTO : Signed MOU with Hanwha to establish Korea's first JitoSOL ETP project, hosted JET Pitshop event in London.
ORCA : USDC TVL doubled year-over-year, CEO participated in SOL Strategies Spaces to discuss development roadmap for 2025-2026.
DeFi is becoming reality. It’s not just promises but actual products, partnerships, and institutional adoption.
Although many DeFi projects are not resting on their laurels, it’s largely useless; many projects will still go to zero in the future. Only HYPE and UNI are truly worth holding, AAVE still needs to be tested.
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