According to Director Moloney, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance plans a crypto-asset taxonomy to clarify when tokens can cease being investment contracts. On January 28, three SEC divisions outlined four digital-asset categories, and a March 18, 2026 deadline was set for foreign private issuers to meet HFIAA insider-reporting requirements.

On Feb 13, 2026, Truth Social said it filed registration statements with the U.S. SEC for two digital asset ETFs. One product would hold BTC and ETH, with the ETH portion staked; the other would hold and stake Cronos (CRO). The announcement also identified Crypto.com as the expected custodian, liquidity provider, and staking services provider, pending approvals.

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.

Santiment's data indicates that Bitcoin's aggregated funding rates across major exchanges have fallen to their most negative levels since August 2024, reflecting a heavy build-up of short positions. Following long liquidations on Binance on October 10, 2025, traders increasingly moved into leveraged shorts, creating one-sided bearish positioning that could set the stage for a potential short squeeze.

On February 12, three masked men allegedly broke into a residential building in Val-de-Marne looking for Binance France CEO David Prinçay but left after failing to locate him and stealing two phones. The suspects were later traced via the stolen devices and CCTV, arrested at Lyon’s Perrache train station, while separate incidents helped highlight France’s growing share of global crypto-related “wrench attacks”, which caused $40.9 million in confirmed losses in 2025.

On 13 February 2026, the crypto market rebounded, lifting total capitalization above $2.36 trillion, up over 2% in 24 hours. Bitcoin gained about 2.8% to trade near $68,800 and approached $69,000, while Ethereum rose more than 4% to roughly $2,034; the Fear & Greed Index printed 8 and the Altcoin Season Index read 30/100.

On February 13, 2026, Pinterest shares fell more than 20% after a fourth-quarter earnings miss and softer Q1 guidance. CEO Bill Ready said tariff pressures hurt spending by major retail advertisers, while CFO Julia Donnelly highlighted a larger-than-expected headwind. As of 10:22 AM EST, PINS traded at $14.67 after an intraday low of $13.84.

On February 13, a Bybit x Block Scholes report said crypto derivatives showed their most extreme stance since 2022 after BTC briefly hit $60,000 on February 5 and rebounded above $70,000 the next day. Seven‑day BTC implied volatility topped 100%, altcoin dominance slid to ~30%, and Solana's seven‑day funding rate fell to -0.04%.