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.

President Karol Nawrocki issued a second veto of Poland's Crypto‑Asset Market Act and returned the draft to parliament on Thursday. The bill, intended to transpose MiCA, would grant the KNF broad oversight and introduce criminal liability, including fines up to 10 million złoty ($2.8 million), while the regulator warned platforms could become illegal on July 1 without passage.

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, analyst EGRAG CRYPTO outlined two long-term XRP price structures based on Fibonacci extensions, with either a deeper pullback toward $0.60 targeting about $11 or a shallower retrace near $0.90 aiming for roughly $8.50. XRP is currently trading around $1.40, and these scenarios imply different risk–reward profiles for traders depending on how much drawdown the market accepts before the next potential rally.

On Feb. 13, 2026, SHIB team member Lucie signaled that lead ambassador Shytoshi Kusama plans an update on Feb. 14 about an independent initiative: a standalone AI platform centered on human legacy. Lucie said the tool is an encrypted, non‑blockchain archive. At publication, SHIB traded at $0.000006290, down 3.03% over 24 hours.

On February 13, Pi Network’s PI advanced about 8% over 24 hours, nearly touching $0.15 as its market capitalization moved back above $1.3 billion following a recent all-time low around $0.13. The rebound follows a Core Team timeline for an initial node-related upgrade by February 15 and coincides with token unlocks peaking at 19 million before tapering below 5 million later in the month.

On February 13, Dogecoin rose 0.11% over the last day and was trading at $0.09529. The hourly setup is attempting to hold above $0.09437, opening room for a potential $0.097 test if that level is secured. Broader momentum appears muted, with price likely to stay within $0.092–$0.098 unless $0.10 is reclaimed.