On February 13, 2026, Bitcoin traded at $66,887 after late-January turbulence pushed BTC into a descending channel. According to on-chain analyst Ali Martinez, the key range is defined by support at $64,000 and resistance at $67,000, levels that could determine whether the current bearish phase endures or a bullish reversal emerges.

On February 12, 2026, Indiana’s Senate Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions voted 6–2 to advance a revised House Bill 1042 that enables crypto access in certain public retirement plans via self-directed brokerage windows. The measure removes authority for direct state purchases of crypto ETFs and, if enacted, would require brokerage crypto options by July 1, 2026.

On February 13, 2026, First Deputy Chairman Vladimir Chistyukhin said the Bank of Russia will reassess its stance on fiat‑pegged coins and launch a study this year on a potential ruble stablecoin. The review follows growing sanctions pressure and the rise of the Kyrgyz‑issued A7A5, which handled over $100 billion in its first year and has a capitalization above $500 million.

Kalshi has entered a sports performance hedging partnership with Game Point Capital after its Super Bowl Sunday trading volume surpassed $1 billion and January activity hit a record $9.6 billion. The collaboration allows teams to hedge performance bonus payouts, with early NBA contracts on Kalshi reportedly pricing significantly below over-the-counter market quotes.

XRP exchange-traded funds posted a daily net outflow of $6.42 million in the last 24 hours, ending a six-day run of inflows. XRP traded at $1.36, down 1.01% day-on-day, after an intraday high of $1.40, while volume fell 14.81% to $2.68 billion amid ongoing market selling.

In Virginia, a federal court sentenced Praetorian Group International chief executive Ramil Ventura Palafox, 61, to 20 years in prison for operating a Bitcoin-based Ponzi scheme that raised over $200 million from investors between December 2019 and October 2021. Prosecutors said the operation took in more than 8,198 BTC and over $201 million in total, caused at least $62.7 million in losses, and falsely promised daily returns of up to 3%.

Crypto markets remained in a high-volatility deleveraging phase during the week of February 6–13, 2026. While Bitcoin (BTC) stabilized in the mid-$60,000s, structural shifts dominated the headlines: Tether executed a record $3.5 billion USDT burn, and global regulators tightened the noose on offshore stablecoins. With the Fear & Greed Index hitting historic lows at 5–10, institutional giants like MicroStrategy reported staggering $12.6 billion paper losses, signaling a brutal but necessary reset of the Digital Gold narrative.

On 13 February 2026, JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou described crypto as undergoing a "self-correction" ahead of a potential 2026 recovery. They cited Bitcoin's mid-$60,000 move below an updated ~$77,000 production cost, anticipated U.S. regulatory clarity as a catalyst for institutional inflows, and reaffirmed a long-term $266,000 target.