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%.

Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov estimates that Russia's daily cryptocurrency transaction volume has reached roughly 50 billion rubles, with millions of citizens involved and usage steadily rising. A draft law to regulate this activity is expected to be finalized within weeks and submitted to the State Duma in March, with authorities aiming for adoption during the spring session so market participants can prepare for licensing and compliance.

January 2026 U.S. CPI slowed to 2.4% year-on-year, down from 2.7% in December and below the 2.5% forecast; core was 2.5%, with monthly changes of 0.3% for headline and 0.2% for core. Stocks and crypto rallied, as S&P 500 futures rose 0.8%, Nasdaq 1.2%, 2-year yields fell to 4.1%, and Bitcoin approached $66,000.

On February 13, 2026, ByteDance was reported to be in advanced talks with Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group to sell Shanghai Moonton Technology, the studio behind Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. People familiar with the matter said the deal could be valued at approximately $6 billion to $7 billion, with an agreement possible as soon as this quarter.