2026-02-12 14:00 UTC | ⛏️ 936229

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1. Bitcoin crashes below $70K
-- Bitcoin fell to $66,937 on Feb 12 after 20% YTD decline from highs near $97K, with $3-4B liquidations.
-- Signals deleveraging and extreme deviation from 200-day trend, risking 50% peak-to-trough drawdown amid low volatility.

2. Strong US jobs delay Fed cuts
-- January added 130K payrolls exceeding forecasts, unemployment at 4.3%, lifting Treasury yields.
-- Markets expect only two rate cuts starting summer, reducing easing bets and strengthening USD.

3. Wall Street wobbles on AI selloff
-- S&P 500 flat at 6,941 after software stocks drop amid AI impact fears on non-AI firms.
-- Investors rotate from AI-disrupted sectors, spilling weakness into crypto miners.

4. Russia strikes kill 15 in Ukraine
-- Russian drone hit minibus in Dnipro, killing 15 mineworkers; Ukraine faces energy outages from attacks.
-- Escalates infrastructure war, prompting nationwide blackouts.

5. Trump eyes USMCA exit
-- President Trump mulls withdrawing from North American trade pact amid talks with Canada, Mexico.
-- Raises trade uncertainty, impacting regional supply chains.