2026-02-14 05:00 UTC | ⛏️ 936493

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1. Bitcoin Drops 19% on Deleveraging
-- BTC fell to mid-$60,000s after futures open interest dropped 20% from $61B, with $2-2.5B liquidations.
-- Signals market stress at -2.88σ from 200-day trend, worst in 10 years, amid macro pressures.

2. Ethereum Plunges Over 25% Monthly
-- ETH at $2,047, down from $2,675 year ago and recent peaks above $3,300 in January.
-- Reflects broader crypto bear market with volatility half prior bears, testing investor conviction.

3. US Stocks Slide on AI Worries
-- S&P 500 down 1.6% to 6,832, Nasdaq -2%, ahead of CPI data expected at 2.5%.
-- Rotation from tech amid inflation at 2.4% and Fed pause on rates signals economic caution.

4. Russia Escalates Ukraine Infrastructure Attacks
-- Strikes target heating and energy, attempting winter freeze-out after moratorium ends.
-- Risks civilian catastrophe and prolonged war, with casualties nearing 2M by spring.

5. Nvidia Unveils Rubin AI Platform
-- New H300 GPUs boost trillion-parameter models; AMD counters with Ryzen AI 400, MI450.
-- Accelerates AI hardware race, projecting $1T semiconductor market amid CES announcements.