2026-02-14 09:00 UTC | ⛏️ 936524

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1. Bitcoin stabilizes at $68.8K post-26% drop
-- Bitcoin holds near $68,800 after 26% YTD decline from 2025 highs above $110K, Ethereum nears $2K amid Nasdaq cooling to 24,800.
-- Signals potential distribution phase over accumulation in softening risk environment, impacting crypto leadership.

2. Russia-Ukraine-US Geneva talks set Feb 17-18
-- Trilateral negotiations in Geneva led by Russia's Medinsky, Ukraine's Umerov follow Abu Dhabi rounds with POW exchanges.
-- Aims at sustainable peace amid ongoing strikes like Odesa drone kill, Dnipro minibus hit killing 15.

3. Fed holds rates steady amid market rotation
-- FOMC keeps federal funds rate unchanged, citing receding inflation but data-dependent future; small-caps outperform mega-tech.
-- Broadens equity leadership beyond 2025 narrow rally, with two cuts eyed by year-end under potential new chair.

4. Anthropic OpenAI launch frontier AI models
-- Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3-Codex released same day, advancing agentic AI, coding, 1M token context.
-- Escalates US AI arms race, shifting focus to enterprise agents and knowledge work.