2026-02-14 12:00 UTC | ⛏️ 936544

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1. Bitcoin plunges 47% in February selloff
-- Bitcoin dropped 47.5% peak-to-trough to mid-$60,000s amid $3-4B liquidations and deleveraging from $90B peak futures OI.
-- Signals extreme market stress at -2.88σ from 200-day trend, lowest volatility in bear markets, potential mean reversion ahead.

2. Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
-- President Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as next Fed Chair, holding rates steady amid resilient growth and incomplete inflation decline.
-- Raises uncertainty on monetary policy direction, hawkish tilt could tighten global conditions, impacts bonds and emerging markets.

3. Rubio signals new geopolitical era
-- Secretary Rubio heads to Europe calling for reassessment of alliances amid Ukraine war winter toll and Zelenskyy talks.
-- Marks shift to realpolitik with Russia advances, NATO strains, US pushing bilateral deals over unity.

4. Google launches Gemini 3 Deep Think
-- Google DeepMind released Gemini 3 Deep Think advancing science, research, engineering capabilities on Feb 12.
-- Escalates AI model race, boosts agentic reasoning for real-world applications amid Anthropic's $30B raise.

5. Anthropic raises $30B at $380B valuation
-- Anthropic secured $30B Series G led by Coatue/GIC, second-largest tech private financing.
-- Fuels AI infrastructure arms race against OpenAI, intensifies competition in frontier models.