2026-02-14 15:00 UTC | ⛏️ 936566

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1. Bitcoin crashes nearly 50% from peak
-- Bitcoin dropped 47.5% from $126K October peak to mid-$60K amid deleveraging, with futures open interest down 45% from highs and $3-4B liquidations.
-- Signals extreme market stress at -2.88σ below 200-day average, unprecedented in 10 years, potentially setting stage for stabilization.

2. US January CPI cools to 2.4%
-- CPI rose 0.2% monthly and 2.4% yearly, core at 2.5%; slightly below forecasts after December's 2.7%.
-- Eases pressure on Fed rate cuts but stays above 2% target, influencing policy amid strong jobs data.

3. New START nuclear treaty expires
-- US-Russia New START expired Feb 5 with no binding limits on arsenals first time in decades; Russia offers mutual observance if US reciprocates.
-- Risks unconstrained arms race amid Trump nuclear testing resumption signals.

4. Rubio tours Europe on Ukraine
-- SecState Rubio in Munich/Paris meets allies, Zelenskyy on Russia war, rearmament, NATO roles.
-- Advances Trump push for conflict end in new geopolitical era.

5. Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.6
-- New model adds multi-agent teams, 1M token context, enhanced coding/knowledge work via API/clouds.
-- Boosts enterprise AI agents, intensifying competition in workflows.