2026-02-14 17:00 UTC | ⛏️ 936578

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1. Bitcoin plunges 19% in February selloff
-- BTC trading mid-$60,000s after rapid deleveraging with $3-4B liquidations and -2.88σ below 200-day average.
-- Signals extreme market stress without structural failure, potential mean reversion ahead.

2. Anthropic hits $14B AI revenue run-rate
-- Grew from zero to $14B in 3 years via Claude AI, with 500+ customers spending $1M+ annually.
-- Highlights explosive enterprise AI adoption disrupting traditional IT services.

3. US captures Venezuela's Maduro
-- January intervention seized President Nicolas Maduro and wife; sanctions lifted on oil after new production law.
-- Eases oil trade tensions but escalates Trump-era geopolitical risks, boosting crude 13%.

4. Trump deploys armada to Iran
-- Massive US troops sent to Middle East to force nuclear deal amid unfavorable developments.
-- Heightens global tensions, drives energy prices up and central bank reserve shifts to gold.