2026-02-15 22:00 UTC | ⛏️ 936803

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1. Bitcoin drops 47% in February selloff
-- BTC fell 47.5% peak-to-trough to mid-$60,000s amid $3-4B liquidations and deleveraging from $90B peak open interest.
-- Signals extreme stress at -2.88σ below 200-day average, unseen in 10 years, potentially setting mean reversion stage.

2. US deploys second carrier to Middle East
-- Trump orders USS Gerald R. Ford to join USS Abraham Lincoln amid Iran Strait of Hormuz threats.
-- Escalates tensions after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, first dual carrier presence since March 2025.

3. Claude AI used in Maduro capture op
-- US military deployed Anthropic's Claude AI via Palantir to capture Venezuelan ex-President Nicolas Maduro on Jan 3.
-- Marks first confirmed commercial AI in presidential raid, sparking Pentagon-Anthropic rift over safety rules.

4. Europe accuses Russia of Navalny poisoning
-- UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands claim Russia killed Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin Epibatidine.
-- Joint intel report on Feb 14 could trigger new sanctions against Kremlin.

5. RSF kills 6,000 in Sudan El-Fasher assault
-- UN confirms Rapid Support Forces massacred over 6,000 civilians in 3-day October 2025 attack.
-- Classified as war crimes, intensifies calls for intervention in Sudan's civil war.