Waymo's onboard software lead argued robotaxis must exceed human-level safety, rejecting Tesla's camera-only approach. Following a Jan 29 ScaledML appearance by Tesla's AI chief, Waymo contrasted its 29-camera, 5-lidar, 6-radar setup and referenced an independent 200 million-mile audit indicating fewer serious crashes than human drivers.

According to the Ethereum Rainbow Chart's February 28, 2026 reading, ETH's potential range spans roughly $1,011 to $22,767 across color-coded valuation bands. As of press time, Ethereum traded at $2,009, up over 4% in 24 hours but down more than 13% on the week. With price near $2,000 on February 8, the token sits in the "Accumulate" band.

According to Strategy, it held 713,502 BTC valued at about $59.75 billion as of February 1, with a total cost basis of $54.26 billion and an average purchase price of $76,052. With Bitcoin near $60,000, the position sits below cost, even as 2025 delivered a 22.8% BTC yield and the quarter showed a net loss of $12.4 billion.

On 8 February 2026, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the planned digital euro is a cash-like public money for everyday use, including offline. He noted it will not launch before legislation is in place, with a pilot slated for 2027 and a possible rollout around 2029. Safeguards include holding caps, no interest and privacy protections.

On February 6, 2026, South Korean exchange Bithumb mistakenly credited around 620,000 BTC to users during a promotional event before recovering 99.7% of the excess. The platform used its own funds to cover roughly 1,788 BTC that had already been sold, and introduced compensation including cash payouts, trade refunds with a 10% bonus, and a seven‑day fee waiver. The firm attributed the incident to a technical malfunction rather than hacking and said its total crypto holdings still match or exceed user deposits.

World Liberty Financial's WLFI token has slipped below a three-month trading range while a U.S. House investigation examines a reported $500 million deal for a 49% stake involving an Abu Dhabi-linked investor. WLFI has come under heavy selling pressure, including a $50 million Bitcoin sale and a 235 million WLFI deposit to Binance, with traders now eyeing potential bounces into the $0.10-$0.115 area before further declines toward recent lows.

XRP has returned to its 200‑week moving average near $1.41 after a sharp slide from the $3.3–$3.6 range. Price action is probing this long‑term line with flat weekly closes, indicating neither a decisive rebound nor a breakdown. A weekly close back above could preserve the supercycle view, while failure may expose the $1 area.

On February 8, 2026, Kevin Warsh was nominated as the next Fed chair, a move that, according to Catenaa, revived debate over shrinking and potentially "privatising" portions of the central bank's about $6.6 trillion Treasury and MBS holdings. Supporters see scope to let bonds roll off and tweak rules so banks hold more government debt, while critics warn of duration risk and fiscal-driven balance-sheet growth.