On February 14 2026, the PancakeSwap V2 OCA/USDC liquidity pool on BSC was drained in a flash loan-based exploit that removed nearly $500,000 in USDC in a single transaction. Reports indicate the attacker abused a flaw in the deflationary sellOCA() logic and repeatedly used the swapHelper function to manipulate pool reserves, ultimately securing around $422,000 and an estimated $340,000 in profit after paying builder bribes. The incident follows a December 2025 flash loan attack on the DMi/WBNB pair that extracted roughly 138.6 WBNB, or about $120,000, through reserve manipulation.

PI traded near $0.156, up 11% in 24 hours, as Bitcoin reclaimed $69K. On 14 February 2026, the token broke above a bullish wedge, while a mandatory node upgrade is scheduled for 15 February 2026. Key resistance sits at $0.20–$0.21, with a higher supply area at $0.267–$0.28 that could define the next move.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said in an X post that prediction markets are tilting toward "unhealthy" short-term speculation and should evolve into hedging platforms that stabilize consumer prices. He proposed onchain markets, guided by local LLMs, to build personalized baskets of contracts tied to household expenses.

On Friday, Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer lowered his Coinbase price target from $421 to $267, a cut of more than one-third, while maintaining a buy rating and estimating about 60% upside from roughly $164 per share. His revised forecasts follow Coinbase's fourth-quarter 2025 report, where net revenue fell to $1.71 billion and the firm posted a $667 million GAAP net loss, but showed growth in derivatives, stablecoin income and subscription revenue now representing 43% of net revenue. Other brokerages adjusted their targets as well, with some reaffirming bullish views and others turning more cautious on the stock.

Updated on February 14, 2026, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood said at Bitcoin Investor Week that AI-driven productivity gains could spark rapid deflation and disrupt debt-laden economies. She argued Bitcoin, with its decentralized design and capped supply, can hedge both inflation and swift deflation to protect capital.

On February 14 2026, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a long X post criticizing how prediction markets are evolving toward short-term, dopamine-driven bets. He argued that platforms are increasingly favoring crypto price and sports wagers with little long-term informational or societal value, diverging from his more positive view in December 2025. Buterin now urges a pivot toward generalized hedging tools that help manage real-world risks instead of focusing on ultra-short-term gambling-style products.

On 14 February 2026, the U.S. Senate was set to review a bill addressing Bitcoin and the broader crypto market structure. According to the article, the session is planned for 2:00 p.m. Monday, while White House official Patrick Witt said "trillions of dollars" in institutional capital are waiting for clearer rules.

Ali Martinez on X projected XRP could extend its slide toward $0.80, while Glassnode showed the options put/call ratio climbed from 0.17 in September to 0.76 across recent months. Coinalyze reported negative funding and shrinking open interest over the past two weeks, although CoinGlass mapped overhead short‑liquidation zones that may trigger a squeeze before any deeper move.