BlackRock trimmed its crypto exposure over a five-day period, unloading a combined $374 million across its Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs. According to Finbold, IBIT recorded $261.30 million in outflows, with $157.60 million on February 12, while ETHA saw $112.70 million leave between February 9 and February 12. Bitcoin traded at $68,885 and Ethereum at $2,052 as of press time.

On February 12, Anthony Pompliano told Fox Business that cooling inflation is testing Bitcoin's thesis and that a brief deflation spell could precede renewed money printing. The January 2026 CPI fell to 2.4% from 2.7%. As of February 14, Bitcoin hovered near $69,620 after trading around $66,221 earlier, while sentiment sat at 9 on the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.

On Feb. 6, Bithumb mistakenly credited about 695 users with at least 2,000 BTC each instead of a planned 2,000 won cash reward, creating roughly 620,000 BTC in internal ledger balances and causing a brief 17% Bitcoin price drop on the exchange. Trading and withdrawals for affected accounts were halted within 35 minutes, and most of the misallocated BTC was later recovered, highlighting operational control risks and prompting South Korean regulators to push for stricter oversight.

Ethereum climbed back above $2,000 on Saturday, reversing a two-day decline from $1,895 on Feb. 12 and reaching an intraday high of $2,090. This rebound pushed a 105,000 ETH long position, reportedly tied to Matrixport and opened around $2,048, from more than $10 million in unrealized losses into over $1 million in profit as ETH gained 7.15% in 24 hours to $2,033.

On 14 February 2026, Bitcoin continued to trade below $70,000 while on-chain data from Santiment pointed to conditions often associated with late-stage market corrections. Large holders reportedly accumulated over 18,000 BTC in four days, MVRV ratios moved deep into negative territory, trading volume dropped 61%, and funding rates turned neutral to negative, suggesting a potential setup for heightened volatility rather than a simple continuation of the downtrend.

On February 14, 2026, analyst Captain Faibik said he added PI and forecast a 500% rally after the token gained about 10% to above $0.16 and moved 23% off its February 11 all-time low at $0.1312. The Core Team set a February 15 Mainnet node upgrade deadline, while PiScan shows daily unlocks averaging over 7.2 million through the next month, frequently topping 13.5 million by February 25.

US consumer prices rose 2.4% in the 12 months through January 2026, easing from 2.7% in December and undershooting economists' expectations. While the softer reading and modest monthly gains suggest some relief on inflation, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee signaled the central bank is not ready to cut interest rates until it sees more sustained progress. Traders largely expect the Federal Reserve to hold rates at its March 18, 2026, meeting, with future moves dependent on upcoming inflation and labor data.

On February 13, 2026, Tomasz Stanczak announced on X he will step down as Ethereum Foundation co-executive director, effective at the end of February 2026. Leadership will continue under Hsiao-Wei and newly appointed co-ED Bastian Aue, while Stanczak shifts to a more technical builder role focused on agentic Ethereum and open-source AI.