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.

Litecoin recently ended the daily session with a bullish candle as price presses into the $57 resistance area. The move, highlighted by analyst CryptoWzrd, mirrors Bitcoin's upside but still needs confirmation from LTCBTC and intraday structure. A sustained break and hold above $57 could pave the way toward $64 and later the $68 resistance, provided momentum and market conditions remain supportive.

According to multiple reports, the U.S. military deployed Anthropic's AI model Claude during Operation Resolve in early January 2026, a high-risk mission in Caracas that led to the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. The system was reportedly integrated via Anthropic's partnership with Palantir, raising questions over whether its use in a lethal operation clashes with Anthropic's stated bans on violence, weapons work and surveillance. While the precise tasks carried out by Claude remain classified, some sources suggest it may have been limited to non-lethal support such as intelligence summarization, logistics and translation, amid growing tension between Anthropic and the Trump administration over military applications of AI.

X plans to introduce Smart Cashtags within weeks, according to statements from Nikita Bier. The feature will let the platform’s one-billion-plus users trade Bitcoin, other crypto assets, and stocks directly from the timeline. By turning cashtags into interactive tickers with live data and execution, X moves closer to its goal of an everything app.

In late 2025, the Federal Reserve proposed tailored "payment accounts" that would let qualified non-bank crypto exchanges and fintech firms connect directly to systems such as FedNow and Fedwire without full banking licenses. The plan, which drew public comments from December 2025 until February 6, 2026, has prompted strong opposition from major U.S. banks over systemic risk concerns and strict limits on interest, emergency lending, and overnight balances. Coinbase has emerged as a key supporter, arguing that direct access could cut digital asset payment costs by 20–30 percent, though it warns that current restrictions may make the framework impractical for large-scale operations.

On February 14, 2026, SpaceX was reported to be preparing a 2026 IPO that could use a dual-class share structure, aiming to maintain Elon Musk’s voting influence. Secondary-market trades last year put the firm around $800 billion, and market reports suggest a listing could approach $1.5 trillion as Starlink’s 9,400 satellites and 9 million users bolster growth.