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.

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.

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.

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.

On February 14, 2026, Tesla signaled plans to scale its U.S. solar manufacturing to as much as 100 gigawatts of annual capacity, a level that would surpass current domestic panel output. The initiative would deepen Tesla's shift beyond electric vehicles into energy generation and storage, while raising questions for investors about capital needs, execution risk, and pressure on its core automotive margins.

Two Democratic senators on the Senate Banking Committee have asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to determine by March 5 whether CFIUS should review a reported 49% stake worth about $500 million in Trump-linked World Liberty Financial acquired by a UAE government-linked entity. Their request follows a separate House investigation launched last week by Rep. Ro Khanna, intensifying congressional scrutiny of the firm's foreign ties and national security implications.