On 14 February 2026, Coinbase Global Inc. disclosed it had filed a formal response on 6 February 2026 to the Federal Reserve concerning its proposed Reserve Bank Payment Account framework. The structure, if adopted, could permit eligible non-bank institutions to hold accounts directly with a Reserve Bank and access core U.S. payment settlement systems without intermediary banks. The framework is still under review and has not yet received regulatory approval.

On 14 February 2026, U.S.-listed crypto ETFs showed a clear rotation as Bitcoin traded at $69,789.66. According to the article's data, Bitcoin funds swung from a $817.8 million outflow on January 29 to mixed inflows and redemptions into mid-February. Ethereum's sustained redemptions eased, Solana flows stayed modest, and XRP attracted fresh capital.

On Friday, shares of Strategy (MSTR), formerly MicroStrategy, climbed 8.85% to close at $133.88 while trading between $125.76 and $135.25 on volume of about 24.6 million shares. Over the same period, Bitcoin gained nearly 5% to around $69,701 as investors reacted to U.S. inflation data and assessed the company's new STRC preferred stock dividend terms and ongoing accumulation strategy.

On February 14, 2026, researchers at iVerify reported a mobile spyware platform called ZeroDayRAT that can fully compromise Android and iOS devices. The tool is reportedly sold on Telegram and lets attackers control phones, capture GPS data, access notifications from banking and crypto apps, and intercept SMS one-time passwords. Victims are infected through links in smishing texts, phishing emails, fake app stores, and messaging apps.

The government of the Marshall Islands launched a Universal Basic Income program in November 2025 that delivers quarterly payments to citizens via a mobile wallet linked to its USDM1 tokenized bond. Hong Kong, Thailand and the Marshall Islands are also testing tokenized government debt and onchain social benefits to cut settlement delays and fees, while experts warn that AML, sanctions and KYC rules remain major hurdles.

Compound's COMP rallied 23% before signaling potential weakness, trading at $20.51 after an intraday high of $22.84. Volume leapt 502% to $307.95 million, while a descending channel since August 2025 and readings of ADX 48.83 and MFI 72.27 point to overbought conditions. A daily close above $24.85 would invalidate the bearish setup.

Coinbase posted a $667 million net loss for Q4 2025, reversing a $1.3 billion profit in the prior-year quarter. Revenue fell 21.6% year over year to $1.78 billion as transaction revenue declined 36% to $983 million, and adjusted EPS of $0.66 missed forecasts. Portfolio markdowns totaled $718 million alongside a $395 million loss on strategic investments.

On 14 February 2026, MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel said Bitcoin is shifting from a speculative asset to strategic infrastructure tied to energy, geopolitics and AI. MARA is reorganizing around control of low-cost power, acquiring data centers and power assets, expanding into European AI cloud services, and actively deploying a treasury of more than 52,000 BTC to generate additional income.