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 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.

Bitcoin is trading around major liquidity areas after a week of downside, with traders watching potential support near $64,500 and untapped levels around $64,000. Analysts highlight a developing range between the $71,422 high and the lower liquidity zone, alongside short-term H1 levels near $68,000 and upside targets up to $74,000 that could shape the next move. Price behavior at these zones may determine whether Bitcoin extends its pullback or briefly pushes higher before resuming a broader decline.

On February 5, Bitcoin fell to about $60,000 after a roughly 50% slide from a near-$126,000 peak. The pullback is framed as modest versus past cycles, with macro pressures in focus; spot pricing sits under $67,000 with flat daily moves, an about 3% weekly gain, and sharper losses across two-week and monthly periods.

Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump's media platform, filed with the SEC for two crypto ETFs—one focused on Cronos (CRO) and another spanning Bitcoin and Ethereum with an ETH staking element—briefly lifting prices as BTC rose 4% and ETH gained 5.2%. Yet fund flows remain weak, with nearly $2.3 billion in ETF outflows over two consecutive months and products like IBIT down 21.5% in 2026, keeping caution high.

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.

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.