BF203 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/15/26

🎙️Bitcoin Fortress Podcast – Episode 203

February 15, 2026
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News (2/8/26-2/15/26):

🟠 Market, Price & ETF Flows

• Bitcoin ETFs shed ~$410M amid price slump
https://decrypt.co/358008/bitcoin-etfs-shed-410m-amid-btcs-ongoing-slump

• Bitcoin falling toward $60,000 could spark liquidation spiral (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/bitcoin-falling-to-60-000-could-spark-fresh-liquidation-spiral

• Bitcoin rebounds from $62K dip, consolidates near $70K after long liquidations
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/crypto-news/bitcoin-rebounds-from-last-weeks-62k-dip-consolidates-near-70k-after-long-liquidation/articleshow/128100035.cms

• What triggered Bitcoin’s February selloff? (VanEck)
https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-what-triggered-bitcoins-major-selloff-in-february-2026/

• U.S. equity funds see outflows amid rate uncertainty (macro context)
https://www.reuters.com/business/us-equity-funds-see-outflows-rate-cut-uncertainty-ai-worries-2026-02-13/

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🟠 Bitcoin Credit & Collateral

• Bitcoin-backed bond sale hit by crypto turbulence (WSJ)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/bitcoin-backed-bond-sale-hit-by-crypto-turbulence-f968eddc

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🟠 Regulation & Policy

• White House crypto meetings + GENIUS Act implementation tracker
https://www.paulhastings.com/insights/crypto-policy-tracker/white-house-hosts-crypto-meetings-treasury-secretary-addresses-genius-act-implementation

• Crypto industry counters Wall Street bankers with stablecoin principles
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/13/crypto-group-counters-wall-street-bankers-with-its-own-stablecoin-principles-for-bill/

• GENIUS Act – Full bill text (Congress.gov)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/394/text

• Congress needs to pass crypto legislation (Bitcoin Magazine)
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/congress-needs-to-pass-crypto-legislation

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🟠 Builders & Infrastructure

• Sparrow Wallet Releases (2.4.0 and updates)
https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases

• SigBash project
https://www.sigbash.com

• Amboss Lightning tools
https://amboss.space

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🟠 Podcast Universe Episodes Referenced

• What Bitcoin Did – Joe Consorti
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-crashed-what-comes-next-joe-consorti/id1482455669

• What Bitcoin Did – Checkmate
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-the-bitcoin-bottom-in-checkmate/id1482455669

• What Bitcoin Did – Mark Goodwin
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-epstein-files-what-they-reveal-about-bitcoin/id1482455669

• Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP718
https://stephanlivera.com/episode/718/

• Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP719
https://stephanlivera.com/episode/719/

• Stephan Livera Podcast – SLP721
https://stephanlivera.com/episode/721/

• TFTC – What Comes After Taproot
https://tftc.io/tftc-714/

• Rabbit Hole Recap
https://tftc.io/category/rabbit-hole-recap/