BF203 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/15/26

🎙️Bitcoin Fortress Podcast – Episode 203 February 15, 2026 Block Height: 936,776 Moscow Time: 1455 Fees: 1/1/3 NEW! My YouTube Channel featuring short-form video content and all my podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ Featured Substack Post: https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/who-owns-an-ais-bitcoin Bitcoin Fortress Books: Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning The Bitcoin Lifestyle Follow me on Nostr: npub122fpu8lwu2eu2zfmrymcfed9tfgeray5quj78jm6zavj78phnqdsu3v4h5 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/ 🟠 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 🟠 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 🟠 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 🟠 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/