🗞️ Crypto Daily | February 12, 2026 1. Market Situation • Bitcoin (BTC): Current price $67,091.83, up slightly by 0.1% in 24 hours. Volume: Over $52 billion (+17%), indicating high volatility and continued selling pressure. • Ethereum (ETH) falls below $2,000 • BNB slips below 610 USDT • Fear & Greed Index: Has fallen to 5/100 – an extremely fearful level, reflecting a state of market panic. 2. Macroeconomic Factors & Influencing Policies • US economic data: Stronger-than-expected jobs report (over 130,000 new jobs) raises concerns that the Fed will maintain high interest rates for longer. • US tariff policy: Proposed tariffs on Europe triggered a wave of risk-offs, causing approximately $875 million to be withdrawn from crypto. • Global legal pressure: – China: Continues to tighten restrictions on RWAs and Tokenize assets. – UK: Tightening restrictions on crypto advertising on social media. – South Korea: Investigating system failure at Bithumb • Vietnam: An ultimatum was issued on February 28th requiring domestic cryptocurrency exchanges to officially begin operations, signaling a phase of legal standardization. 3. Featured News • Bitcoin ETFs: Net Capital exceed $3.5 billion, reflecting cautious institutional investment. • Goldman Sachs: For the first time disclosed significant exposure to crypto in its Q4/2025 report to the SEC, holding over $2.36 billion in digital assets. • Denmark's largest bank officially lifts crypto ban after 8 years, a positive sign for Europe. • Russia: XEM launching crypto-backed mortgage loans through Sberbank. • LayerZero: Launching the Layer 1 “Zero” blockchain with support from Google Cloud & Citadel. • Sonic Labs: Integrating core applications to increase the value of the S Token , while hinting at the possibility of M&A. Summary • The market remains in a state of extreme fear despite BTC trading sideways. • Macroeconomic pressures and weakening ETF Capital are holding back the recovery, but signals from Goldman Sachs and Danish banks suggest long-term confidence hasn't vanished.