$ETH $XRP $ADA WARNING: THE ENTIRE FINANCIAL WORLD IS HOLDING ITS BREATH – EVERYONE IS WAITING! It has become known that this evening (possibly, according to Kyiv time - late at night on February 13) the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, will make an unscheduled statement. Unexpected broadcast outside the schedule. Markets instantly reacted with rising volatility expectations. Most likely, this may mean the following: - possible force majeure in monetary policy; - urgent signal regarding interest rate review; - intervention due to instability in stock or currency markets; - operational response to urgent geopolitical events or statements from the White House. And the consequences may be as follows: • increased volatility across all asset classes; • possible sharp reaction in the markets: gold, BTC, DXY index; • all key tokens (ETH, XRP, ADA, ALGO, HBAR) under the impact of short-term noise.
$BERA $SOL $XRP The stock market today: futures on Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are rising after unexpected employment growth refocused attention on the trajectory of the Fed rate. U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday as investors eagerly await the next batch of earnings reports and upcoming updates on inflation following the release of the January jobs report, which turned out better than expected. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) and S&P 500 futures (ES=F) rose by about 0.3%, while futures on the Nasdaq 100 index (NQ=F) added 0.2%. The restrained movements came after a volatile session on Wall Street, where major stock indices ended the day nearly unchanged.
$BANK $XPL $RIVER 🏦 ATTENTION BANKS REGARDING CRYPTO ACCESS TO THE FED The US banking lobby has warned that **conditional licenses** related to projects still under discussion (such as the GENIUS bill) may allow crypto companies **to access the Fed before regulatory norms are finalized**. 📌 Why this is important: direct access to the Fed could **change the payment infrastructure** — fewer intermediaries (SWIFT, correspondent banks) and more native on-chain settlements. This redistributes power between traditional banks and crypto players, with structural implications for the financial system.
$ETH 🇺🇦 Vitalik Buterin supported Ukraine and called the RF invasion a criminal aggression
Co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin published a long thread on the anniversary of the full-scale RF invasion of Ukraine. He stated directly that he considers what is happening to be a "criminal aggression," and not a "complex situation where both sides are to blame."
Buterin noted that Ukraine needs further support to minimize human losses and protect the country. In his opinion, calling evil by its name is important, even if it is politically inconvenient.
He also emphasized that the long-term security of Europe and Ukraine is only possible with the transformation of RF into a less aggressive and more decentralized system. In this context, Buterin again mentioned the ideas of digital democracy and decentralization as a potential foundation for future changes.
His main message now is support for Ukraine and a rejection of illusions about "neutrality" in the issue of war.
$RIVER $BERA $TAKE Global Uncertainty Index - at an historical maximum
By the beginning of 2026, the global uncertainty index has set an absolute record, surpassing the peaks of 2008, the trade wars of 2018-2019, and even the COVID period.
This indicates that the global economy is currently in a phase of extreme instability.
👉 Markets are living in a state of nervousness - working with risk needs to be especially careful right now.