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Catching up to the steep decline in the price of Strategy (MSTR), Cantor Fitzgerald’s Brett Knoblauch cut his 12-month price target for Strategy (MSTR) to $229 from $560, citing a weaker environment for raising capital tied to bitcoin BTC$90,977.49. The new target still suggests nearly 30% upside from the current price of $180, with Knoblauch maintaining his overweight rating. Strategy has built its business model around raising money via common stock, preferred stock and convertible debt offerings, and using the cash to buy more bitcoin. The flywheel worked wonderfully for years, propelling MSTR to eye-popping returns since its first bitcoin…

Even as the White House’s push for a federal crypto reserve turned sluggish in 2025, many of the U.S. states were contemplating and pulling the trigger on similar ideas, and much of that work was bolstered by Dennis Porter and the Satoshi Action Fund. This feature is a part of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025 list. A few of those efforts are coming to a head in states such as Texas, New Hampshire and Arizona, with several more potentially on the way, going live well before the U.S. government’s bitcoin stockpile is much more than a proposal in search of some congressional…

Security is becoming a defining layer of blockchain infrastructure — especially at scale.—TRON DAO has announced the integration of Blockaid, adding production-grade, real-time security tooling directly into the TRON network. The move strengthens protections across one of the most active blockchain ecosystems in Web3, as TRON surpasses 12 billion total transactions and continues to dominate global stablecoin settlement.The collaboration brings Blockaid’s onchain and offchain threat detection capabilities to TRON’s 358+ million users, providing proactive security across token transfers, dApp interactions, and DeFi activity — without requiring users to change how they interact with the network.Security Designed for ScaleBlockaid’s integration adds…

Transaction activity on the Ethereum network has reached a record high. According to Etherscan data, the number of daily transactions on the Ethereum mainnet reached an all-time high of 2,595,176 on January 14, 2026. This figure represents a significant increase compared to the same period last year, demonstrating that the network’s usage intensity continues to grow. The number of new addresses added to the Ethereum network on the same day also reached a remarkable level. According to the data, a total of 481,481 new addresses were created on January 14th. This increase indicates not only that existing users are conducting…

As the FED counts the days to announce its December interest rate decision, the last interest rate decision of 2025, interest rate forecasts continue to arrive. The latest prediction at this point came from Hassett, the White House National Economic Council Director who has been mentioned as the next Fed Chair. Speaking to Fox News, Kevin Hassett said that the Fed should cut interest rates by 25 basis points in the decision it will announce next week. Hassett, who stated that he expects a 25 basis point cut next week, reminded that recent statements made by FED administrators also signaled…

In a significant development for both artificial intelligence and blockchain ecosystems, Mind Network has officially launched its x402z testnet, marking a pivotal moment for confidential AI agent payments. This announcement, made via the company’s official X account on March 15, 2025, introduces a novel infrastructure that could fundamentally transform how autonomous AI systems conduct financial transactions while maintaining essential business confidentiality. The testnet represents the first practical implementation of Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) for on-chain AI payments, addressing growing concerns about transparency undermining competitive AI operations. Mind Network x402z Testnet: Technical Architecture and Innovation The x402z testnet operates on a…

Ethereum just pushed close to 30% staked supply while price tests its 200 day EMA near $3,339 on the daily chart. The setup puts long term commitment and a major resistance level in the same frame. Staked ETH reaches new highs as locked supply edges toward one third Ethereum staking climbed past 36 million ETH, pushing the share of supply locked in the network to nearly 30%, according to data shown by ValidatorQueue.com and a post by X user Broke Doomer (@im_BrokeDoomer). The post also pegged the value securing the Ethereum network at more than $118 billion, based on the…

The two largest publicly traded companies holding bitcoin, Strategy (MSTR) and MARA Holdings (MARA), have each fallen roughly 40% over the past six weeks. CoinDesk Research has extensively covered the MSTR correction, but MARA, which is down 55% year over year, is also attracting attention as some investors view it as inexpensive at current levels. Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, argues that the perception of MARA as cheap is not supported by the data. Sigel argues that the company is actually trading at a premium to it’s bitcoin holdings and not a discount. Sigel highlights MARA’s…

Pundi AI has joined forces with blockchain security leader Vital Block in a strategic alliance aimed at fostering trust in decentralized AI. The partnership was announced on 20th of January 2026 and is a major step toward building trust and the introduction of compliance within the ecosystem. It offers professional smart contract audits and KYC verification for projects that are deploying Dataset Tokens on Pundi AI’s Data Pump platform with comprehensive security and verification services available right from the first day. Bringing Professional Security in Data Tokenization This partnership is based on a forward-looking vision in line with the evolution…

Changelly, an instant crypto exchange platform and a trusted API provider serving secure crypto-to-crypto exchange and fiat on-ramp APIs, has announced its strategic partnership with ONTO Wallet, a Web3-based all-in-one option for securely managing identities, data, and digital assets. The hidden aim of this groundbreaking partnership is to ensure cross-chain swaps directly into the wallet experience with full protection. Changelly is also among the crypto exchange platforms that are using their advanced features and abilities for the welfare of users. On the other hand, ONTO Wallet has also made much successful collaboration with other platforms for the upgrade of users’…