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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’…

This infrastructure solves cross-chain movements and automatically rebalances inventory, therefore decreasing duplicate liquidity and cutting costs. Through this launch, users will be able to immediately access Mantle by using assets that they already own, while Everclear will be responsible for the settlement and rebalancing of the network behind the scenes. Mantle, a high-performance distribution and liquidity layer that bridges traditional finance (TradFi), real-world assets (RWAs), and on-chain liquidity, has announced a new collaboration with Everclear. This collaboration will introduce Cross-Chain Asset Settlement to the Mantle ecosystem. This will enable users to seamlessly swap wETH from Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, or Polygon…

The Ethereum staking validator exit queue has dropped to zero — signaling a dramatic fall in selling pressure and strengthening confidence in Ether (ETH) as a yield-bearing asset. Data from Ethereum Validator Queue shows the exit queue has fallen from its September 2025 peak of 2.67 million Ether (ETH) to 0 ETH, while the entry queue has risen more than fivefold over the last month to 2.6 million ETH, the highest since July 2023. Wait times for the entry queue have now stretched out to 45 days, while exiting ETH is being processed in a matter of minutes. Ethereum staking…

Crypto asset management firm CoinShares (CS) said the digital asset treasury (DAT) bubble has largely burst, with some firms that traded at 3x to 10x their market net-asset value (mNAV) in summer 2025 now back to about 1x or below, in a sharp reset for a trade that once priced token treasuries like a growth engine. The next move hinges on behavior: either falling prices spark a disorderly sell-off, or companies hold their balances and wait for a rebound, CoinShares head of research, James Butterfill, wrote in a Thursday blog post. Butterfill said he leans to the latter, citing an…

Nansen has launched autonomous cryptocurrency trading tools that allow users to execute trades through artificial intelligence agents and natural language prompts, as the platform expands beyond analytics into transaction execution. The new feature enables users to place trades by entering conversational commands in Nansen’s mobile app, rather than using traditional charts or order books, the company said in an announcement shared Wednesday. The product is aimed at retail users seeking simplified access to crypto markets. Nansen AI can also analyze onchain signals and provide>The trading feature will initially support activity on the Base and Solana blockchains, with plans to expand…

Ethereum is currently at a technically critical point, which explains the resurgence of bull market discourse. The zone created by the 20- and 21-week EMAs on longer time frames or their daily equivalents in trend structure is known as the bull market support band, and it is currently interacting with the price. Ethereum is pushing forward This band has historically served as a boundary between long corrective periods and sustained bull phases. ETH is not completely above it yet, but it is also no longer being vehemently opposed. This distinction is important. Ethereum printed higher lows and progressively reduced volatility…