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01/14/2026 11:29 PM TD Cowen cuts Strategy price target to $440, cites lower bitcoin yield outlook
Despite the target cut, TD Cowen said Strategy remains an attractive vehicle for investors seeking bitcoin exposure.
01/14/2026 09:58 PM JPMorgan expects crypto inflows to rise further in 2026 after record $130 billion in 2025
The expected increase is likely to be supported by additional crypto regulation, including the passage of the Clarity Act in the U.S.
01/14/2026 09:55 PM Coinbase says it won’t back Senate crypto bill ahead of banking committee vote
Coinbase won't be supporting the Senate Banking Committee's sweeping cryptocurrency legislation, its CEO said.
01/14/2026 08:29 PM Senate crypto bill nears crunch time as amendments pile up, lobbying intensifies ahead of Senate Banking Committee hearing
Lawmakers face a pivotal Senate hearing with over 70 amendments in play, as debates over stablecoin yield and DeFi come down to the wire.
01/14/2026 06:47 PM The Daily: Bitcoin taps $97K amid ‘Goldilocks’ macro backdrop, Ripple secures preliminary license in EU payments push, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
01/14/2026 06:30 PM Critical tokenization infrastructure provider Alpaca raises $150 million Series D, pushing valuation to $1.15 billion
Alpaca says it powers 94% of all tokenized U.S. equities and ETFs, working with leading RWA projects Dinari, Ondo Finance, and xStocks.
01/14/2026 06:20 PM Zcash Foundation says SEC has closed the book on its years-long probe into the organization
The SEC has closed a years-long probe into the Zcash Foundation, the nonprofit said in a blog post Wednesday.
01/14/2026 05:42 PM Sui Layer 1 stalls for hours as developers rush to restore network
Sui core developers said the high-throughput Layer 1 is “currently experiencing a network stall,” in a post on X.
01/14/2026 05:22 PM CleanSpark and Bitfarms stocks rally as firms target US for HPC/AI expansions
As crypto firms continue to diversify into high-performance compute, several firms are targeting the United States for new developments.
01/14/2026 04:37 PM Figure unveils onchain equity network aimed at remaking stock trading and lending
Figure’s OPEN platform is designed to handle issuance, settlement, and stock lending onchain, instead of replicating existing stock trading.
01/14/2026 04:19 PM Bitcoin hits 8-week high above $97,000 as shorts unwind and $100K odds rise
Bitcoin has climbed to an eight-week high near $97,000 as this week's rally continues and speculators eye $100,000 in January.
01/14/2026 03:15 PM Project Eleven raises $20 million Series A at $120 million valuation to prepare crypto networks for post-quantum threats
The startup is building tools to help secure crypto networks such as Bitcoin against emerging threats from quantum computing.
01/14/2026 03:00 PM Tether-backed mobile wallet Oobit adds native Phantom support, expanding Solana’s ties to Visa
Oobit's DePay solution will enable Phantom users to make one-tap payments from their non-custodial wallets using Visa rails.
01/14/2026 02:05 PM Ledger Wallet rolls out ‘BTC yield’ feature in collaboration with Lombard and Figment
Ledger Wallet is launching a new "BTC yield" feature that lets users access Lombard's yield-bearing LBTC through the Figment app.
01/14/2026 02:05 PM Paradigm leads $7.1 million seed round for attention market Noise ahead of Base mainnet launch
Noise is building a prediction market for the relevancy of social media topics, similar to "a stock market for trends."
01/14/2026 02:01 PM Bitwise rolls out Chainlink ETF, CLNK, on NYSE Arca
Another exchange-traded fund tied to Chainlink is set to hit the market Wednesday morning — the Bitwise Chainlink ETF.
01/14/2026 02:00 PM Bitnomial launches first regulated Aptos futures in U.S.
Bitnomial noted that regulated futures are “a prerequisite for spot crypto ETF approval under the SEC’s generic listing standards."
01/14/2026 01:56 PM MANTRA cuts staff amid restructuring as OM token remains 99% below peak
MANTRA said it cut staff as part of a restructuring amid a prolonged downturn that has left its OM token about 99% below peak.
01/14/2026 12:53 PM Ethereum staking hits all-time high with almost 30% of ETH supply locked
Staked ether has reached a record 36 million ETH as institutional staking and ETF activity continue to expand.
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