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According to Odaily, crypto payment infrastructure provider Crossmint has obtained the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license issued by the Spanish Securities Market Commission (CNMV), becoming a compliant Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP). This license allows Crossmint to offer stablecoin infrastructure services across all 27 EU member states. This license covers three core CASP businesses: fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat exchange, custodial services for crypto assets, and cross-wallet and cross-blockchain transfer services. Crossmint co-founder Rodri Fernández Touza stated that as the MiCA transition period ends in July, many remittance companies, payment platforms, and neobanks now require partners holding a MiCA license, and non-compliant providers may risk being forced out of the market. (Cointelegraph)

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee stated on January 14 that investors should not go against Washington, as the White House's influence on the rise and fall of various industries is gradually increasing. He believes that this dynamic change is more important than the monetary policy at the beginning of the year. Tom Lee pointed out that credit card companies, the Federal Reserve, and institutional mortgage buyers may become the "losers," and mentioned that Trump is pushing to cap credit card interest rates and that the Federal Reserve may face political pressure to tighten the credit environment. At the same time, he believes that housing-related assets may benefit from Trump's focus on housing affordability and lowering mortgage rates. In addition, he is optimistic about energy, materials, large-cap tech stocks, cryptocurrencies, industrials, financials, and small-cap stocks related to economic growth.

According to Odaily, Noise, an attention market tool building an information platform for prediction markets, has announced the completion of a $7.1 million seed round led by Paradigm. Previously, the company also received investment support from Figment Capital, Anagram, as well as GSR, JPEG Trading, and KaitoAI. Reportedly, Noise launched a beta version of its testnet last May, which was accessible only to invited users. The platform attracted over 1,300 users, who used social media data provided by Kaito to place bets in 14 attention markets tracking cryptocurrency topics. (The Block)