Bullish Cryptocurrency Exchange Valued at $13.16 Billion Following Market Debut

French regulators say nearly 30% of crypto firms have not applied for MiCA authorization ahead of a key compliance deadline, putting many operations at legal risk. The disclosure raises fresh concerns about enforcement and service continuity for customers.

Newrez LLC and Megatel Homes LLC disclosed plans to make cryptocurrencies a meaningful part of their strategies; Newrez will factor crypto holdings into mortgage risk assessments. The moves signal growing lender attention to crypto-native buyers and risk modeling for digital assets.

OpenAI and SoftBank each committed $500 million to SB Energy to build a 1.2 GW Stargate data center in Texas, advancing the $5 trillion Stargate AI infrastructure initiative. The funding underscores growing private capital flows into large-scale AI compute projects and could boost interest in STG-linked assets.

Privately owned Megatel Homes LLC said the SEC has approved its plan to issue a cryptocurrency-based payments and rewards token, marking a regulatory green light for the company's Web3 customer program.

Binance completed its 34th quarterly BNB burn on January 15, destroying 1.37 million BNB and prompting discussion after comments from founder CZ. The move continues Binance’s scheduled deflationary tokenomics.