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U.S.-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) is working with Fannie Mae-approved mortgage firm Better Home & Finance Holding Co. (BETR), to enable crypto holders to use their digital assets as down payment collateral when buying a home. The mortgage is structured as a conforming loan backed by Fannie Mae, meaning it carries the same protections and standards as traditional mortgages, according to a press release on Thursday. Borrowers pledge bitcoin $BTC$70,046.42 or the $USDC stablecoin as collateral to fund their down payment, allowing them to keep their assets intact and avoid creating a taxable event by spending them. In the case…

Arizona’s Senate Bill 1649, introduced during the 2026 Second Regular Session, proposes creating a formal state-level digital asset reserve fund that explicitly names the Internet Computer Protocol ($ICP) as an approved asset, alongside Bitcoin and $XRP. The bill has already cleared the House Rules Committee with a unanimous 8-0 vote and now awaits a full House vote before it can move to the governor’s desk. What Does Arizona Senate Bill 1649 Actually Propose? The bill establishes a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund administered by the Arizona State Treasurer. Rather than auctioning off seized or surrendered crypto, the fund would hold…

Carmine Agnello, the mob boss John Gotti’s grandson, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for defrauding the U.S. government’s Covid relief funding system out of $1.1 million, proceeds which he used to invest in crypto, the Department of Justice said. In a statement released Monday, the U.S. Attorney’s Eastern District of New York office said Agnello fraudulently obtained multiple disaster relief loans from the government’s Small Business Administration (SBA) and used the funds in cryptocurrency investments. Gotti’s grandson “diverted [the proceeds] for his personal use, including by investing approximately $420,000 in a cryptocurrency business,” the attorney’s office said. The…

A dormant Ethereum whale from the 2014 Initial Coin Offering (ICO) has moved another $23.2 million in $ETH to an exchange. This action has reignited market fears of a large-scale sell-off. On-chain data shows the address transferred 10,000 $ETH to a multisig wallet. That wallet then sent the funds to the OKX exchange. $ETH ICO Whale Activity Raises Sell-Off Concerns Blockchain monitoring service ai_9684xtpa first flagged the transaction. The address, known as an $ETH ICO $1 million investor whale, moved the funds after about a week of inactivity. The receiving address, 0x26c…B9392, has now deposited a total of 12,001 $ETH…

Digital assets are making their way into the US housing market as mortgage giant Fannie Mae prepares to accept Bitcoin and other crypto holdings as part of down payments, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The move allows crypto holders to use assets like Bitcoin directly when buying a home through Fannie Mae-backed mortgages. Instead of selling their crypto for US dollars, they can pledge it as part of the down payment, making it easier to access traditional housing finance. The program is being rolled out with Coinbase and Better Home & Finance. The change comes after the US Federal…

Stablecoin issuer Circle has attracted attention with its large-scale minting operation on the Solana network. According to data, the company produced approximately 3.25 billion USD Coins ($USDC) in the last seven days, reaching its highest weekly minting level in 2026. According to information shared by the blockchain data platform SolanaFloor, this increase indicates both rising interest in the Solana ecosystem and a significant growth in stablecoin demand. Experts note that this rapid increase in $USDC supply is generally considered an indicator of new liquidity inflow into the market. The Solana network, in particular, has recently gained prominence due to its…

In brief Mississippi College School of Law now requires all first-year students to take an AI course. The move follows courtroom incidents involving faulty AI-generated legal work. Students are building prototype tools aimed at tasks like jury analysis and legal drafting. Mississippi College School of Law now requires all first-year students to complete a course on artificial intelligence, according to a report by Mississippi Today. The Jackson-based college is one of the first law schools to mandate AI instruction for all students. The requirement comes as courts confront both the potential benefits and the risks of using AI tools in…

There is no credible evidence that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) created Bitcoin, and comparisons between Bitcoin’s white paper and a 1996 NSA paper on electronic cash are extremely misleading at best. No Smoking Gun: The NSA’s 1996 Paper Is Not Bitcoin, and It’s Not Even Close Conspiracy theories flourish in the absence of facts, and among the most persistent in the cryptocurrency community is the claim that Bitcoin was created by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). This theory hinges on the existence of a 1996 research paper titled “How to Make a Mint: The Cryptography of Anonymous…

Ethereum is trading near a key decision zone as analysts track two different short term paths. $ETH must hold the $2,300 area or break higher to avoid a deeper move toward lower support. $ETH Chart Shows Final Push Setup Before Pullback $ETH trades near $2,312 on the 4 hour chart, while the analyst tracks an expanding diagonal structure. The setup still keeps a bullish path open if price makes one more push above the recent high. ETHUSD 4H Expanding Diagonal Setup. Source: The Penguin The chart marks a possible move toward $2,520 to $2,600. However, $ETH must move past the…

Sharps Technology, listed on the US stock exchange Nasdaq, shared noteworthy financial data regarding its cryptocurrency investments. The company, particularly prominent for its investments in the Solana ecosystem, announced that it has generated significant staking income from its holdings. According to the published financial report, Sharps Technology generates an average annual staking return of approximately 7% from its $SOL holdings. The company reportedly holds a total of 2 million $SOL, with approximately 95% of this amount involved in the staking process. Staking is known as a mechanism that allows users to earn passive income in exchange for locking crypto assets…