Better Home & Finance, an AI-native mortgage lender, alongside the prominent cryptocurrency platform Coinbase, successfully funded the first Fannie Mae-backed conforming mortgage in the United States using Bitcoin as collateral. The high-profile achievement bridges the gap between legacy government-backed secondary housing networks and cryptographic wealth. The landmark loan was formally issued to a married couple
Zcash fell sharply after developers disclosed a critical vulnerability in its Orchard shielded pool that could theoretically have allowed an attacker to create unlimited counterfeit ZEC without detection. The flaw was discovered by security engineer Taylor Hornby, who was engaged by Shielded Labs and credited Anthropic’s Claude with helping develop a working exploit in a
Wallets linked by on-chain analysts to Andreessen Horowitz have continued accumulating Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, lifting the position’s estimated unrealized profit to approximately $131 million. The latest activity shows entities associated with the venture capital firm withdrawing 224,118 HYPE from centralized exchanges over the past 24 hours, valued at about $15.2 million. According to on-chain
South Korean police have launched the country’s first known illegal gambling investigation into domestic users of Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market platform, marking a significant escalation in regulatory scrutiny of crypto-based event betting. The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency is investigating local users on suspicion of violating gambling laws after a request from the national
Europe’s crypto industry is approaching one of its biggest regulatory deadlines yet as the transition period under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) reaches its July 1, 2026 endpoint. From that date, crypto firms operating across the European Economic Area without authorization risk falling outside the bloc’s legal framework, accelerating what could become the largest
Coinbase Ventures, the prolific corporate venture capital arm of the parent exchange Coinbase, has officially executed its inaugural direct investment into the decentralized synthetic dollar protocol Ethena. Breaking away from traditional venture models that rely heavily on discounted, closed-door private allocations, Coinbase Ventures acquired its initial stake by purchasing Ena (ENA) governance tokens directly on
Tether-backed Adecoagro is preparing to launch a Bitcoin mining operation in Brazil powered by electricity generated from sugarcane processing, marking a notable convergence of agriculture, renewable energy and digital asset infrastructure. The project is expected to begin with 10 megawatts of initial capacity and approximately 1,280 Bitcoin mining machines, with operations reportedly targeted to start
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) has officially been added to the Senate Legislative Calendar, rendering the sweeping bill eligible for full debate and a definitive floor vote by the United States Senate. The procedural advancement injects powerful momentum into a regulatory framework that previously secured a commanding bipartisan majority of 294 to
Bank of America has appointed senior trading executive Adam Dixon as global head of digital asset transformation, placing a 20-year company veteran in charge of coordinating the bank’s approach to crypto, tokenized assets and distributed ledger technology. The move reflects a broader shift across major financial institutions as banks move beyond research coverage and limited
Hyperliquid is emerging as a key weekend and after-hours venue for perpetual futures trading, drawing attention from Wall Street traders and traditional exchanges as digital asset market structure moves further toward continuous trading. The decentralized exchange allows users to trade perpetual contracts around the clock, covering cryptocurrencies as well as synthetic markets linked to assets