Coinbase + Fannie Mae Launch Bitcoin-Backed Mortgages + the First Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Transaction | Ep 566
Good now revolutionaries— Will Watson runs a short, caffeinated solo morning show — no Evan, no Alex (still Magic-tournament-marathoning in Milwaukee), just Will and the news. Coinbase and mortgage lender Better opened Fannie Mae-backed mortgages that let qualified US buyers pledge Bitcoin as their down payment instead of selling it — you have to over-collateralize at 250%, but if you're planning to hold the BTC for the full 30-year term anyway, it's a compelling way to buy a house without triggering a taxable event.
Starkware's Ava Hugh Levy executed the first successful quantum-resistant…
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