Better launches Bitcoin-backed mortgages powered by Coinbase

Better launches Bitcoin-backed mortgages powered by Coinbase

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The Better-Coinbase product comes amid broader efforts to incorporate digital assets into US mortgage underwriting.

In June 2025, the Federal Housing Finance Agency directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop proposals to consider cryptocurrency held on US-regulated centralized exchanges as an asset in single-family mortgage risk assessments, without requiring conversion to US dollars.

The directive also required the two government-sponsored enterprises to consider risk-mitigation measures for crypto’s volatility and submit any proposed changes to their boards for approval before FHFA review.

Other US lenders have also begun moving in that direction.

Mortgage lender and servicer Newrez announced in January that it would recognize certain cryptocurrency holdings when evaluating mortgage applications beginning in February, including for home purchases and refinancing.

The expansion of Bitcoin-backed home financing comes as US housing prices remain near historic highs.

The median sales price of a new US home was about $400,000 in 2026, according to data from the US Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

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