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Bitcoin Rebounds As Crypto Mortgages Gain Momentum

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Bitcoin
BTC
PRICE (14D)
$165,100.00
(-1.3%)
Ethereum
ETH
PRICE (14D)
$3,790.00
(-10%)
Solana
SOL
PRICE (14D)
$223.00
(-8%)
Prices in AUD and as of 3:00pm AEST on Jun. 26, 2025

Key Takeaways

  • A federal housing regulator in the U.S. ordered two government-sponsored enterprises to prepare their businesses to count cryptocurrency as an asset for certain mortgages. Moving forward, borrowers in the U.S. will be able to have their cryptocurrency holdings recognised in mortgage applications.
  • The U.S. Senate passed a landmark bill to create a regulatory framework for stablecoins. U.S. President Donald Trump has urged the House of Representatives—where the bill currently sits—to quickly pass the bill as is.
  • Bitcoin dominance hit its highest level since January 2021 earlier this week. One likely reason behind this is the ongoing trend of companies deciding to accumulate Bitcoin as part of their treasury strategies.

Trump Administration Moves To Recognise Crypto As Mortgage Assets

The U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) directed housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to formally consider cryptocurrency as an asset in single-family mortgage loan risk assessments.

“Cryptocurrency is an emerging asset class that may offer an opportunity to build wealth outside of the stock and bond markets,” the order stated, acknowledging crypto’s growing role in household financial portfolios.

Until now, all cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, have not typically been considered in the mortgage risk assessment process unless it was first sold for fiat currency. Countless cryptocurrency holders have had to sell their holdings in order to be approved to take out a mortgage.

Stablecoin Bill Progresses As Fiserv Joins Stablecoin Market

The U.S. Senate passed a landmark stablecoin bill last week, marking a critical point for federal crypto regulation. The bill will progress to the House of Representatives, which will now decide whether to advance its own stablecoin legislation or consider the Senate’s. The bill aims to regulate dollar-backed stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold liquid assets like U.S. Treasuries, provide monthly reserve disclosures, and allow law enforcement to freeze tokens.

U.S. President Donald Trump has urged the House to quickly pass the bill so he can officially sign it into law. “Get it to my desk ASAP,” Trump posted on Truth Social on June 19. “No delays, no add-ons.” He has previously indicated that he wants stablecoin legislation on his desk before Congress breaks for its August recess.

“Crypto is not a threat to the dollar. In fact, stablecoins can reinforce dollar supremacy.”
Scott Bessent, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

Stablecoin adoption among global fintech and payments companies (e.g. Visa, PayPal, Stripe) has surged in recent months, driven by their potential for faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border transactions. (Learn more about stablecoins.)

Fiserv was the latest large fintech company to declare its stablecoin plans this week, announcing that it is developing a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar and an accompanying platform built on Solana. The company currently supports approximately 10,000 financial institutions and 6 million merchants, processing 90 billion transactions annually.

Bitcoin Dominance Still Climbing As Corporate Demand Builds

Bitcoin dominance—which measures BTC’s market cap as a percentage of the combined market cap of all cryptocurrencies—hit 65.5% this week, its highest level since January 2021. One factor likely behind this is the continued accumulation of Bitcoin by companies establishing their own corporate treasury strategies, following the likes of Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy.

Trump Media & Technology Group and GameStop are among the dozens of new Bitcoin treasury initiatives announced in the past few months alone. They are expected to continue accumulating Bitcoin for the foreseeable future.


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