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Bitcoin ($BTC) holders in the US now have a path to home finance that does not require them to exit the position.
Better and Coinbase have launched a crypto-backed mortgage product that allows buyers to pledge Bitcoin as collateral for a down payment, keeping the asset in place through a process that has historically meant a forced sale.
The mechanics divide cleanly between the two firms. Coinbase provides the infrastructure powering the collateral arrangement; Better originates the mortgage.
That structure places a regulated crypto exchange at the custody layer, which shapes how the product's framework gets read by competing lenders and by regulators evaluating similar proposals.
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