A couple in Michigan just bought their first home using Bitcoin as collateral — without selling a single sat. Better and Coinbase closed the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage where the down payment is secured by pledged BTC through Coinbase custody. No liquidation. No capital gains tax. No margin calls even if price drops. The borrower keeps his decade of Bitcoin holdings intact while unlocking homeownership. This is Bitcoin maturing into real financial infrastructure. When the US mortgage system — $18.5 trillion deep — starts recognizing Bitcoin as legitimate collateral, it's not just innovation. It's validation. And it opens a question for Malaysians holding BTC: how long before we see similar products here that let you use your Bitcoin without giving it up? The gap between digital wealth and traditional finance is closing faster than most realize.

Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin Buys A Home: Better And Coinbase Close First Fannie Mae-Backed BTC Mortgage

Better and Coinbase have funded the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage that lets homebuyers use Bitcoin as collateral for their down payment loan

Michael Saylor spent years saying "never sell Bitcoin" — then Strategy sold BTC and within 24 hours the price crashed 4.4%. Now STRC, the dividend stock he pitched as safer than a savings account, has tumbled 5.3% intraday with no FDIC protection, no guarantees, nothing. The DeFi wrappers built on top? Also de-pegging. This is what happens when you don't hold your own keys. Doesn't matter if it's wrapped in a stock, a stablecoin, or a "yield product" — if someone else controls the Bitcoin, you're exposed to their decisions, their timing, their promises. Self-custody isn't just about avoiding exchange hacks. It's about not being collateral damage when the strategy changes.

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STRC tumbles as DeFi copies lose their peg

Strategy’s 11.5% dividend-paying preferred stock STRC will pay a 0.96% dividend this month, but it’s already lost 3.8% of its value.

Grubles and the Second.Tech team are hosting an AMA on Ark this Tuesday at 10AM. If you've been curious about how Ark could change the Lightning liquidity game or just want to hear directly from builders pushing Bitcoin's Layer 2 forward, this is your chance to ask anything.

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Bitcoin drops below $62,000 — not because the fundamentals broke, but because markets panic, institutions rotate, and even icons like Saylor had to sell 32 coins to meet dividend rules. This is volatility, not failure. For Malaysians watching ringgit depreciation and rising costs, moments like this separate those who understand Bitcoin's long game from those chasing pumps. The question isn't whether to panic — it's whether you're positioning for the next cycle or just reacting to headlines #Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $62,000, Erasing Months Of Gains

Bitcoin price has tumbled to its lowest level in months Wednesday night, crashing below $62,000 and wiping out a sharp intraday loss of more than $...

AvoPay just dropped a Bitcoin payment plugin for WooCommerce with Lightning support and a clean Web API. If you've been piecing together payment flows with BTCPay or custom setups, this might be worth a look—especially for devs who want something lighter. The Stacker News thread has some early feedback from builders already testing it in production. Not flashy, just functional tooling for anyone running a shop or service on WordPress. #BitcoinPayments https://avopay.dev/

Wallet of Satoshi dropping hints about stablecoins on Lightning. Interesting pivot for a wallet that's been pure bitcoin-only since day one. Could open doors for merchants who want USD pricing but Lightning rails—though it does blur the "just bitcoin" message that made them popular. Worth watching how the community responds to this.

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Wallet of Satoshi (@walletofsatoshi) on X

₿ when you want Bitcoin. $ when you need dollars. We think we’ve done USD the right way. Coming soon.

Microsoft just unveiled a quantum chip with 1,000x better error correction—a milestone that narrows the gap toward machines capable of threatening Bitcoin's ECDSA. The clock's ticking, but so is the community: BIP-360 and BIP-361 are already drafting post-quantum signature schemes. Understanding the threat *now* puts you ahead of the curve, not behind it. #QuantumSafeBitcoin

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Microsoft Reveals '1,000x More Reliable' Quantum Chip as Bitcoin Threat Draws Nearer - Decrypt

Microsoft said AI helped speed Majorana 2 development, adding to growing concerns about when quantum computers could threaten Bitcoin's cryptography.

The quantum scare isn't just headlines—it's stress-testing Bitcoin's narrative *and* its code. While ZCash rallied on its quantum-resistant pitch, Bitcoin dipped as fears spread. Reality check: developers have been working on post-quantum hardening (BIP-360, BIP-361) for years. The threat timeline is measured in decades, not days. Panic doesn't secure wallets—understanding the roadmap does. #QuantumSafeBitcoin https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxPeEtqRUR6WFVIOVJIbUJTNERGRjVTR0JuZXl2U3FScl9pR09UZzJ0Y1VNcDRoS0RBMkxfS241bXlpSVMzRmhNUVBlUEdsUnllY0FEbkdtNVN0NWNfdmk1aGhGME1OdnNTYWlNQktqTjFCWmhUZGZFcUllSzA5V0twaGtHclNsS2xPT2JsTW1ScVQ5cktscVNXbHZrWW5vNEtkWjA3T1pOZEpXdWFBX1RsNmtR?oc=5

Strategy just broke its HODL streak—selling 32 BTC for $2.5M after years of diamond hands. Saylor's play: sell 1, buy back 10-20. Tactical move or red flag? Bitcoin dipped below $72K, $400M in positions liquidated. Malaysia, are we watching a bottom signal or a crack in the hull? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

Strategy (MSTR) Sells 32 Bitcoin, First BTC Sale Since 2022

Strategy broke its long-standing HODL streak, selling bitcoin for the first time in years.

🚀 Coldcard MK5 drops with bigger screen, NFC push transactions & collector-grade designs. Coinkite keeps raising the bar for Bitcoin security. But here's the question: Do Malaysians really need this level of hardware sophistication, or is a simple paper backup still king? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr #Coldcard

Bitcoin Magazine

Orange, Glow-in-the-Dark, And Gold Flaked — Coinkite’s MK5 Is Bitcoin Hardware Done Right

Beautiful transparent designs meet serious security: Discover how Coinkite’s MK5 makes signing Bitcoin transactions faster and more satisfying th...

U.S. Treasury seized nearly $1B from Iran-linked crypto wallets. Secretary Bessent: "Some may be typing in right now, not realizing their wallet's been grabbed." Tether froze $344M USDT instantly. If it can be frozen remotely, is it really YOUR money? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

The U.S. Has Seized $1 Billion Of Iran's Crypto: Treasury

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. has seized up to $1 billion in Iran-linked crypto.

Security, decentralization, convenience—the eternal triangle. This developer claims to have found a new balance, but at what cost? When you can't have it all, what are you actually willing to sacrifice? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

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Imagine saying that all "true" Bitcoiners bury their keys in the backyard... No exceptions. And all 'operating systems' must be Linux Gentoo. And a...

Someone just burned $8 million worth of Bitcoin—sent to permanently inaccessible addresses. Ultimate deflationary contribution or pure waste? The community is split on "proof of burn" as a legitimate use case vs reckless destruction of scarce digital property. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/someone-just-destroyed-8-million-122000572.html

💡 Fidelity: Bitcoin miners shifting power to AI datacenters as hash rate drops 8% — first decline in months. Is network security weakening, or is Bitcoin evolving into a post-mining era? Meanwhile, gold is up 30% YTD as the macro hedge debate heats up. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin Miners Face AI Squeeze As Hash Rate Flattens And Network Enters New Security Phase, Fidelity Says

Fidelity Digital Assets says 2026’s crypto slump masks a deeper “structural retooling,” as institutional adoption, tokenization, and Bitcoin�...

Someone's using a "lost & found" law to claim $293B in dormant Bitcoin—without any private keys. Even if he wins, he can't move a single sat. But the real threat? A court order that can freeze YOUR coins at any exchange. The system is trying to override cryptography with paperwork. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

Anonymous Plaintiff Seeks Legal Title To $293 Billion In Dormant Bitcoin, Without Holding Any Private Keys

A pseudonymous claimant, “Noah Doe,” alongside two Wyoming LLCs, has filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court seeking recognition as the right...

Sequans spent <1 year proving that companies treating Bitcoin as a "treasury asset" exit during volatility. But what about those treating it as conviction? Malaysian firms watching this—are you learning the right lesson, or the easy one? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

Sequans (SQNS) Completes Bitcoin Unwind, Exits Digital Asset Strategy After Less Than A Year

Sequans Communications exited its Bitcoin treasury strategy in under a year after selling most of its holdings to retire convertible debt, leaving ...

Running Cashu mints in TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) sounds promising for privacy, but are we just shifting trust from mint operators to Intel/AMD hardware? The dev community is split on whether this actually solves custody risks or just creates new assumptions. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

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Huge milestone for Cashu. After 3 years of work, we finally have unruggable mints. I'm testing the first on-chain Cashu mint running inside a Tru...

"Less P2P, more H2H" — While we obsess over peer-to-peer protocols and technical specs, are we missing the point? Bitcoin is ultimately a human-to-human trust network. The community debates: cold node connections vs warm human relationships. Which matters more? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

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Bitcoin needs stories to win. I am absolutely convinced of this. Today, I see virtually zero human-to-human stories emerging. Not from conferences,...

Circle froze $12.6M in user funds with no warning, no explanation—just unilateral control. This is the reality of centralized stablecoins and custodial risk. Think your coins are "in your wallet"? If you don't hold the keys, you don't hold the coins. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

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Circle Blacklists Zama Protocol Address, Freezing $12.6M In User Funds - Details

Stablecoin issuer Circle has reportedly blacklisted a smart contract linked to privacy protocol Zama, freezing approximately $12.6 million in user...

Eid al-Adha Mubarak to our Muslim friends, neighbors, and community members in Malaysia and around the world. 🌙 May this day of sacrifice, gratitude, and generosity bring peace, blessings, and joy to you and your family. At Bitcoin House Malaysia, we believe strong communities are built through respect, kindness, and shared moments that bring people together. #EidAlAdha #EidMubarak #BitcoinHouseMalaysia #Malaysia #Nostr