First Fannie Mae-Backed Bitcoin Mortgage Closes Through Coinbase

First Fannie Mae-Backed Bitcoin Mortgage Closes Through Coinbase

The first US mortgage backed by Fannie Mae that counts Bitcoin toward qualification has closed using Coinbase, a milestone for crypto in home lending. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/first-fannie-mae-bitcoin-mortgage-coinbase-june-2026/

Russia Sanctions a 17-Year-Old Over His A7A5 Stablecoin Report

Russia's Foreign Ministry sanctioned Alexander Browder, 17, for a report linking the A7A5 ruble stablecoin to war funding. The token has moved over $110B. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/russia-sanctions-browder-a7a5-stablecoin-june-2026/

Coinbase Launches Pre-IPO Perps, Starting With Elon Musk's SpaceX

Coinbase has opened pre-IPO perpetual futures, letting traders bet on private company valuations. SpaceX is the first reference asset, launched June 4, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-pre-ipo-perps-spacex-june-2026/

Arthur Hayes Says He Sold HYPE and NEAR, and NEAR Drops 19%

Arthur Hayes disclosed selling his HYPE and NEAR positions on June 4, 2026. NEAR fell 19.5% and HYPE 5.8% as a broad crypto selloff deepened. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arthur-hayes-sells-hype-near-tokens-drop-june-2026/

Goldman Sachs Tokenizes a Real Estate Fund on Its Own Blockchain

Goldman Sachs launched a blockchain-native real estate fund on GS DAP with Apex, Archax, Ownera and LRC, pushing institutional RWA tokenization past bonds. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/goldman-sachs-tokenized-real-estate-fund-gs-dap-june-2026/