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This Week in Crypto

đŸ”„ This week on Crypto Curious — We’ve got a banger! Our timestamps look like this: đŸ‘‡đŸŒ

1:55 Ripple calls a cease-fire

4:38 Crypto for mortgages? Say whaaaaaat!

6:41 Vitalik 'eyeballs' Sam Altman

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The Trump Administration ordered for crypto assets to be considered as part of mortgage applicants' wealth.

Sparkassen‑Finanzgruppe, Germany’s biggest savings bank network, plans to let over 50 million customers trade crypto by summer 2026. This marks a major transformation in Germany’s financial landscape.

The US Senate has narrowly passed former President Donald Trump’s sweeping $3.3 trillion fiscal package — the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.” As the legislation heads to the House for final approval, crypto markets are closely watching the potential impact.

Crypto things you didn’t know you didn’t know.

Tether’s Bitcoin Holdings.

Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer, holds a large amount of Bitcoin, approximately $5 billion worth, or 80,000 BTC. This stack forms part of the reserves supporting the USDT stablecoin by Tether. Thus, this shows how much influence this stablecoin has in the market.

Through this influence, the market stabilizes while investors feel safe with their investments.

In Other Crypto News!

Year Of The Spider.

But after years of watching bitcoin’s potential remain largely untapped, Painter and her team began building Botanix two and a half years ago with a simple question: if bitcoin has established itself as the premier cryptocurrency, why isn't anything being built on it?