Better Mortgage And Coinbase Launch Token-Backed Mortgage Product

Crypto-Rich but House-Hunting? Coinbase and Better Unveil Token-Backed Mortgage

Coinbase and Better launch a token-backed mortgage letting crypto holders buy homes without selling their assets.

Better Founder Vishal Garg Files Court Response, Citing Board Contradictions and Shareholder Value Losses

Vishal Garg, founder and former CEO of Better.com, filed a court opposition against the company's request for injunctive relief to halt his shareholder consent solicitation. Garg argues the Board's actions are contradictory, noting the company's own filings describe him as 'critical to operations' and shareholders re-elected him with 99.53% support in June, yet the Board terminated him in August and later offered him a $15M+ package. Better's stock fell 41.6% the day after his removal and declined nearly 60% by August 21. Garg is seeking to remove five Board members and return the company to profitability.

Better Home & Finance Holding shares are trading lower. The company announced its Board’s Special Committee approved a limited-duration shareholder rights plan.

Prediction Markets Explode as Billions Pour into a New Trading Frontier

Prediction markets are rapidly transitioning into mainstream finance with institutional participation accelerating growth. Kalshi and Polymarket achieved $50.6 billion in combined trading volume in July 2026, while Cantor Fitzgerald's entry into institutional trading removes barriers for hedge funds and professional investors. Prospect Prediction Markets secured CFTC registration as an introducing broker, enabling U.S. market access. Analysts project prediction markets could reach $1 trillion in annual trading volume by decade-end, establishing event contracts as a new asset class alongside stocks, options, and futures.

Wall Street Is Now Backing the Clarity Act. Here's the Most Likely Scenario for What Happens Next With Crypto.

Goldman Sachs has joined Wall Street in backing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, but prediction markets suggest final passage is unlikely until mid-2027 at the earliest due to Democratic concerns about ethics provisions. The crypto industry may need to rely on regulatory support from the SEC, CFTC, and OCC if the legislation stalls. Companies with strong Wall Street relationships like Coinbase and Circle are positioned to grow regardless of the Clarity Act's passage.

Nasdaq 100 Falls as Hot PCE Inflation Stirs Rate-Hike Bets: Stock Market Today

Nasdaq 100 falls 0.6% as traders wait on Nvidia and hot July PCE revives September rate-hike bets. Energy leads, gold sinks 1.3% to $4,599.