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Senator Lummis Pushes Groundbreaking Crypto Bill—Pay Your Mortgage in Bitcoin Now!

Senator Lummis Pushes Groundbreaking Crypto Bill—Pay Your Mortgage in Bitcoin Now!

Author:
Bitcoinist
Published:
2025-07-30 09:00:05
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Crypto just leveled up—your house could be next.

Senator Cynthia Lummis drops a financial bombshell: a new bill that’d let you settle home loans in digital assets. No more fiat shackles—just pure, unfiltered blockchain freedom.


Why This Rocks (or Ruins) the System

Imagine bypassing banks entirely. Your ETH wallet becomes your mortgage lender. The bill’s fine print? Still murky—but the implications are seismic. Traditional lenders are already sweating over their 20th-century paperwork.


The Fine Print Nobody’s Reading

Volatility risks? Collateral nightmares? Lummis’ team claims ‘smart contracts solve everything.’ Meanwhile, Wall Street quietly updates its ‘How to Lobby Against This’ playbook.


The Punchline

Another day, another disruptive crypto move—because nothing says ‘American Dream’ like leveraging your NFT portfolio to buy a picket fence. (Bonus jab: At least the loan approval process will be faster than a Coinbase customer service response.)

Inclusion Of Crypto In Mortgage Eligibility

Lummis’ 21st Century Mortgage Act seeks to require government-sponsored enterprises like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider digital assets when evaluating eligibility for single-family mortgages. 

This initiative aligns with a directive from William Pulte, the Director of the US Federal Housing Finance Agency, who advocated for the inclusion of cryptocurrency as an asset in loan assessments. 

According to the Senator’s announcement, the legislation aims to reflect the realities of a digital economy, recognizing that many young Americans are leveraging digital assets as a means of wealth-building.

In her statement, Senator Lummis emphasized the urgency of addressing the “homeownership crisis” facing younger generations: 

The American dream of homeownership is not a reality for many young people. This legislation embraces an innovative path to wealth-building, keeping in mind the growing number of young Americans who possess digital assets.

Lummis argued that in a rapidly evolving digital landscape, government agencies must adapt to support a modern and forward-thinking generation rather than stifle innovation.

Young Americans Turn To Digital Assets

The proposed legislation WOULD instruct Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association) and Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) to factor in digital assets, which are recorded on secure, cryptographically-protected ledgers, as part of their mortgage risk assessments. 

Notably, the Senator asserted that this new bill would prevent the mandatory conversion of crypto assets into traditional currency, thus respecting the intrinsic value of digital wealth.

This crypto initiative comes at a time when young Americans are experiencing unprecedented troubles in homeownership. According to data from the US Census Bureau shared in Lummis address, homeownership rates for individuals under 35 have plummeted to just 36.6%, marking the lowest levels recorded since 1982. 

Concurrently, this age group has reportedly turned to digital assets as a primary strategy for wealth accumulation. The 2025 State of the Crypto Holders Report indicates that 21% of US adults now own cryptocurrency, with 67% of these crypto holders being under the age of 45.

Crypto

As of this writing, Bitcoin (BTC), the market’s largest cryptocurrency, is trading at $117,800. This is down just over 4% from its record high of $123,000, which was reached on July 14.

Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com 

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