Ep164 **Texas funds $10M Bitcoin reserve**—a first for any U.S. state.

- **Crypto now counts for mortgages** under new FHFA rules (if held on U.S. exchanges).

- **Bitcoin rebounds above $107K**—spurred by Fed pivot hopes and Trump’s pro-crypto stance.

- **GENIUS Act passed**—stablecoins redefined, federally regulated, and treated as cash equivalents.