- 1. Fannie Mae is preparing to accept crypto-backed mortgages, allowing borrowers to pledge digital assets as collateral. — https://www.theblock.co/post/395253/fannie-mae-to-accept-crypto-backed-mortgages-in-first-for-us-housing-finance-wsj?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 2. Franklin Templeton and Ondo plan tokenized ETFs with 24/7 trading through crypto wallets, initially for non-US investors. — https://cointelegraph.com/news/franklin-templeton-ondo-to-launch-tokenized-etfs-with-24-7-trading-via-crypto-wallets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

- 3. Visa is joining the Canton Network as a Super Validator to support privacy-preserving on-chain payments and settlement for institutions. — https://decrypt.co/362327/visa-payments-canton-network-super-validator

- 4. Coinbase is integrating Chainlink Data Streams to bring exchange market data, including order books and derivatives, on-chain. — https://nulltx.com/coinbase-brings-its-market-data-on-chain-through-chainlink-in-push-toward-smarter-defi-infrastructure/

- 5. Startale Group closed a $63 million Series A to scale its Strium Layer 1 for institutional tokenized securities and RWA trading. — https://www.theblock.co/post/395025/startale-group-63-million-series-a?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

- 6. Mizuho kept an outperform rating on Mastercard and a $666 price target after Mastercard's BVNK acquisition, calling it a crypto-fiat connector. — https://www.theblock.co/post/395165/mastercard-crypto-fiat-network-connector-bvnk-acquisition-mizuho?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss