Australia launches first Bitcoin-backed home loan after Block Earner wins regulator fight

Written by Ohris M. Greyoon, Blockchain & Crypto Expert

Source: Coinmarketcap

Updated: Jul 18 2025

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Australia's Bitcoin-backed Home Loan: Australia has launched its first Bitcoin-backed home loan product through fintech firm Block Earner, allowing users to use Bitcoin as collateral without liquidating their assets, following a legal victory over regulatory challenges.
U.S. Crypto in Mortgage Lending: The U.S. is moving towards integrating cryptocurrency into mortgage lending, with new directives allowing verified crypto assets to be considered in mortgage assessments, and a proposed bill aiming to enable crypto holders to qualify for mortgages without converting their digital assets to fiat.

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Technical Analysis for NEAR

Technical Sentiment Analysis for NEAR Protocol (NEAR). As of , NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is exhibiting a Neutral technical sentiment. Our proprietary analysis, which aggregates 8 technical signals, shows that 4 indicators are flashing buy, while 4 are indicating sell.

Momentum Indicators: RSI, MACD & Overbought/Oversold Status. Currently, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) for NEAR stands at -, which suggests a Neutral condition. Meanwhile, the MACD (12, 26) indicator is at -, providing a Neutral signal for short-term momentum. Other oscillators like the Stochastic Oscillator at - and the Commodity Channel Index (CCI) at - further confirm a - outlook for the crypto.

Support, Resistance & Moving Averages. From a structural perspective, NEAR is trading below its 60-day moving average of $- and below its 200-day long-term moving average of $-. Key price levels to watch include the immediate resistance at $- and strong support at $-. A break above $- could signal a bull continuation, while falling below $- may test the next Fibonacci floor at $-.

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) Support & Resistance Level

Name	S3	S2	S1	Pivot Points	R1	R2	R3
Classic	0.446	0.7	0.907	1.161	1.368	1.622	1.829
Fibonacci	0.7	0.876	0.984	1.161	1.337	1.445	1.622

About NEAR

NEAR Protocol is a layer-one blockchain that was designed as a community-run cloud computing platform and that eliminates some of the limitations that have been bogging competing blockchains, such as low transaction speeds, low throughput and poor interoperability. This provides the ideal environment for DApps and creates a developer and user-friendly platform. For instance, NEAR uses human-readable account names, unlike the cryptographic wallet addresses common to Ethereum. NEAR also introduces unique solutions to scaling problems and has its own consensus mechanism called “Doomslug.”NEAR Protocol is being built by the NEAR Collective, its community that is updating the initial code and releasing updates to the ecosystem. Its declared goal is to build a platform that is “secure enough to manage high value assets like money or identity and performant enough to make them useful for everyday people.”Flux, a protocol that allows developers to create markets based on assets, commodities, real-world events, and Mintbase, an NFT minting platform are examples of projects being built on NEAR Protocol.

About the author

Ohris M. Greyoon

Ohris M. Greyoon holds a Master’s in Computer Science from MIT and has 10 years of experience in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency markets. A pioneer in decentralized finance (DeFi) analysis, he leads Intellectia’s Crypto News, offering cutting-edge insights into digital assets.

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