Meet The Top 5 Crypto Loan Platforms
Featured Content – In November-December of 2017, the majority of late crypto adopters found themselves on the very top of the crypto hype that seemed, back then, like an easy opportunity for anyone to multiply one’s capital.
The hype went down, and those who invested at the peak of the hype had to face the inevitable consequences. Some sold Bitcoin shortly after the price went down. Others decided not to give up, and they continued to HODL up until this very moment.
What to do if you need cash but don’t want to give up on your crypto?
The demand for instant cash sparked the need for a new type of financial services – “crypto loans.” Crypto loan platforms are a type of service that allows one to put his/her crypto down as collateral and borrow fiat at a ratio.
Below are some of the most notable crypto loan services that currently exist on the market.
SALT Lending
SALT Lending is a blockchain-backed loan platform that allows you to get cash deposited directly into your bank account. The company has over $50M in loans serviced, 30 lendable jurisdictions worldwide, and over 64,000 platform users.
On the downside, SALT is limited to a low number of cryptocurrencies that can be used as collateral. Additionally, the loan-to-value ratio is relatively low (up to 60%).
Nexo
Nexo calls its services “The World’s First Instant Crypto-backed Loans.” Loan amounts are from $1,000 to $2,000,000. Nexo uses Onfido (trusted by Coinbase and others) for its regulatory compliance. Moreover, the platform has over $1 billion in instant crypto-backed loan requests.
On the down side, Nexo is known for its hidden fees, limited number of collateral crypto wallets and limitations when it comes to cash withdrawals.
Unchained Capital
Unchained Capital is a service that offers dedicated collateral addresses on blockchain for easy monitoring. The site offers 12-18% APR over a length of 3-60 months. The site does not perform hard credit checks. Interest rates will vary by state.
On the down side, the site offers BTC/ETH loans only. Also the company’s loan to value ration is pretty low – 35-50%.
ETHLend
ETHLend is a platform for digital asset-backed loans, allowing the LEND token to be used as the medium of exchange where fees can be reduced to 0.
The digital assets that are used as loan collateral are stored in a public Ethereum blockchain to obtain high network security with the use of a non-custodian depository smart contract. Because the transactions are broadcasted on a public Ethereum blockchain ledger, the transactions are transparent and auditable by the public.
On the downside, ETHLend is limited to 1 crypto collateral only – ETH.
YouToken Loan
Perhaps one of the youngest and most promising crypto backed loan platforms, YouToken Loan is a service platform with bank accounts in Switzerland.
The platform allows for someone to lend crypto as collateral with a high loan-to-value ratio of up to 70%, for up to $10,000 in fiat/cash (bigger loans are offered to selected borrowers).
YouToken Loan has its own fund and accepts all major cryptocurrencies as collateral (BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, XRP, etc.). In addition, the platform accepts all major Cards (Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, American Express, etc.) and all major types of web payments (Qiwi, PayPal, Apple Pay, Skrill, etc.).
Unlike the majority of other crypto backed platforms, YouToken offers transparency and absolutely no hidden fees. No credit checks are required. YouToken’s interface is simple and sexy.
On the downside, YouToken Loan does NOT serve U.S. citizens, as well as citizens of China and Korea.
Conclusion
Today, we live in a period of time after the crypto market fell. The demand by crypto investors for instant cash has built the foundation for the crypto loan industry.
It seems that crypto HODL-ing is an ongoing trend, and one of its symptoms is the rise of crypto loan service platforms. Will we see investors still HODL-ing in 2018 and 2019? Only patience and time will tell.
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