YouHodler is another crypto lending platform that is gaining a lot of exposure and popularity in the last couple of months.

YouHolder is mirroring lending and borrowing business model from traditional banks: you can earn interest rate (of up to 12% on certain coins) or borrow money by putting up crypto assets as collateral with a LTV of up to 90%.

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YouHodler provides two core products with additional two, supplemental products. Main YouHodler products are:

Two supplemental products that YouHodler added to their arsenal are:

Let’s move on with this YouHodler review by examining closely all four products and how they work.

Crypto loans are, as their names implies, loans that you can get by collateralizing your digital, crypto assets. YouHodler allows 18 different coins to be used as collateral:

Bitcoin, Ethereum, BinanceCoin, Ripple, Stellar, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV, Dash, EOS, Chainlink, Augur, Basic Attention, Ethereum Classic, TRON, Cardano, Monero, Tezos.

Depending on the token you choose as collateral, you will be able to select one of the following plans:

It is really easy to take out a loan on YouHodler, in 4 easy steps:

Since crypto prices move swiftly and strongly in both directions, you can fine-tune your LTV (loan to value ratio) by topping up your collateral with the Extend PDL option (in case of crypto prices drop) or taking out more cash via the Get more cash option (in the event crypto prices appreciate and your LTV ratio decreases).

You can also adjust the loan duration through the “My loans” tab in the YouHodler app. On a loan that has 3 days or less to its expiration date , the user will see a Reopen button appear. After tapping the “Reopen” button, the Reopen conditions present themselves to the user. You will need to repay the Interest fee and pay a + 1% service fee. If the reopen parameters are acceptable to you, you click the REOPEN LOAN button and extend your loan.

You can also set a close price level where you instruct the app to sell your collateral surplus for you, automatically repay the loan and transfer the profit to you. This option is called Take Profit. This close price can be edited at any time through the “My Loans” page.

Close now option allows you to close the loan whenever you want but you will have to pay a 1% service fee for this plus fulfill the following requirements:

YouHodler is a great option for hodlers to earn money by depositing your cryptocurrencies into YouHodler wallet and allowing them to borrow it to their users while paying you the interest rate for that service.

You can do this in three simple steps:

This is a YouHodler proprietary turbo loans option, where you can set in motion a cascade of loans that the app automatically makes for you. You set the initial collateral and number of loans the platform should create: from 3 to 10.

Why would you do this?

Well, if you predict a bull run and crypto price growth, you would want to have as much crypto as possible to profit more. Essentially, you are loaning cash to yourself and buying more crypto with it.

You set a take profit price so the app can sell automatically in the event your cryptocoin appreciates. Once that happens, YouHodler will pay fees, collateral and transfer the rest of the profit to you.

After you click the “TURBOCHARGE” button, YouHodler automatically uses the fiat that was lent to buy more crypto without any fee (limited offer) to use as the collateral for the next loan in chain. Furthermore, the interest rate on each loan reduces with every additional step added. 

Turbo Loan allows you to multiply your crypto assets using a chain of loans – you take out a loan in cash, buy more crypto for that cash, then do another loan in cash and buy more crypto – it is essentially margin trading model where you bet on a crypto price appreciating. But you need to keep in mind your price down limit, which is the trigger level where the platform will start closing your loans and selling your collateral to protect itself from a loss.

Multi HODL makes use of the so called barbell investing strategy. It combines the best of both worlds in investing. You can keep the majority of your funds in safe, stable and profitable savings accounts while using small portion of your funds to invest in risky trading activities with the potential for high profit.

With MultiHODL you keep 80-90% of your crypto assets in the safe savings account where you earn up to 12% interest rates (on stablecoins, less than that on BNB and BTC).

The rest of your funds, 10-20% will be used for taking out a chain of loans (similar to turbocharger) and investing that money into risky assets that can blow up or break down. You set your conditions for risk (for example, how much can your chosen portfolio drop in price before you stop your losses and close positions).

In case of crypto bull run, your coins value will multiply and the profit will go directly to your account. In the case of a decline in prices, you will get your initial deposit back minus the factual loss.

This way you only risk small portion of your portfolio and expose yourself to a huge upside and acceptable downside.

YouHodler is available worldwide with couple of exceptions: YouHodler does not accept customers from USA, Iraq, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Republic of China.

You need to go through a standard identity verification procedure in order to eligible for a loan on YouHodler. This is the case with almost all centralized crypto loan provides like Blockfi, Celsius and others.

Well, just like with any lending and borrowing – if you are a lender with money, you put that money to work for you and that is the main selling point and benefit of YouHodler. You can get passive money income stream through their interest rate, that runs up to 12% annually.

YouHodler is available 24/7 and you can repay and close your loan whenever you want.

Additionally, it requires no credit checking and doesn’t affect your credit score.

They have a nice graphic, showcasing YouHodler’s advantages over its main rival:

In technical terms, YouHodler is much riskier than Blockfi, its main rival that stores funds with Gemini, that acts as a licensed trust company with $100 million insurance fund.

YouHodler on the other hand, has only a self-created fund with only $1 million in it that would cover potential money losses of user funds. Additionally, the funds are often kept in hot wallets, exposing them to higher risk of hacker attacks. So these two facts are important to remember when making the decision.

On the legal front, YouHodler stands much better.

YouHodler complies with EU laws and has extensive and strict legal obligations to uphold. Each loan deal made on the platform is automatic but constitutes a legally binding contract that falls under EU laws.

Additionally, YouHodler is an official member of the Blockchain Association, the independent and self-regulated crypto subgroup of the larger Financial Commission. This Association ensures all YouHodler customers have an outlet for dispute resolution outside of the YouHodler platform. If at any time, YouHodler fails to meet your expectations, they can submit a complaint to the Association and receive a quick, unbiased and non-binding resolution.

YouHodler works like a pawnshop – you sell them cryptocurrency, they give you cash in return. And that is the loan issuing part. Once you want to repay the loan, you buy your crypto back from them minus the fees and interest rates.

As for the legal side of the business, every single “loan” on the platform is supported by an individual, automated agreement, where the user and YouHodler agree on all key parameters: 

Useful links:

If you do not have the opportunity to repay a loan in time, YouHodler will extend the loan up to 14 days max before it will be closed.

 Сalculation of “Extension Fee” (per day)

Loan will be closed if

All data we gathered during our research indicate that YouHodler is a legitimate business with a useful service.

Is it for everyone?

No, not really. It is best suited for people with lots of idle crypto sitting around in static wallets – they can put it to work and earn some nice interest rates via YouHodler.

It is also a great app for those investors who have a high tolerance for risk as they can make a lot of money with YouHodler’s Turbo loans, which is a risky endeavor.

YouHodler is not the best solution for people who need long-term loans as their interest rates balloon to unacceptable levels. However, for a quick fix and instant money patch – YouHodler is a great, easy to use and a perfect solution.

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