{"id":2739,"date":"2022-11-26T17:38:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T22:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coininterestrate.com\/?p=2739"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:15:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:15:56","slug":"managing-crypto-lending-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coininterestrate.com\/guides\/managing-crypto-lending-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing crypto lending risks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2022 has been a tough year in cryptocurrency. We’ve seen many crypto lending platforms go bankrupt, a stablecoin de-peg (USDT) and take down a top 20 coin (Luna), and even a leading global exchange (FTX) become insolvent seemingly overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you help manage your risks in this tumultuous environment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hedge your bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By taking a conservative piece of your total crypto holdings, you may wish to deploy only a set percentage into lending. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amount you dedicate to this is entirely up to you and the amount of risk you are willing to take on. Using 20% as an example figure, you could allocate this percent of your total holdings into a few well-researched platforms you feel comfortable with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n