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Bybit Lending & Borrowing: Types of Lending Products That Suit You Best

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Bybit Lending
May 30, 2023
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The distinctions between the terms lending, loaning and borrowing are blurred by the broad interpretation and overlapping use of these terminologies. Furthermore, the perspective from which these transactions are used when a participant commits as either lender or borrower further complicates things, leading to the enigmatic question, β€œWhat are lending, loan, and borrowing?”

To mitigate confusion and clarify the respective roles and viewpoints of a lender and borrower, this article attempts to provide solid insights into this evergreen dilemma. 

Key Takeaways:

  • Bybit users are encouraged to explore the different lending and loan services it offers to see which suits their risk appetite. 

  • This article explores the differences between each lending product, highlighting purpose, mechanics and participation requirements.

  • A comparison table will be provided to help you evaluate at a glance which of these lending products will fit your trading needs.

What Is Bybit Lending?

Bybit Lending enables users to lend their cryptocurrency assets to borrowers in exchange for competitive hourly interest payouts. Lenders can earn passive income by contributing funds to an asset pool. These pooled funds are then made available to traders who require additional capital to leverage their positions in the market, or to invest in Bybit Earn products.

To obtain a loan of cryptocurrency assets, borrowers are required to provide collateral according to the lender's specified conditions. Bybit serves as an intermediary, facilitating the matching of lenders with suitable borrowers and ensuring a secure and transparent process.

Bybit Lending offers advantages for both lenders and borrowers: Lenders can leverage on their unused assets to earn interest, while borrowers gain access to extra capital for activities such as margin trading or obtaining crypto loans. This additional capital can be used to potentially enhance their profits or provide a safeguard against market volatility.

What Is Bybit Crypto Loan? 

Bybit Crypto Loan provides users the gateway to meet their short-term liquidity needs by borrowing crypto assets without selling their crypto holdings. Participants can use their crypto assets as collateral, and pay interest in exchange for other coins like BTC, ETH or XRP, as well as stablecoins such as USDT and USDC.

The crypto loan amount is determined based on a percentage of the cryptocurrency you pledge as collateral, also known as loan-to-value or LTV. After borrowing an asset, you must repay it within the loan term, ranging from 7 to 180 days. 

Crypto loans are popular among borrowers when trading leveraged positions by expanding their margin availability to avoid liquidation. Borrowers leverage these loans to maximize their passive income by earning annualized yields.

UTA vs. Spot Margin Trading/Crypto Loans/Institutional Lending

The following table compares the differences between Bybit Lending and Loans and summarizes the product highlights at a glance.

Unified Trading Account (UTA)

Spot Margin Trading

Crypto Loans

Institutional Lending

Applicable Customers

- All Bybit users

- Institutional users

- All Bybit users

- Institutional users

- All Bybit users

- Institutional users

Institutional users

Supported Account

Bybit UTA Account

Bybit Spot Account

- Bybit Spot Account

- Funding Account

- Bybit Spot Account

- Options Accounts

Borrowing Margin and Leverage

Up to 10x

Up to 10x

Less than 1x

Optional 3x or 5x

Borrowing Rates

Variable rate, depending on users’ tier levels

Variable rate, depending on users’ tier levels

Variable rate, depending on users’ tier levels β€” interest yields are

fixed after borrowing

Variable rate, depending on users’ tier levels β€” rates renew every six months

Interest Accruals 

Hourly interest payout 

Hourly interest payout 

Hourly interest payout 

Interest payout per day

Borrowing Cryptocurrencies

Support up to 60 crypto assets. 

For more details:Borrowing Currency

Support up to 68 crypto assets.

For more details:Borrowing Currency

Support up to 42 crypto assets.

For more details:Borrowing Currency

Support only USDT & USDC stablecoins

Margin Trading Cryptocurrencies Support

Support up to 70 crypto assets. 

For more details:Margin Currency

Support up to 71 crypto assets. 

For more details:Margin Currency

Support up to 43 crypto assets. 

For more details:Margin Currency

Support up to 71 crypto assets. 

For more details:Margin Currency

Amount of Transferable and Withdrawable Balance

Initial Margin Rate (IMR) ≀ 100% β€” partially transferable

Loan-to-value (LTC) ≀ 60% can be transferred

No restrictions

Loan-to-value (LTC) ≀ 80% can be transferred

Scenarios for Borrowed Funds

- Spot/Derivatives coins trading

- USDT Perpetual contracts

- USDC Options contracts

- Spot/Derivatives coins trading

All coin trading, perpetual, options, yields earning programs 

- Spot/Derivatives coins trading

- USDT Perpetual contracts

Asset at Disposal

Flexible

Flexible

Locked

Flexible

Liquidation

Maintenance Margin Rate (MMR) is up to 100%

or depends on the amount

borrowed β‰₯ the borrowing limit

MMR depends on the amount borrowed  β‰₯ 95% of the borrowing limit

MMR depends on the

amount borrowed β‰₯ 95% of the borrowing limit (varies depending on the cryptocurrency)

MMR depends on the

amount borrowed β‰₯ 95% of the borrowing limit (varies depending on the chosen product)

Risk Control Parameters

- IMR 

- MMR

-Withdrawable/Transferable Threshold

- Liquidation Threshold

- Margin Call Threshold 

- Initial LTV

- Margin Call LTV

- Liquidation LTV

- Restrictions on Withdrawal/Transfer

- Restrictions on new Spot Buys/Sells new USDT Perpetual positions

- Liquidation Threshold

- Restrictions on Tradeable Spot Pairs, USDT Perpetual Contracts, USDT Leverage Perpetual Contracts

Customization

Borrowing limit

Borrowing limit

Borrowing limit

- Borrowing limit

- Risk Control Parameters

Borrowing/Lending

Lending method:

APP/Web

Borrowing scenario:

- Leveraged for long positions 

- Leveraged for short positions - USDT Perpetual 

- USDC Options 

Borrowing method: APP/Web/OpenAPI

Borrowing scenario:

- Leveraged for long positions 

- Leveraged for short positions

- Direct Borrowing

Borrowing method:

APP/Web

Borrowing scenario:

- Direct Borrowing

Borrowing method:

Offline Application/OTC

Borrowing scenario:

- Direct Borrowing

Repayment Methods

Repayment via

APP/Web

Repayment scenario:

Automatic Repayment

Repayment via

APP/Web/Open API

Repayment scenario:

Direct Debit

Repayment via

APP/Web

Repayment scenario:

Direct Debit

Repayment via

Offline Application

Repayment scenario:

Direct Debit

Product Description

UTA Lending

Leveraged Borrowing

Interest Rate Enquiry

Crypto Loans

OTC Loan

API Documentation

https://bybit-exchange.github.io/docs/v5/intro

https://bybit-exchange.github.io/docs/v5/intro

Not supported

https://bybit-exchange.github.io/docs/v5/intro

The Bottom Line

Bybit Lending and Bybit Loans offer the safest, most flexible and transparent lending and borrowing environment for users to earn passive income and fulfill their liquidity demands in seconds. Depending on the purpose of these services, we highly recommend users research before use, as all investments come with risks. 

Disclaimer: The above content is strictly for educational purposes only. This is not financial advice. Should traders intend to use the products described, please seek professional advice before investing. This content will be used for translations. In any case of translation inaccuracy, the English version will prevail. 

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