The price of Bitcoin has skyrocketed since many investors entered the market for the first time, leaving the holders a difficult question: should you sell now or continue to hold for the future?
For some, the sale could finally mean making profits and transforming digital wealth into real awards. For others, it arouses the fear of missing even more important gains if Bitcoin (BTC) climbs higher.
This tension arouses renewed interest in an idea that is both popular and controversial in the last bullish market: cryptographic loans. Basically, Crypto Lending offers a way to unlock money without selling your bitcoin, keeping the asset in which you believe.
The concept is not new, and the risks either. Several main loan platforms collapsed during the last slowdown, annihilating billions of dollars in customer funds and leaving lasting scars on the industry.
But in 2025, the subject warmed again. New companies, new approaches and scalable regulations reshape the landscape. Decentralized funding protocols (DEFI) gain land, centralized platforms promise stronger guarantees and institutional interest is quietly built in the background.
However, the same question remains: is it really safer this time, or do investors enter the same dangers?
Cintelelegraph’s latest video examines the return of Crypto Lending more closely: what motivates it, which has changed since the collapse of 2022 and what you need to know before considering this strategy for yourself.
Watch the full video now on the YouTube Cointelegraph channel!
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