Can I take a loan to invest in bitcoin?

[og kush420]

If one has ever experienced the bad side of taking a loan from the loan shark then they would have understand the more reason it is not advisable to buy bitcoin on loan, investing on bitcoin maybe on a long duration while the loan taken may only last for few months in which when the time to make repayment completes and you're not capable of doing so because no interest has been marginalized yet, this make it part of the reason why it's not good for taking loan to invest.

some people are very good with finances and they keep taking loans and reinvest and earn on their own.
But had that been me - I would not take loan because I once took and regret it even till today

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[Theones]

Making loans to invest in crypto is not the right choice, it is highly not recommended to trade using borrowed money. You also know that crypto prices are very volatile and sometimes it goes up and down unreasonably. If you see a bullish market, and there is no cold money capital, you better let it go, don't force it. because if you are reckless it will harm yourself.

Because if you make a loan it will have a very negative psychological effect, and your financial management in the future if you experience a loss from the loan. Investing with cold money is very different from borrowed money, using cold money makes you mentally calmer than borrowed money.

that is correct!
Some people would double their money - but that too on the condition when luck sides you.
If you are unlucky person like me - that you must not take loan - and especially don't try taking loan from the bank - you will regret if you lose money like I did

[fuer44]

Even though the risks are big, we all know that, but there are still opportunities. But it's better not to do that let alone a beginner and someone who doesn't have a steady job yet. Because if there is a risk of a market crash, what will he do with the loan? Whereas the loan will provide him with bills every month? But if you already have a steady job let say with a salary of $ 300/month, take out a loan of $ 3000 for bitcoin investment and take a bill of $ 100 every month for 3 years, I think it still makes sense.

[og kush420]

Even though the risks are big, we all know that, but there are still opportunities. But it's better not to do that let alone a beginner and someone who doesn't have a steady job yet. Because if there is a risk of a market crash, what will he do with the loan? Whereas the loan will provide him with bills every month? But if you already have a steady job let say with a salary of $ 300/month, take out a loan of $ 3000 for bitcoin investment and take a bill of $ 100 every month for 3 years, I think it still makes sense.

I would never do the mistake of investing  - never in my life AGAIN

[Cryptock]

Again: you should ask people who take loans, not me.

If someone is 99,99% sure, he should not take a loan.

Don't ask me how is 100% possible, ask people who take loans, because I don't!

Sorry, it was your idea. We can read some stories in the topic about what reasons were used by those who took a loan for investing in crypto, no one said they were 100% sure. And you didn't say not to take a loan unless you 100% sure, you said to take it when you are. But anyway I see that you didn't really mean what you said, so okay, we can consider this discourse over.

I don't understand what he means either, but if you take out a loan with collateral, as far as I know, the loan term can be extended up to 3 years. This means we can pay the principal one time, but in those 3 years, we have to pay interest monthly or quarterly, interest must be paid during the term of the loan and principal can be paid on the last day of the loan term. The long-term loan package has a higher interest rate than the short-term loan package. If we do not have a job or a stable source of income, borrowing is extremely risky. In general, you should not borrow money to invest, just use idle money.

Seems that not everyone in the topic realizes what a loan could mean.

Lol - I think one make a different comment and then the next member take the conversation from there.

[jokers10]

I would never do the mistake of investing  - never in my life AGAIN

Which alternative do you have? To be too poor to have income which will allow just to buy some meals? If you have more than you need just not to die you invest anyway: sometimes you invest in yourself of your relatives, which is IMO the best investment. But if you have something to save for your pension you will invest your money anyway and it is just a matter of in what to invest. Crypto is risky, but there are many other risky assets as well, so crypto is not too bad, especially when we talk about bitcoin.

But taking loan for investing is definitely a bad idea: if you invest to hold your savings your risk is limited with it, and if you invest the borrowed you risk to be in debt with crashed assets.

[og kush420]

I would never do the mistake of investing  - never in my life AGAIN

Which alternative do you have? To be too poor to have income which will allow just to buy some meals? If you have more than you need just not to die you invest anyway: sometimes you invest in yourself of your relatives, which is IMO the best investment. But if you have something to save for your pension you will invest your money anyway and it is just a matter of in what to invest. Crypto is risky, but there are many other risky assets as well, so crypto is not too bad, especially when we talk about bitcoin.

But taking loan for investing is definitely a bad idea: if you invest to hold your savings your risk is limited with it, and if you invest the borrowed you risk to be in debt with crashed assets.

as stated above though the risks are big, but there are still opportunities
if you don't take risk you don't deserve the return

[jokers10]

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if you don't take risk you don't deserve the return

Probably. And each of us calculates which risks are still affordable and which are already insane. We know that some people fell out of a flying plane without a parachute and even were not hurt but majority who fell out died. So it is a risk and I'll prefer not to jump out without a parachute. When we talk about investing there are other different risks and everyone calculates them for their own, we can just warn about underwater stones already found by others who tried. Maybe the warned ones can find a new way and succeed, good luck to them!

[BobK71]

Even though the risks are big, we all know that, but there are still opportunities. But it's better not to do that let alone a beginner and someone who doesn't have a steady job yet. Because if there is a risk of a market crash, what will he do with the loan? Whereas the loan will provide him with bills every month? But if you already have a steady job let say with a salary of $ 300/month, take out a loan of $ 3000 for bitcoin investment and take a bill of $ 100 every month for 3 years, I think it still makes sense.

Bitcoin is useful enough for the long term. In this regard if an investor can afford to take a loan for a long time then it makes sense to invest in Bitcoin. But it can be a big risk for those who are motivated to do such a thing with a short term loan. If the investor has different earning sources then he can invest. For those who are not yet involved in any earning platform, taking out loans can have major effects. So before investing in bitcoin with loans, you must think twice.

[348Judah]

As long as you keep asking for what time is best to invest on bitcoin, you will keep getting genuine response from people that when you think you have money to exchange for bitcoin and ready to take risk on investment, meaning bitcoin is a profitable asset which could not be advised on anyone to take loan on, because you might be wrong with your target on when bitcoin will rise and if the result keep coming on fall, you will be in dept to refund the money back, so as clear as this is, it is more wise enough not to borrow money for a bitcoin investment.

[Arenga pinnata]

Borrowing money to invest does not seem like a profitable choice. Although I have no experience in investing, I don't dare to invest if it is the result of borrowing.
It's better to play it safe than having to borrow to invest.

Investment is not something to be forced.

[naikturun]

I think it's a bad choice, because many say invest using free money, not with a loan that you have to pay off every month.
tell your friends to get bigger income.
after that then try to invest.
or she can borrow money from her family first.

[KiaKia]

Borrowing money to invest does not seem like a profitable choice. Although I have no experience in investing, I don't dare to invest if it is the result of borrowing.
It's better to play it safe than have to borrow to invest.

Investment is not something to be forced.

A borrower can benefit from Bitcoin if the loan shark or bank etc does not give a countdown period to repay the loan, I guess it is impossible to see such opportunity this days.

Bitcoin is a good investment no matter what type of money you using to invest but the problem with a loan is the lenders, you won't be able to have peace of mind because you will be thinking about what could happen every time.

If very bad news comes up about Bitcoin you will have a hard time sleeping at night, for the sake of peace it is better to use the money you worked for you invest in Bitcoin instead of borrowing money.

Panic here and there does not make for a healthy life, and a healthy life is a wealthy life. Do not place pressure on yourself.

[LogitechMouse]

Borrowing money to invest does not seem like a profitable choice. Although I have no experience in investing, I don't dare to invest if it is the result of borrowing.
It's better to play it safe than having to borrow to invest.

Investment is not something to be forced.

Playing safe often leads to missed opportunities. Remember that.

I'm not against investors who are playing safe, or conservative, but if you are a young investor (like at the 20-30's), you still have a good amount of time to recover your losses if you loss some of it because you still have energy to work. As you go older, that's the time where you will slowly adjust your risk appetite until the time comes that you will be a very conservative one (for me, I will only be a conservative investor when I turn maybe 55-60 years old).

As for borrowing money to invest into Bitcoin, I'm not saying that there's nothing wrong with like what most others are thinking because after all, it all depends on when you borrowed a loan and invest into Bitcoin. I'll give 2 scenarios.
1. If you borrowed when Bitcoin is at it's peak, and you immediately bought it, there's a high chance that you will lose your money into it therefore, you will have more problems because you are at a loss in investing into Bitcoin, but at the same time, you need to pay your loans + the interest of it.
2. If you borrowed when we are in a bear market, that would be better because there's a high chance that you bought Bitcoin at the bottom or near of it, and the upside to it is really high therefore, you can get profit in just holding it.

Having a loan to invest into Bitcoin isn't really a good thing at least for me because it all depends on when you bought Bitcoin.

[bangjoe]

"Can I take a loan to invest in bitcoin" this question was asked by a friend

My reply to her is this:
It is generally not advisable to take out a loan to purchase Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile and the value of a particular coin can fluctuate greatly in a short period of time. This means that the value of the coin you purchase with a loan could drop, making it difficult to repay the loan. It is important to do your own research and make sure you understand the risks before investing in any financial product, including Bitcoin.

What is your advice?

of course the advice you convey is very good for him to be able to change his plans. I am the same as you, I would ban someone who tries to invest in crypto if he has to take out a loan or get into debt. because bad things will always happen to someone who doesn't know and can't read market movements, what someone needs to know is that investment in crypto has a risk that is more vulnerable

I think without having to borrow if you talk about risk, the same thing will happen even if you use personal money, but the problem here is that when the money invested is borrowed money, who gives the loan and when to pay it back, we all here believe that bitcoin is always repeating the same cycle with a gap of four years from ATH to his new ATH, Well who dares to lend money for that long and without having painful interest.
I think I will take the offer if there is one. lol

If one has ever experienced the bad side of taking a loan from the loan shark then they would have understand the more reason it is not advisable to buy bitcoin on loan, investing on bitcoin maybe on a long duration while the loan taken may only last for few months in which when the time to make repayment completes and you're not capable of doing so because no interest has been marginalized yet, this make it part of the reason why it's not good for taking loan to invest.

It would be a stupid decision to take money from moneylenders who can charge interest at will so it will burden you when you cross the limit of their patience, although basically we can pay it with our salary but it is not a good decision, I think if you have salary is better to save it in bitcoin as if we pay off debt even though it's not much but if you do it every month you will get bitcoin without being dragged into suffocating debt.

[Ebede]

Some people kick against someone taking loan to invest in cryptocurrency I've not been a wise idea or why decision but from the way I am seeing taking loan to invest in Bitcoin I do see it as a wise idea because the money used for the investment can bring up another money so I don't support that decision of some people go decline or reject someone who borrowed money to invest for Bitcoin

[Mahanton]

Some people kick against someone taking loan to invest in cryptocurrency I've not been a wise idea or why decision but from the way I am seeing taking loan to invest in Bitcoin I do see it as a wise idea because the money used for the investment can bring up another money so I don't support that decision of some people go decline or reject someone who borrowed money to invest for Bitcoin

If you are taking a loan for bitcoin investment then it wouldnt really be as bad but of course be sure to yourself that you could really pay up the loan without needing nor to rely with your bitcoin investment.
This is why you should really be thinking carefully on taking up a loan and be responsible on whatever things that you should really need to deal with.Taking a loan is risky but something you do able to
put it on an investment which does have that potential that could make up money into you then it wouldnt really be that a bad decision.This is why you should really be
careful on taking such step.

[Unbunplease]

Some people kick against someone taking loan to invest in cryptocurrency I've not been a wise idea or why decision but from the way I am seeing taking loan to invest in Bitcoin I do see it as a wise idea because the money used for the investment can bring up another money so I don't support that decision of some people go decline or reject someone who borrowed money to invest for Bitcoin

Still, it is worth bearing in mind that bitcoin is a fairly long-term investment. And credit has a very unpleasant property - as soon as you take a loan, you begin to accrue interest, to pay which you need to find money somewhere. Accordingly, the profit made from investing in bitcoin must cover the interest paid.

[ChiBitCTy]

My first piece of advice is to only listen to those whom are qualified to give such advice.  As a financial advisor, being someone who's qualified to do so, I hear too much nonsense from people trying to give any type of financial advice.  Now I'm not saying that there aren't people in this thread who know what they're doing..but to be safe, it's typically not advisable to take anyone's advice unless you know their qualified/have proper licenses that prove they are qualified.

[deathcode]

"Can I take a loan to invest in bitcoin" this question was asked by a friend

My reply to her is this:
It is generally not advisable to take out a loan to purchase Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile and the value of a particular coin can fluctuate greatly in a short period of time. This means that the value of the coin you purchase with a loan could drop, making it difficult to repay the loan. It is important to do your own research and make sure you understand the risks before investing in any financial product, including Bitcoin.

What is your advice?

of course the advice you convey is very good for him to be able to change his plans. I am the same as you, I would ban someone who tries to invest in crypto if he has to take out a loan or get into debt. because bad things will always happen to someone who doesn't know and can't read market movements, what someone needs to know is that investment in crypto has a risk that is more vulnerable

I think without having to borrow if you talk about risk, the same thing will happen even if you use personal money, but the problem here is that when the money invested is borrowed money, who gives the loan and when to pay it back, we all here believe that bitcoin is always repeating the same cycle with a gap of four years from ATH to his new ATH, Well who dares to lend money for that long and without having painful interest.
I think I will take the offer if there is one. lol

Not only you @bangjoe but I also want a loan that doesn't pay interest for that long like you said.
Of course, I don't think there can be a loan that doesn't charge suffocating interest, I think all loans are like that. Unless we borrow from our parents maybe there won't be any suffocating interest. lol.
I don't know, I also think the same as you and can't say a word if there are people who still think and ask whether investing in crypto with borrowed money is a good thing to do.
Or some suggest taking a big risk by taking out a loan. If when it's time to return the loan it turns out that crypto is under then it is likely that he will be in debt to cover the loan, if it is not paid I am sure that his goods or property will be confiscated.
I don't know, I can't imagine if life isn't calm thinking about repaying a loan or being chased by debt like that.
Your'e right, investing in crypto with personal money that we have alone can be at risk of loss, especially when we invest with borrowed money that has a grace period to return, it will really make us dizzy.
If crypto is an investment asset that has a slight decline and always increases high every day maybe it is profitable to make loans, but the fact is not like that.