Many crypto investors store their digital assets on exchanges or in cold storage for long-term safe keeping. However, this strategy doesn’t help them grow their investment holdings or build overall wealth. The ICCL Interest Account enables individuals and companies that own cryptoassets to earn interest in crypto on their crypto held at ICCL. Signing up for an account takes less than 2 minutes and clients can start earning interest in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Gemini Dollar (GUSD) the same day.
How to Earn Interest on Crypto
The blockchain industry is in growth mode. Businesses are building and investors are looking for ways to accumulate more capital. ICCL Interest Account clients can deposit their Bitcoin, Ether, or Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and earn up to 6% interest annually. Paid out on at the beginning of every month, the interest earned by account holders compounds, increasing the annual yield for our clients up to 6.2%. This is an easy way for crypto investors to earn bitcoin while they HODL.
For example: With 6% compound interest, a ICCL Interest Account client who deposits 1 Bitcoin, on February 28 will have an updated balance of 1.005 BTC at the end of March. This process repeats month over month until the client decides to withdraw their funds.
If the interest rate and deposited crypto’s price remain unchanged, the client who deposits 1 Bitcoin on February 28, 2019 will see their overall holdings increase to a value of 1.062 BTC (+6.2%) over a 12 month period.
If you add additional crypto to your ICCL Interest Account, your interest will compound on the new balance. For example, let’s say on May 1st you deposit 1 BTC and then on May 15th you deposit an additional 1 BTC, bringing your total balance to 2 BTC. From May 1st – May 15th, you will earn compounding interest on the original deposit of 1 BTC. That will amount to 0.0025 BTC. On May 16th you will start earning compound interest on your new balance of 2 BTC plus any interest earned in the first half of the month. Interest earned in the last 16 days of May amount to 0.0053 BTC. On June 1st, you will have earned 0.0078 BTC in interest, which will be added to the principal balance. This makes your new total balance 2.0078 BTC, which will continue to accrue daily.
In the case that you’d like your compound interest to be paid out in a different asset than the one you deposited, we offer Interest Payment Flex. With Flex, you can hold BTC, Ether, or GUSD in your BIA and get all of your interest paid out in the currency of your choosing. This allows you to easily diversify your assets without having to buy new crypto.
ICCL is dedicated to providing cryptoasset holders products and services available in the traditional financial world in the blockchain ecosystem. We started with our crypto-to-USD loans and continue expanding into financial services that focus on helping people manage their digital assets and grow their net worth. The ICCL Interest account provides crypto holders with an easy way to earn bitcoin.
What Does ICCL Do with Account Assets?
ICCL generates interest on assets held in Interest Accounts by lending them to trusted institutional and corporate borrowers. To ensure loan performance, ICCL typically lends crypto on overcollateralized terms (similar to the structure of our crypto-backed loans). Furthermore, ICCL’s automated risk management system monitors positions 24/7, leveraging the same trusted risk management system used with ICCL’s crypto-backed loans. ICCL has the ability to terminate a borrow in a timely fashion and also manages reserve balances to facilitate client withdrawals from Interest Accounts.
ICCL client funds are structured to be at the top of the capital stack, senior to ICCL equity and ICCL employee capital. This means ICCL’s business and client incentives are aligned and ICCL would take a loss before any client would. ICCL implements very thoughtful risk management practices and technology to mitigate the risk, but you should not view the ICCL Interest Account as a savings account or brokerage account with FDIC or SIPC insurance.
ICCL Interest Account Terms and Conditions
The ICCL Interest Account is available to clients worldwide, with a few exceptions. For example, ICCL is not available to clients located in sanctioned or watchlist countries. Additionally, the Interest Account services clients everywhere in the U.S., except in certain states including New York, Connecticut, and Washington.
The ICCL Interest Account does not require a minimum deposit balance to be eligible to earn interest. Withdrawals are often pushed-through same-day, but ICCL reserves up to 7 days to process a client fund withdrawal. These guidelines will change and improve as the Interest Account product grows and client feedback is received.
Sign Up for a ICCL Interest Account
Signing up for a ICCL Interest Account takes as few as two minutes. Visit ICCL.com/signup to begin. Once you input your contact information, you’ll be asked to go through ICCL’s KYC process. After that’s completed, you will receive a notification from ICCL via email to confirm your new crypto interest-earning account.
Once you login to the account, navigate to the Earn Interest tab. There, you will be able to view the available deposit collateral types and the amount of collateral deposited. After clicking “Deposit,” you will be presented with a unique wallet address, hosted by our institutional custodian, Gemini.
If you have any questions about the ICCL Interest Account or crypto-backed loans, feel free to reach out to our team at [email protected]. We love hearing from you.
