GUIDE
Crypto downside protection
Reduce the downside on your crypto without selling it, without giving up custody, and without touching options, futures, or leverage.
Why holders want downside protection
If you've bought crypto for the long term, a sharp drop is uncomfortable. Selling locks in the loss and gives up the recovery. Doing nothing means watching a position you believe in fall. Downside protection is a third option: keep the assets, and cover part of the exposure so a drop can be offset.
The simple idea: your crypto stays. The downside is handled separately.
You don't move your coins. SaveMyCrypto reads the public assets you choose, shows which ones currently have protection available, and sets up protection on the coverage level you pick. Your spot value stays exposed to the upside — protection is on the downside.
What coverage means
Coverage is the share of an asset's value you choose to protect — for example 50%, 70%, or a custom amount up to 100%. It is a decision about how much to protect. It is not leverage, and it doesn't change the fact that your assets are still yours.
How it's different from trading options or futures
Options, futures, margin, and leverage are trading instruments for people who want to speculate on price. Downside protection is a protection decision. You decide how much of your portfolio to cover; the mechanics stay behind the scenes, and you keep custody the whole time.
What it is not
It is not a guarantee against loss. Markets are volatile, protection carries its own cost and risk, and it only protects the exposure you've actually configured — not everything you happen to hold. Nothing is claimed active until the system confirms it.
Common questions
What is crypto downside protection?
It's a way to reduce how much your crypto can fall by covering part of that exposure on a separate market — while your assets stay in your own wallet and keep their upside.
Does downside protection require selling my crypto?
No. Your assets stay where they are. Protection is configured separately from your holdings, and you keep ownership the whole time.
Is this the same as options or futures trading?
No. The normal user doesn't interact with options, futures, margin, or leverage. You choose how much of your portfolio to protect, and the protection is handled separately.
Does SaveMyCrypto hold my crypto?
No. We only read your public address — never your keys, and we never take custody or move funds.
Is downside protection a guarantee?
No. It covers the exposure you configure, is not active until the system confirms it, and carries its own cost and risk. It reduces downside on what you choose to protect — it isn't a guarantee against loss.
See what you can protect
Connect a read-only wallet and find out which of your assets are currently eligible. Nothing moves without you.
General educational content, not investment advice.