A cross-chain lending and borrowing protocol that puts your crypto to work on Avalanche, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, and beyond — all through a single unified account.
Supply assets on Avalanche and borrow on Ethereum — the Folks Finance platform tracks collateral across chains through Chainlink CCIP, Wormhole, and Circle CCTP messaging layers.
Select between variable APY that responds to pool utilization or lock in a stable borrow rate. The current USDC variable borrow rate is near 7.98%; the stable rate sits around 13.55%.
Every deposit, borrow, and repayment generates points. USDT0 and USDC carry multipliers of up to x2.5. Points build up automatically — no manual claiming needed.
All health-factor calculations draw on live oracle data from Chainlink, eliminating dependence on on-chain spot prices — a frequent manipulation vector in legacy protocols.
The protocol accepts liquid staking tokens — sAVAX, stAVAX, wstETH, weETH, cbETH, rsETH, and more — as collateral, allowing stakers to keep earning staking rewards while borrowing.
Token holders vote on new asset listings, chain expansions, and risk parameters via the governance portal. No single party controls protocol changes.
Smart contracts are designed for auditability and work with standard tooling, including Ethereum-compatible frameworks. Internal testing pipelines use Hardhat for fork simulations.
Use any EVM-compatible wallet. The Folks Finance platform works with MetaMask, WalletConnect, and Coinbase Wallet. Select your preferred network from the chain selector in the top navigation.
A single on-chain account links all your positions across networks. This one-time transaction costs only the base network gas fee — just a few cents on Avalanche.
Choose any listed token and deposit. Your balance immediately begins earning the current deposit APY. USDT0 currently yields 11.5%; AVAX yields around 0.87%.
Use your deposited collateral to open a loan — pick a variable or stable rate. Or simply maintain the deposit and collect yield plus points without ever taking out a loan.
The account dashboard displays your health factor, accrued points, and all open positions in a single view. Repay whenever you like; there are no fixed repayment deadlines.
Most DeFi lending apps run on a single network. The team behind Folks Finance built native cross-chain support from the ground up, so your capital isn't confined to one chain just because that's where it originated.
Loan-to-value ratios, liquidation thresholds, and reserve factors are set on-chain and visible to anyone. No hidden parameters. Chainlink price feeds make liquidations predictable rather than arbitrary.
The points system pays out for lending, borrowing, and repaying. Regular users — those who genuinely engage with the protocol day to day — accumulate the most points over time. Straightforward.
Chainlink CCIP, Wormhole, and Circle CCTP operate in parallel. If one bridge goes offline, the others keep positions accessible. Three independent systems outperform one.
Looking for a closer look at the protocol design? Visit the info page or browse the Q&A section for details on supported assets and interest rate mechanics.
Folks Finance is a decentralized cross-chain lending and borrowing protocol. It lets users supply assets to earn yield or borrow against collateral across networks including Avalanche, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, and Monad.
Connect a compatible wallet, choose your chain, create an on-chain account, then deposit any supported asset. Once deposited, you can borrow against it or simply collect yield and points.
Folks Finance's smart contracts have undergone independent security audits. The protocol uses Chainlink oracle price feeds to guard against price manipulation and relies on well-tested interest rate models.
The protocol runs on Avalanche, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum One, Polygon, BNB Smart Chain, Sei Network, and Monad testnet — with additional networks added via governance votes.
Supported assets include USDC, USDT, USDT0, ETH, WETH, BTC variants (SolvBTC, BTC.b), AVAX, staked derivatives (sAVAX, stAVAX, wstETH), and an expanding list of ecosystem tokens.
Yes. Deposit collateral on any supported network and open a loan position that is visible and manageable from a unified account, regardless of which chain holds the collateral.
Points build up automatically when you deposit, borrow, or repay. Certain assets carry multipliers — for instance, USDC and USDT0 positions can earn up to x2.5 points per dollar of activity.
The protocol provides both variable and stable borrow rates. Variable rates shift with pool utilization; stable rates are locked at the time of borrowing, giving users foreseeable repayment costs.
Folks Finance pools liquidity across networks, giving you access to deeper markets, wider asset selection, and cross-chain collateral flexibility — all from one account instead of managing several separate DeFi apps.
When a position's health factor falls below 1.0 — derived from live Chainlink price data — the protocol permits third-party liquidators to repay a portion of the debt and receive a collateral bonus in return.
Folks Finance has a governance mechanism accessible through the staking portal. Token holders can vote on protocol parameters, new asset listings, and chain expansions.
Cross-chain message passing relies on Chainlink CCIP, Wormhole, and Circle's CCTP — three independent layers that provide redundancy if any single bridge experiences downtime.