A cross-chain lending and borrowing protocol that puts your crypto to work on Avalanche, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, and beyond — all from one unified account.
Deposit assets on Avalanche and borrow on Ethereum — the Folks Finance platform tracks collateral across chains via Chainlink CCIP, Wormhole, and Circle CCTP messaging layers.
Choose between variable APY that shifts with pool utilization or lock in a stable borrow rate. Current USDC variable borrow sits near 7.98%; stable tracks around 13.55%.
Every deposit, borrow, and repayment earns points. USDT0 and USDC carry up to x2.5 multipliers. Points accumulate automatically — no manual claiming required.
All health-factor calculations use real-time oracle data from Chainlink. This removes reliance on on-chain spot prices, a common manipulation target in older protocols.
The protocol accepts liquid staking tokens — sAVAX, stAVAX, wstETH, weETH, cbETH, rsETH, and others — as collateral, letting stakers keep earning staking rewards while borrowing.
Token holders vote on new asset listings, chain expansions, and risk parameters through the governance portal. No single entity controls protocol upgrades.
Smart contracts are built for auditability and are compatible with standard tooling including Ethereum-compatible frameworks. Internal testing pipelines use Hardhat for fork simulations.
Use any EVM-compatible wallet. The Folks Finance platform supports 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 — typically just a few cents on Avalanche.
Choose any listed token and supply it. Your balance immediately begins earning the current deposit APY. USDT0 currently yields 11.5%; AVAX yields around 0.87%.
Use deposited collateral to open a loan — select variable or stable rate. Or simply retain the deposit position and collect yield plus points without ever borrowing.
The account dashboard displays your health factor, accrued points, and all open positions in a single view. Repay at any time; 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 stranded on one chain simply because that's where it originated.
Loan-to-value ratios, liquidation thresholds, and reserve factors are set on-chain and readable by anyone. No hidden parameters. Chainlink price feeds make liquidations predictable rather than arbitrary.
The points system rewards lending, borrowing, and repaying. Regular users — those who engage with the protocol daily — accumulate the most points over time. Straightforward.
Chainlink CCIP, Wormhole, and Circle CCTP run in parallel. If one bridge pauses, the others keep positions accessible. Three independent systems are better than one.
Want 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 deposit assets to earn yield or borrow against collateral across networks including Avalanche, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, and Monad.
Connect a compatible wallet, select your chain, create an on-chain account, then supply any supported asset. Once supplied, 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 prevent price manipulation and relies on battle-tested interest rate models.
The protocol operates on Avalanche, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum One, Polygon, BNB Smart Chain, Sei Network, and Monad testnet — with additional networks added through governance votes.
Supported assets include USDC, USDT, USDT0, ETH, WETH, BTC variants (SolvBTC, BTC.b), AVAX, staked derivatives (sAVAX, stAVAX, wstETH), and a growing list of ecosystem tokens.
Yes. You deposit collateral on one supported network and can open a loan position that is visible and manageable from a unified account, regardless of which chain holds the collateral.
Points accumulate automatically when you deposit, borrow, or repay. Certain assets carry multipliers — for instance, USDC and USDT0 positions currently earn up to x2.5 points per dollar of activity.
The protocol provides both variable and stable borrow rates. Variable rates adjust based on pool utilization; stable rates are locked at the time of borrowing, giving users predictable repayment costs.
Folks Finance pools liquidity across networks, so you gain access to deeper markets, greater asset variety, and cross-chain collateral flexibility — all through one account rather than managing several separate DeFi apps.
When a position's health factor falls below 1.0 — calculated from real-time Chainlink price data — the protocol allows third-party liquidators to repay part of the debt and receive a bonus from the collateral.
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, providing the protocol with redundancy if one bridge experiences downtime.