About
Centrifuge brings real-world assets such as receivables, credit and tokenized treasuries onchain, financed with stablecoin liquidity. One of the most battle-tested RWA credit protocols by cumulative volume, it underpins yield-bearing stablecoin products and tokenized treasury funds (e.g. its deRWA / JTRSY collaborations).
Key products
Chains
- Founded
- 2017
- HQ
- Berlin, Germany
- Stage
- Token (CFG)
- Funding
- Raised ~$30M+ (ParaFi, Coinbase Ventures, IOSG)
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