List of Decentralised Borrowing & Lending projects on Ethereum (2026)

Aave Protocol is a decentralised borrowing and lending system that lets users supply digital assets to shared liquidity pools and borrow against posted collateral. Interest rates adjust algorithmically based on pool utilization, and isolated markets grouped under liquidity hubs let suppliers and borrowers choose risk profiles suited to different collateral types. The protocol also supports flash loans, credit delegation, and onchain governance-controlled risk parameters across multiple blockchain networks.

Aave Pro is the interface for Aave's modular V4 lending markets, letting users supply collateral, borrow, and manage positions across separate risk-adjusted markets grouped under shared liquidity hubs. Borrow rates adjust automatically to collateral quality, and liquidations restore only the amount needed to reach a target health factor rather than closing entire positions. The interface also includes a token swap feature that lets users rebalance collateral or debt directly within the protocol without an external exchange.

Sky Money is a self-custodial yield app that lets users earn on stablecoins through the Sky Savings Rate and curated lending vaults. Depositing into the savings module mints a savings token that grows in value as yield accrues, while vaults allocate stablecoin deposits across lending markets. Users can also stake the governance token to earn rewards, borrow stablecoins against the staked position, and delegate voting power. Built-in conversion moves between the protocol's stablecoins and legacy tokens at fixed rates, alongside trading between ecosystem tokens. The app runs across multiple blockchains, and users keep full control of deposited funds throughout.

Fraxlend is a decentralized lending protocol that allows permissionless creation of isolated lending pairs for Frax stablecoins against a range of collateral assets. Borrowers deposit collateral to draw loans while lenders supply liquidity and earn algorithmically determined interest. The protocol enables custom risk parameters per pair, letting new collateral assets onboard to the Frax ecosystem without pooled contagion risk.

BAMM, or Borrow-AMM, is a decentralized lending module that lets borrowers rent liquidity for automated leverage management without relying on external price oracles. It combines lending and automated market-making mechanics into a single contract system to manage collateral pricing internally. The product supports frxUSD-denominated borrowing against ecosystem collateral assets such as liquid staking tokens.

FXB, or Frax Bonds, is a zero-coupon bond product that lets users purchase discounted bonds through an auction and redeem them at face value in frxUSD upon maturity. Investors acquire bonds below par during scheduled auctions and hold the associated token until its fixed maturity date, at which point it becomes redeemable one to one for the underlying stablecoin. The product provides a fixed-income instrument within the Frax ecosystem, accessed through its own dedicated auction interface and settled through a distinct token type per maturity.

Curve Lend is a permissionless lending market that lets users create isolated collateral-debt pairs backed by Curve’s LLAMMA design.

ERC4626-compliant lending protocol enabling users to deposit assets into the Liquidity Layer via fTokens to earn sustainable yields with gas-optimized operations.

Collateralized borrowing protocol implementing single-asset vaults with liquidation thresholds up to 95% LTV and penalties as low as 0.1%, utilizing tick-based position management and range-based liquidation mechanisms.

Specialized protocol enabling direct deleveraging of leveraged stETH/ETH positions at a 1:1 rate with Lido through short-term loan strategies, reducing costs compared to market deleveraging.

ChangeNOW Exchange is a decentralised exchange that lets users swap cryptocurrencies without creating an account. It matches trades using liquidity sourced from multiple venues and offers both fixed and floating rate options for each swap. The service also includes a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp so users can acquire assets using traditional payment methods, trading directly from their own wallets across multiple supported blockchains.

Compound v2 provides pooled liquidity markets enabling users to supply assets as collateral and borrow multiple asset types. The system uses cTokens as receipt tokens representing supplied assets, with interest rates determined algorithmically based on utilization. Users can borrow any supported asset against their collateral while earning interest on supplied funds.

Compound III provides single-asset borrowing markets with isolated collateral pools for enhanced security and capital efficiency. Each deployment supports borrowing one base asset using approved collateral types that remain user property unless liquidated. The protocol features reduced gas costs, lower liquidation penalties, and algorithmic interest rates while eliminating pooled-risk across multiple borrowable assets.

Morpho Blue Protocol is a decentralized lending protocol providing permissionless, overcollateralized lending markets. Each market pairs one collateral asset with one loan asset and fixes its oracle, interest rate model, and liquidation threshold at creation, held in immutable smart contracts checked by formal verification. Isolating risk to individual markets lets anyone open a market and allocate capital under known parameters.

Morpho Vaults is a yield aggregator that allocates deposits across Morpho lending markets. Curators define each vault's strategy, setting market allocations, deposit caps, permissions, and risk parameters on behalf of depositors. Vaults follow a tokenized vault standard, so a depositor holds a transferable share that accrues interest from the underlying markets.

Morpho App implements a user interface for interacting with Morpho's lending protocols through a web application. The system provides intuitive access to deposit, borrow, and manage positions across multiple markets. The interface displays real-time data on lending rates, collateral ratios, and available liquidity while enabling seamless transactions with Web3 wallet integration.

Nostra is a decentralized finance application on Starknet that combines lending and borrowing, liquidity pools, token swaps, and cross-chain bridging in one connected-wallet experience. Users supply and borrow assets against tokenized collateral positions using risk tiers, efficiency modes, and dynamic interest rates, with flash loans and automated liquidation protection built in. The platform also runs automated market maker pools with verified, experimental, volatile, stable, and degen risk designs that feed liquidity into the swap function for token exchanges. A bridging module, powered by a cross-chain interoperability partner, moves assets between Starknet and other blockchain networks.

Folks Finance's Algorand application provides decentralized lending, borrowing, liquid staking, and trading services on the Algorand blockchain. Users can deposit assets to earn yield, borrow against collateral, stake ALGO through xALGO, and access DEX aggregation through Folks Router.

Folks Finance's cross-chain lending platform enables users to deposit and borrow assets across multiple blockchain networks. The platform maintains native assets on their respective chains while providing unified liquidity management.

Nexo Platform is a licensed crypto neobank that combines interest-bearing savings accounts, crypto-backed credit lines, a multi-asset exchange, and a dual-mode payment card in a single application. Users earn daily compound interest through flexible or fixed-term deposits, borrow cash or stablecoins without liquidating holdings, and manage portfolios across multiple digital asset classes. The platform also offers zero-interest credit lines and dual-currency investment products for eligible users.

Venus Protocol operates algorithmic money markets enabling over-collateralized lending and borrowing through core and isolated pool architectures. The system calculates interest rates based on supply and demand dynamics while maintaining collateral ratios through automated liquidation mechanisms. Risk management separates assets into distinct pools with independent parameters including collateral factors and rate models. Protocol revenue distributes to XVS stakers through Venus Prime using non-transferable soulbound tokens that boost yields based on staking duration and market participation. Users mint VAI stablecoin against supplied collateral with peg stability maintained through direct swaps between VAI and other stablecoins at fixed ratios.

Bitfinex Borrow is a peer-to-peer lending platform enabling users to borrow digital assets against collateral with customizable terms. Users can set preferred interest rates and loan durations, or utilize automated tools to secure funding at current market rates for leveraged trading positions.

PWN Protocol is a permissionless peer-to-peer lending protocol that lets users borrow and lend using virtually any digital asset as collateral. Loans are set up with fixed terms negotiated between counterparties, and because pricing is oracle-less, collateral cannot be seized through price-based liquidation, only through missed repayment. The protocol supports several access modes, from simplified fixed-term note strategies to curated markets and a fully customizable peer-to-peer marketplace, and integrates with a range of external DeFi lending and yield venues to source liquidity and collateral options.

Flux Finance is a lending protocol built on Compound v2 architecture that supports both permissionless stablecoins and permissioned assets like tokenized US Treasuries. Users can lend stablecoins to earn yield while borrowers use OUSG tokens as collateral, connecting traditional finance yields with decentralized lending.

USDaLend provides decentralized lending services backed by USDa credit lines, allowing users to lend and borrow Bitcoin-backed stablecoins with stable and transparent rates across multiple blockchain networks.

Avalon DeFi Lending provides decentralized liquidity protocols for Bitcoin Liquid Staking tokens and Bitcoin derivatives, creating yield opportunities for Bitcoin holders through isolation pool mechanisms.

Radiant Protocol provides cross-chain lending and borrowing infrastructure using LayerZero messaging protocol, enabling users to deposit collateral on one blockchain and borrow assets on different chains. The system utilizes dynamic liquidity provisioning where users lock RDNT liquidity tokens to earn protocol fees and activate emissions eligibility.

Upshift is a vault platform that lets institutions and partner protocols offer onchain yield strategies. Deposits mint receipt tokens, curators deploy the assets under an onchain policy engine built on August, and net asset value accrues back to depositors. Its DeFi Yield vaults allocate deposits to curated strategies across multiple chains, while Vault-as-a-Service lets partner protocols run the same vaults under their own brand. RWA Clear funds instant redemptions of tokenized real-world assets from an LP pool that earns spread fees and lending yield, and developers can integrate through an SDK, REST API, CLI, and MCP server.

Euler Protocol enables users to create custom lending markets through modular vault architecture. The protocol uses the Euler Vault Kit for permissionless vault deployment and the Ethereum Vault Connector for cross-collateral functionality across multiple vault types.

Euler V2 is a modular lending platform built on the Euler Vault Kit and Ethereum Vault Connector, enabling permissionless deployment of custom lending vaults with isolated risk management and cross-vault collateralization.

BiFi Cross-chain is a decentralized lending protocol using Bifrost cross-chain infrastructure to enable native asset deposits and borrowing across blockchain networks without token wrapping. Validator-verified transactions maintain decentralized operations and real-time rate adjustments.

Legacy BiFi is the original decentralized lending platform enabling users to supply assets, earn interest, and borrow against collateral on supported chains using smart contracts.

Arcadia Finance is a decentralized liquidity management platform that lets users set up automated positions on automated market maker exchanges. It provides curated one-click strategies, custom liquidity ranges, and automated compounding and rebalancing for concentrated and virtual liquidity positions, alongside lending pools for passive yield. The platform is non-custodial, giving users self-owned accounts that retain control of assets while automations execute within onchain boundaries.

Everst is a decentralized lending protocol for tokenized equities that lets users borrow, short, and hedge against tokenized stock collateral. It combines a dual-oracle price feed, drawing on Chainlink and Pyth, with hybrid liquidation routing that resolves undercollateralized positions through on-chain auctions or off-chain broker venues to limit slippage during volatile equity markets. The protocol operates across multiple blockchain networks and is aimed at users seeking leveraged exposure to tokenized equities.

Phemex Lending Protocol implements peer-to-peer lending through smart contract automation, enabling instant borrowing against cryptocurrency collateral. The system provides liquidity pools with automated interest rate mechanisms and real-time collateral monitoring.

Spark is a decentralized protocol providing stablecoin savings vaults and a non-custodial lending market, powered by automated cross-chain capital deployment infrastructure. Savings vaults accept multiple stablecoins and ETH, with yield generated by allocating capital across DeFi protocols, CeFi venues, and real-world assets via the Spark Liquidity Layer. SparkLend enables borrowing of USDS and USDC at governance-set rates against curated collateral including ETH and liquid staking tokens, deployed across multiple EVM-compatible networks.

Term Finance Protocol enables fixed-rate lending through auction-based matching of borrowers and lenders. The system conducts weekly auctions to establish market-clearing rates while maintaining collateral in isolated smart contracts throughout loan terms.

Fuze OS is a digital asset infrastructure platform that lets banks, fintechs, and other businesses embed crypto trading, custody, payments, and stablecoin services into their own products. It provides unified APIs for wallet creation, fiat and crypto account management, trading execution, and compliance monitoring. The platform handles order execution, custody orchestration, and reconciliation while giving operators a dashboard to track transactions and compliance events. It supports fiat-to-crypto conversion, cross-border settlement, and AI-assisted compliance automation. Businesses use it to launch branded trading, payment, and wallet experiences without building regulatory or custody infrastructure themselves.

Pike Markets is a decentralized money market protocol featuring integrated DEX functionality, multi-tier governance, and cross-chain capabilities. The system supports customizable lending markets with tailored risk parameters through modular architecture and dual-oracle pricing infrastructure.

Gearbox Protocol is a decentralized borrowing and lending protocol that pairs passive lending pools with leveraged Credit Accounts. Lenders deposit assets into pools and receive share tokens that accrue the interest paid by borrowers. Borrowers open Credit Accounts that hold collateral and debt and execute approved actions on integrated protocols, with solvency checks and liquidations protecting the pool. Curators can deploy their own markets on the same infrastructure, setting supported assets, debt ceilings, rates, and oracle rules.

Pareto Credit Vaults facilitate institutional on-chain lending through smart contract-based credit facilities connecting vetted borrowers with liquidity providers. The system enables curators to structure customizable loan terms including fixed or variable rates, redemption cycles, and tranche configurations while automating interest distribution and fund utilization tracking. Borrowers receive capital for strategies including market making, derivatives trading, and arbitrage, while lenders earn yields through direct credit exposure with KYC-verified counterparties and curator oversight.

Joule Finance implements isolated lending markets through smart contracts on MoveVM blockchains, enabling users to lend and borrow digital assets with independent position risk management. The platform provides LayerZero-powered cross-chain bridging for liquid restaking tokens between Ethereum and Aptos networks, leveraged yield farming across integrated DEX protocols, and composable liquidity anchors that allow dApps to access pooled liquidity for building yield strategies. The system features variable interest rates based on capital utilization, Efficiency Mode for optimized borrowing with correlated assets, and real-time risk scoring to prevent cascading liquidations. Money markets support native tokens, liquid staking derivatives, and bridged liquid restaking tokens from Ethereum protocols.

Hodl Hodl Lend is a non-custodial peer-to-peer lending platform that lets users borrow and lend using Bitcoin as collateral. Loans are secured through 2-of-3 multisig escrow contracts, with the borrower depositing Bitcoin collateral that is released once the loan is repaid, so neither party's funds pass through the platform's custody. The service requires no identity verification and supports several stablecoins and Bitcoin-pegged assets as loan currencies.

Hydration Money Market is a decentralised lending protocol built on a modified Aave v3 architecture that allows users to supply crypto assets to earn interest and borrow against accepted collateral. It also issues Hollar, an over-collateralized stablecoin targeting a value of approximately one dollar that users mint by depositing supported crypto assets into the borrow markets. A dedicated stability module supports the peg through direct stablecoin conversions, while partial liquidations are executed automatically at the start of every block to restore health factors and reduce all-or-nothing liquidation risk. Supported collateral spans multiple crypto assets across connected blockchains.

Anvil Protocol implements collateral management through smart contracts, enabling credit issuance and letter of credit creation. The system manages vault deposits while facilitating decentralized governance through ANVL token holders.

Silo is a decentralized lending protocol that lets users borrow against, and lend, virtually any onchain token through isolated, risk-contained markets. Each market pairs a specific asset with a bridge asset so that risk in one market cannot spread to others, and lenders can access vaults that pool deposits across several isolated markets for diversified yield. Borrowers pay variable interest based on utilization, while lenders earn from borrower interest, liquidation fees, and upside on collateral received during liquidations.

Chainflip Lending is a decentralized borrowing and lending protocol that lets users deposit collateral on one blockchain and borrow on another using native assets rather than wrapped tokens. It extends the Chainflip cross-chain settlement network, holding deposited collateral in vaults secured by a threshold signature scheme operated by a distributed validator set, while loans are overcollateralized and priced through oracle feeds. Users can supply or borrow assets like bitcoin, ether, and stablecoins, with liquidations processed through the same cross-chain swapping infrastructure. Integrators can build lending and borrowing flows into their own applications through an open interface and earn a share of fees.

Vesu Protocol is a decentralized lending protocol on Starknet that lets users supply digital assets to earn yield or deposit collateral to borrow other assets through isolated, non-custodial lending pools. Each pool runs on its own contract with independently configured risk parameters, price feeds from an onchain oracle, and permissionless pool creation by curators. Users can also open leveraged Multiply positions that loop collateral and borrowed assets to increase exposure and yield, and deposit into automated vaults that allocate funds across curated strategies under enforced onchain mandates. The protocol is accessible through simplified and advanced interface modes tailored to general users, Bitcoin-focused users, and active traders.

Liquity V2 implements multi-collateral borrowing with user-set interest rates, enabling minting of BOLD stablecoins against WETH, wstETH, and rETH through isolated branch markets. Features include up to 91% LTV ratios, one-click leverage multiplication up to 11x, interest rate delegation to third parties, multiple troves per address, stability pool deposits earning 75% of protocol interest revenue plus liquidation gains, Protocol Incentivized Liquidity directing 25% of revenue to DEX incentives, LQTY staking for governance voting and dual V1 rewards, and redemption mechanism based on interest rates rather than LTV. The protocol maintains immutability while separating liquidation risk from redemption risk through adaptive user-controlled rates.

Liquity V1 implements zero-interest borrowing through immutable smart contracts, enabling users to mint LUSD against ETH collateral at 110% minimum ratio. Features include one-time borrowing fees, stability pool deposits earning liquidation gains and LQTY rewards, direct LUSD redemption for underlying ETH, and LQTY staking for protocol fee distribution. The protocol operates without governance, upgrades, or admin keys.

Stormbit is non-custodial settlement software for tokenized-asset transactions, used by holders of assets such as BTC or ETH and by capital providers who fund positions. Holders select a program, Harvest for income above a chosen price, Accumulate for a paid commitment to buy at a chosen price, or Prime for fixed-term credit under a protective floor and cap, and a counterparty prices the terms before the holder authorizes settlement from their own wallet. Prime blocks price-based liquidation during the protected term, opening it permissionlessly only after maturity plus four hours. Capital providers fund these programs through vaults, depositing into epoch-based pools and receiving a share redeemable as positions settle, with variable, unguaranteed returns.

Relend Vaults integrate with Morpho protocol to generate yields from deposited assets in pre-deposit contracts. Vaults accept various assets including USDC, ETH, cbBTC, and others, providing yield through lending to over-collateralized borrowers. Assets in these vaults contribute to the Global Price Stability Module used to maintain rUSDC liquidity and redemption capacity.

Bulla Banker is a Web3 accounting and invoicing application that lets businesses, DAOs, and individuals create, send, and pay invoices onchain. It tokenizes invoices as onchain records, enabling wallet-to-wallet invoicing, batch payments, and peer-to-peer loans. Companies use it to manage business and personal accounts without relying on traditional banking rails.

Lendasat Lending Platform is a peer-to-peer marketplace that connects Bitcoin holders seeking liquidity with lenders seeking yield. Borrowers lock Bitcoin as collateral in a 2-of-3 multisig escrow shared with a matched lender and Lendasat as a neutral arbitrator, receiving stablecoin or fiat loan proceeds through methods including bank transfer, stablecoins, or a virtual card. Lenders set their own rates, amounts, and durations, and are paid interest while a Bitcoin price oracle monitors collateral value to trigger margin calls or automatic liquidation. Both borrower and lender access points are part of the same underlying escrow and matching protocol, so bank transfer, stablecoin, and card disbursement are payout options within one lending product rather than separate offerings.

Exactly Protocol implements autonomous fixed and variable interest rate markets through utilization-based pricing, enabling users to lend and borrow crypto assets across multiple maturity pools. The system determines fixed rates based on pool demand rather than token pricing while maintaining capital efficiency through automated liquidity provision between variable and fixed rate pools.