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

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.

Balanced is a cross-chain DeFi platform providing a money market and exchange across multiple blockchains. The money market enables users to supply crypto assets to earn variable-rate interest and borrow against cross-chain collateral. The exchange aggregates prices from multiple decentralized exchanges via SODAX Intents, settling cross-chain swaps within seconds. The bnUSD stablecoin is accessible as a fixed-rate borrowable asset, backed by over-collateralized crypto collateral.

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.

Moonwell Protocol is a decentralized lending and borrowing platform that lets users supply digital assets to earn yield or borrow against posted collateral. It operates through isolated markets with dynamic, algorithmic interest rates and includes tokenized vaults that route deposits across lending markets for aggregated yield. The protocol is governed by its community and runs across multiple blockchains, giving users a consistent interface for money-market activity regardless of network.

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.

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.

A decentralized borrowing and lending platform implementing Credit Account abstraction for composable leverage across DeFi protocols.

Stormbit is a decentralized lending protocol on Arbitrum where borrowers post BTC or ETH as collateral and receive fixed-rate loans priced at origination. LTV is only checked at origination borrowers cannot be liquidated during the loan term. Lenders supply USDC into ERC-4626 vaults and earn yield from lending spreads plus hedging premiums. Idle capital earns additional yield via an Aave V3 hook.

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.