A Polkadot parachain for real‑world asset tokenization, enabling on-chain securitization via tranching credit pools and seamless Ethereum connectivity for low-cost, compliant financing.
Centrifuge is a Polkadot parachain (mainnet, CFG) built to tokenize real‑world assets—like invoices, private credit, and real estate—into on‑chain, tranched pools that match issuers with investors. Primary use cases include RWA origination and on‑chain securitization (DROP/TIN tranches), institutional treasury access via Centrifuge Prime, and composable liquidity with Ethereum DeFi (e.g., MakerDAO/Aave) through native bridges. For performance, it targets ~6s block times, typical fees <0.01 CFG per simple transfer, throughput in the tens–low‑hundreds TPS, and steady activity across dozens of pools that have financed hundreds of millions in RWAs to date.
Centrifuge is unique for its end‑to‑end RWA pipeline—issuer onboarding, KYC/KYB, SPV management, NAV/oracle updates, and audit‑friendly reporting—so assets are legally anchored off‑chain and programmatically managed on‑chain. Built on Substrate as a Polkadot parachain, it offers ~6s blocks and very low fees (often <0.01 CFG/tx) for faster finality and lower costs than Ethereum L1 while providing institutional features like permissioned investor controls, tranching, and CFG‑based governance/staking. Its cross‑chain design (XCMP plus Ethereum connectivity) lets pools settle and distribute across ecosystems, specializing the network for compliant, high‑integrity RWA issuance rather than high‑frequency trading.
Centrifuge uses CFG as the gas token for transaction fees. You can obtain CFG by bridging from other chains or purchasing using thirdweb Bridge.
To bridge CFG to Centrifuge, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select Centrifuge as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on Centrifuge you can use thirdweb, which provides an easy way to build, monetize and scale your apps, games or agents. You can find detailed guides and documentation on https://portal.thirdweb.com to get started quickly.
To add Centrifuge to your wallet, you can connect your wallet and click on [Add to Wallet] button at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can add the network manually using the RPC URL and chain details and add it to your wallet's network settings.
To send CFG on Centrifuge, ensure your wallet is connected to the Centrifuge network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of CFG to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.