Centrifuge
Infrastructure for asset managers to tokenize, manage and distribute real-world assets onchain.
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Centrifuge key facts
| Category | Asset tokenization |
|---|---|
| Chains | Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Plume, BNB Chain, Optimism, HyperEVM, Monad |
| Platforms | Web, SDK, API |
| Chains | 9 chains: Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Plume, BNB Chain, Optimism, HyperEVM, Monad |
| Security audits | 21+ audits |
| Token | CFG (ERC-20 on Ethereum) |
| Open source | Yes |
| US availability | No US exclusion in website terms; pools require onboarding, some only for accredited investors |
CFG token
- Price
- $0.0912 -5.1% 24h
- Market cap
- $34.7M
- Fully diluted value
- $62M
- 30-day change
- -35.3%
Market data: CoinGecko, updated Nov 9, 2026. Educational content, not financial advice.
What is Centrifuge?
Centrifuge is infrastructure for onchain asset management: asset managers use it to tokenize, manage and distribute real-world assets. Protocol v3.1.0 runs on nine chains, including Ethereum, Base and Arbitrum, with core contracts at the same address on each. Its docs cite 21+ audits.
How Centrifuge works
Centrifuge uses a hub-and-spoke design.
Each pool picks one hub chain as its source of truth for accounting, holdings and share classes, then issues tokens and vaults on any number of spoke chains. Cross-chain messages go through several adapters, LayerZero, Wormhole, Chainlink and Axelar, with batching and retries. Investors enter through vaults: asynchronous ERC-7540 vaults process deposit and redemption requests via the hub, synchronous vaults allow instant ERC-4626 deposits with async redemptions, and ERC-7575 pooled vaults accept several assets per share token.
Every product combines a pool, a share token and a vault. Issuers control access with an onchain memberlist, which can apply separately to subscriptions, redemptions and transfers. Managers can freeze addresses, force-transfer tokens from a lost wallet and set rules such as holder caps or lockups.
How to start with Centrifuge
- Investors use the Centrifuge Investment app from their own wallet: browse offerings, subscribe, hold the token and redeem under the offering's terms.
- Each offering shows its minimum investment and asset type.
- Tokenized securities require passing the issuer's KYC and AML onboarding, after which your address is added to the memberlist, and approval is per network.
- Developers can use the TypeScript SDK or the free, unauthenticated GraphQL API at api.centrifuge.io.
Centrifuge fees and limits
Costs on Centrifuge depend on the pool and the chain. When you invest in a vault, you pay gas only for the transaction on the chain where the vault is deployed. The vault also sends a cross-chain message to the pool's hub chain, and that cost is drawn from a subsidy balance the issuer tops up, so investors do not pay cross-chain fees. Moving share tokens between chains is 1:1, with the bridge fee paid separately in the source chain's native token; routes currently cover Ethereum and Base. Pool managers can track management and performance fees and set deposit fees through custom manager contracts, so read each offering's terms. Asynchronous deposits wait for the next epoch, and the quoted price may differ from the settlement price.
Risks to know before using Centrifuge
- Product information comes from each issuer, not from Centrifuge, and the docs advise checking whether a third party such as an administrator or trustee verifies it.
- Protocol admin rights sit with a Root contract reached only through guardian multisigs.
- Privilege changes wait through a 48-hour timelock, and every Protocol Safe transaction is co-verified by Cantina signers.
- Managers of permissioned products can freeze addresses and force transfers, so read the restriction profile before buying.
Centrifuge usage
From DefiLlama (fees users paid), updated Nov 9, 2026.
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Centrifuge pros and cons
- Protocol v3.1.0 deployed on nine chains
- 21+ audits cited in its docs
- Public GraphQL API for pool data
- Built for asset managers and institutions, not retail investors
- Access to each pool is set by its issuer
- Cross-chain design relies on several messaging bridges
Centrifuge FAQ
What is Centrifuge?
Centrifuge is infrastructure for onchain asset management: asset managers use it to tokenize, manage and distribute real-world assets. Protocol v3.1.0 runs on nine chains, including Ethereum, Base and Arbitrum, with core contracts at the same address on each. Its docs cite 21+ audits.
Which chains does Centrifuge support?
Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Plume, BNB Chain, Optimism, HyperEVM, Monad.
How much do users pay Centrifuge in fees?
$3.2M over the last 30 days, according to DefiLlama on Nov 9, 2026.
Does Centrifuge have a token?
Yes, CFG. Its market cap was $34.7M on CoinGecko on Nov 9, 2026. Educational content, not financial advice.
Is Centrifuge available in the US?
No US exclusion in website terms; pools require onboarding, some only for accredited investors, according to Centrifuge’s own page (checked Oct 1, 2026).
Sources
How this page works
Sources: Centrifuge: official site, Centrifuge: Docs index, Centrifuge: CFG token. Data as of Oct 1, 2026.
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