Fringe Finance
FRINNon-custodial DeFi lending and leveraged trading platform
Performances
RD Popularity Index
RD Growth Index
| 1h | 24h | 7d | 30d | 60d | 90d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 27.82% |
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Top Holders
| Address | Token | Quantity | Percentage | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x461d...cce2 |   FRIN | 269,453,469.92 | 26.95% | $12.11K |
| 0xe5a8...cfec | FRIN | 59,191,925.92 | 5.92% | $2.66K |
| 0xf1e7...8c34 | FRIN | 54,780,770.62 | 5.48% | $2.46K |
Open Markets
| # | Exchange | Pair | Price | +2% depth | -2% depth | Volume (24h) | volume % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRIN/WETH | $0.0001107 | $861 | $858 | $142 | 0.25% |
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About Fringe Finance
Fringe Finance is a decentralized money market built for long-tail crypto assets. Its core business is lending and leveraged trading, allowing users to deposit a wide range of tokens—including smaller altcoins—as collateral to borrow stablecoins or other assets, or to open leveraged positions through its Amplify and Margin Trade facilities.
The platform differentiates itself through several design choices. It does not rehypothecate collateral, meaning borrower assets are not re-lent, which reduces systemic risk for lenders. Its price oracle model is designed to resist market manipulation, a common vulnerability in DeFi. Partial liquidation helps borrowers avoid full position wipeouts during volatile moves, and atomic repayment lets users repay loans using their collateral directly via a DEX aggregator, simplifying the repayment process.
A key pain point Fringe addresses is the lack of capital efficiency for holders of smaller or newer tokens. Many lending platforms only support blue-chip assets, leaving niche tokens idle. Fringe opens borrowing and yield opportunities for these assets while maintaining risk controls.
Over the past six months (March to September 2026), the project has focused on expanding its multi-chain presence and refining its V2 features, including the oracle model and partial liquidation mechanism. Development has centered on improving platform stability and user experience, though specific metrics or milestones were not disclosed in public materials. No major negative incidents were reported during this period.
Fringe Finance launched its core lending platform on Ethereum mainnet in mid-2022, supporting USDC deposits and whitelisted collateral. The project then shifted focus to V2, which went live on January 25, 2024, expanding from Ethereum-only to Arbitrum, Optimism, zkSync, and Polygon, and increasing supported assets to over 100 across chains. Key long-term upgrades included a new partial liquidation model and a redesigned pricing oracle, improving stability during volatile markets and enabling higher loan-to-value ratios for borrowers. The roadmap also introduced pooled collateral, allowing users to secure loans with multiple assets to reduce liquidation risk, and added facilities like Margin Trade and Amplify for leveraged positions. These milestones marked Fringe's evolution from a simple lending protocol into a multi-chain DeFi platform with advanced risk management and trading tools.
Fringe Finance's co-founders and core executives include:
Paul Mak (CEO) - Serial entrepreneur who led multiple DeFi and GameFi projects, with a background in property development and fashion brands.
Brian Pasfield (CTO) - Involved in crypto since 2014, worked on on-chain voting systems, Bitcoin merchant systems, and BTC trading bots. Previously delivered large-scale tech projects for corporate, banking, and government clients.
Konstantin Shirokov (Marketing Director) - In crypto marketing/product management since 2018.
Annabelle Lee (Chief Administrative Officer) - Also serves as Chief of Admin Executive Assistant to Managing Director at Mak Capital, with experience in music and event curation.