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Saffron Finance

SFI

DeFi tranche yield protocol

Performances

RD Popularity Index

286.67% (24h)
0100200300400500
Project Rank: 4466/15431

RD Growth Index

1861.24% (24h)
0400800120016002000
Project Rank: 3082/15431
Comparison:
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0.08%0.16%5.27%10.53%58.55%7.36%

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Top Holders

AddressTokenQuantityPercentageValue
0x8109...ec08SFI9,203.69.2%$953.8K
0x90b3...d0d3SFI8,5008.5%$880.88K
0xf0fa...d652SFI7,0727.07%$732.89K

Open Markets

#ExchangePairPrice+2% depth-2% depthVolume (24h)volume %
1SFI/USDT$103.6$238$56$353,757101.14%
2SFI/ETH$109.87$843$3$31,2288.93%
3SFI/WETH$103.01----$2,6650.76%
4SFI/IDR$105.24----$2,5210.72%
5USDC/SFI$103.58----$1,3200.38%
6ELON/SFI$103.58----$5500.16%
7SFI/WETH$102.56----$500.01%
8BTSE/SFI$103.63----$150.00%

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About Saffron Finance

Saffron Finance is a decentralized risk trading protocol built on Uniswap that introduces a tranche-based risk layering mechanism. Its core business allows liquidity providers to choose between two risk profiles: the senior 'AA' tranche offers fixed, lower yields with principal protection priority, while the junior 'A' tranche provides variable, higher yields but absorbs losses first. This design addresses the market pain point of unpredictable impermanent loss and yield volatility in traditional liquidity provision, enabling risk-averse users to earn stable returns while risk-tolerant users can seek enhanced rewards. The protocol's competitive edge lies in its dynamic exposure adjustment and the tokenization of future income streams, which separates principal and yield into tradable assets. In the past six months (2026-03-01 to 2026-09-01), Saffron has maintained its operational focus on tranche-based yield optimization, with the SFI token continuing to trade on decentralized exchanges. However, the project has faced challenges, including a significant decline in trading volume and market activity compared to earlier periods, reflecting broader DeFi market conditions. No major protocol upgrades or new feature launches were publicly documented during this timeframe, and the project's development pace has slowed relative to its initial phase.

Updated: Sep 1, 2026

Saffron Finance launched on the Ethereum mainnet on November 1, 2020, pioneering a tranche-based risk trading model. Through A-tranche (yield-enhanced) and AA-tranche (risk-mitigated) structures, users could select risk-return profiles, with SFI token liquidity mining introduced at launch. In 2021, Saffron V2 beta launched on Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain, adding four pool types: market rate, fixed interest rate, perpetual staking, and impermanent loss mitigation pools, alongside perpetual staking, unlocked pools, liquidity targeting, and tranched exchange rates. The protocol also integrated Chainlink oracles for reliable on-chain price references for tranche settlement. Saffron later evolved into Saffron Vaults, governed by a community DAO with over 14,000 voting addresses and a fixed supply of 100,000 SFI tokens.

Updated: Sep 2, 2026

Saffron Finance was founded in 2020 by anonymous developer(s) under the alias 'psykeeper'; no official co-founder names are disclosed.

Current core executive: Tamir Zoriktuev, Head of Business Development. Previously at Cypher Capital, CLS Global, Elixir Games, Sovrun (BreederDAO), MetFi DAO, and KSgems. He holds a Master's in Public Relations from Peoples' Friendship University of Russia and studied Korean at Korea University.

Updated: Sep 1, 2026