What dForce does

dForce is a decentralized finance protocol platform founded in 2019 and headquartered in Beijing, operating an integrated suite of DeFi products across multiple blockchain networks. Its product portfolio includes Unitus, a multichain money market for lending and borrowing; USX, a native USD-pegged stablecoin; a tokenized Real-World Assets marketplace; an omni-chain bridge for cross-chain capital transfers; and three AI-themed products — Maxshot (AI Agent Factory), InteNet (no-code AI agent launchpad), and DeFAI (autonomous DeFi agent platform) — which collectively position the protocol as an "AI-native" DeFi stack. The underlying architecture is described as a multi-agent AI system intended to autonomously optimize lending, yield, liquidity, and execution across protocols and chains, with deployment on Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism, and Conflux.

dForce operates a community-led, product-led go-to-market model with self-serve access via web interfaces (dforce.network and sub-domain protocols), and protocol-level governance is conducted via the $DF token using Snapshot for on-chain voting and a staking interface for rewards. Revenue is generated through protocol fees — including lending interest spreads, DEX trading fees, bridge fees, and RWA marketplace transaction fees — supplemented by staking/governance reward economics around $DF. The company has disclosed only a single funding round: a $1.5 million seed in April 2020 led by Multicoin Capital with CMB International Capital Corporation and Huobi Capital, and reports 1-10 employees. All product, technology, and revenue data is sourced from dForce's own materials; no independent third-party verification of TVL, revenue, or user count is present in the input.

Name

dForce

Website

https://dforce.network

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

dForce is an integrated DeFi protocol platform offering lending, stablecoin, RWA marketplace, cross-chain bridging, and AI agent products to crypto users across Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism, and Conflux, governed by the $DF token.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Protocols

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Decentralized Lending & Borrowing Protocols (FSADAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cross-Chain Bridges & Interoperability Protocols (FSADAMAG), Staking, Restaking & Liquid Staking Finance (LST/LRT, validator markets) (FSAPAEAH), Yield Aggregators & Strategy Vaults (FSADAMAF), DAO Treasury, Governance & On-Chain Finance Tools (FSADAMAL)

Keywords

• Decentralized finance protocols
• DeFi lending platform
• Stablecoin issuance
• Cross-chain bridge
• AI agent infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Protocol Fees: dForce likely generates revenue through fees on its various protocols including lending interest spreads, trading fees on DEX, bridge fees, and RWA marketplace transaction fees, though specific rates are not publicly disclosed.
2. Staking and Governance Rewards: $DF token holders can stake to earn airdrops, boosted yields, and exclusive rewards. The protocol may benefit from staking economics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

dForce is an integrated decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol platform offering a full-stack suite of on-chain financial products including multichain lending/borrowing (Unitus), a native USD-pegged stablecoin (USX), a tokenized real-world asset marketplace (RWA), an omni-chain bridge, AI agent creation and trading tools (Maxshot, InteNet, DeFAI), and $DF token staking/governance. The platform is unified by an AI-native, multi-agent architecture that autonomously optimizes capital deployment, lending, yield, and liquidity across chains and protocols.

Product overview

dForce is a unified, AI-native DeFi ecosystem offering a platform-plus-products architecture. The core platform provides autonomous, cross-chain financial infrastructure powered by multi-agent AI. The product suite includes: Maxshot (AI Agent Factory), Unitus (multichain money market/lending), USX (native USD stablecoin), RWA (real-world assets marketplace), InteNet (no-code AI agent launchpad), Bridge (omni-chain connectivity), DeFAI (AI agent platform), and Staking (governance). These products are composable and work together within a single ecosystem, unified by $DF governance token and operating across Conflux, Polygon, Ethereum, and Optimism networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maxshot: AI Agent Factory transforming complexity into onchain opportunity.
• Unitus Finance
• RWA Marketplace
• USX Stablecoin
• InteNet Launchpad
• dForce Bridge

Products and services

• Maxshot AI Agent Factory that transforms complexity into onchain opportunity, enabling users to create and deploy AI agents for DeFi operations.
• Unitus Multichain money market providing capital-efficient lending and borrowing across multiple blockchain networks (Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism, Conflux).
• USX dForce's native USD-pegged stablecoin designed for onchain finance transactions, liquidity provision, and integration across the dForce product suite.
• RWA Marketplace Real-World Assets marketplace bringing tokenized RWAs into DeFi liquidity, enabling onchain exposure to regulated real-world assets.
• InteNet No-code launchpad platform that lets users instantly create and trade AI agents for onchain operations.
• Bridge Omni-chain bridge providing seamless connectivity across blockchains for cross-chain asset transfers.
• DeFAI AI agent platform for decentralized finance operations and autonomous onchain financial tasks.
• Staking Staking platform for $DF token holders to earn airdrops, boost yields, unlock AI agent tools, and access exclusive governance rewards.
• Legacy Legacy version of the dForce protocol preserved for historical access and user migration.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Aave: Leading decentralized lending and borrowing protocol. dForce's Unitus money market directly competes with Aave's core lending markets across multiple chains, targeting similar DeFi users with similar variable-rate lending pools.
• Compound: Pioneer DeFi lending protocol with money markets on Ethereum and other chains. Unitus competes head-to-head with Compound for lending liquidity and borrowers in the same product category.
• MakerDAO: Decentralized lending protocol that issues the DAI stablecoin. MakerDAO is the closest analog to dForce's combined lending (Unitus) + native stablecoin (USX) offering, with overlap in RWA collateralization via its vaults.
• Stargate Finance: Leading cross-chain bridge and omnichain liquidity protocol. dForce's Bridge product competes directly with Stargate for cross-chain asset transfer volume across Ethereum, Polygon and other L2 networks.
• Curve Finance: DEX optimized for stablecoin and like-asset swaps. dForce's DEX product and USX stablecoin trade into similar territory as Curve, targeting the same low-slippage stablecoin trading use case.
• Frax Finance: Fractional-algorithmic stablecoin issuer (FRAX) with an integrated DeFi ecosystem including lending and AMM. Frax's full-stack approach is a close parallel to dForce's USX + Unitus + DEX combination.
• Yearn Finance: Yield aggregator that automates capital deployment across DeFi lending and liquidity protocols. dForce's AI-driven yield optimization and RWA marketplace compete with Yearn's automated yield vaults for the same yield-seeking user base.
• Ondo Finance: Tokenized real-world asset platform (OUSG, USDY). Ondo is the most direct competitor to dForce's RWA Marketplace for institutional and DeFi users seeking tokenized yield-bearing real-world exposures.

Emerging players

• Pendle Finance: Yield-trading and tokenized-yield protocol. Pendle overlaps with dForce's yield-optimization and AI-agent strategy by enabling users to trade and automate yield exposure across DeFi markets.
• Ethena: Issuer of USDe synthetic dollar and a multi-product DeFi ecosystem. Ethena's integrated stablecoin + DeFi yield model is a newer competitor in the same combined-lending/stablecoin space as dForce.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dforcenet
• GitHubgithub.com/dforce-network
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dforce-network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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