Goldfinch

Rebuilding Goldfinch protocol’s web frontend from the ground up

Web3

Fintech

Our Impact

We architected and rebuilt the entire frontend web app for Goldfinch, a cutting-edge decentralized credit protocol.

Created a responsive, user-centric interface integrated via Google Cloud
Harnessed The Graph to enable real-time Ethereum mainnet data interaction for 200K+ borrowers
Catered to their protocol, which has facilitated up to $100M+ in active, off-chain collateralized crypto loans
Scaled the user experience to new heights in the DeFi ecosystem

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Goldfinch is the missing piece that unlocks crypto lending.

It allows for crypto borrowing without crypto collateral — with loans instead fully collateralized off-chain. A core limitation of current decentralized crypto lending protocols is that they require borrowers to over-collateralize their loans with crypto assets, which prevents the vast majority of borrowers in the world from participating.

THE VISION

After making great progress building out their core infrastructure and smart contracts, Goldfinch wanted to place more focus on their protocols web frontend and the user experience that came along with it.

WHY LAZER?

Goldfinch reached out to Lazer to lead the frontend development and create a clear, intuitive experience for users to transparently view all deals and manage their investments. With such a strong mission and exceptional infrastructure, they trusted us to ensure their frontend could match the power of their DeFi protocol.

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platform

Web
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Expertise

Frontend Development
Integrations
Web3 Development

Stage

Series A

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz
Coinbase Ventures
SV Angel
Blocktower
Helicap
Divergence Ventures

Approach

An engaging and responsive web experience

With so many pieces to Goldfinch’s protocol (borrowing, lending, pools, companies, staking, assets, and more), it’s not sufficient to just staple components together to create their frontend. Leveraging React, Apollo, GraphQL, and Next.js, we created a highly performant, scalable web frontend that was mobile responsive and intuitively allowed users to navigate through the platform to view specific information and perform desired actions.

100M+

in loans

200K+

borrowers

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Approach

Indexing Ethereum mainnet data with The Graph

A core need for the frontend was the ability to parse and display data from the Ethereum mainnet.

In order to do this efficiently, we utilized The Graph, which is an indexing protocol for querying networks like Ethereum and IPFS. Then we could iterate on The Graph’s subgraphs to index the desired data easily.

Approach

Scaling architecture with GCP

To create a stable, reliable platform, we relied on GCP extensively.

To complete the architecture, we used Google Cloud Functions for serverless execution environments, Firestore as the NoSQL database, and Google Compute Engine.

The Goldfinch team is one of the sharpest teams we’ve had the pleasure of working with.

Building the web app from the ground up was exciting and challenging, and we worked beyond that to help create one of the best UIs in DeFI. It’s rewarding to see users of Goldfinch’s platform interact with the app on a daily basis and extract true value from it.

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