CFG vs NEST CREDIT
Centrifuge Protocol and Nest Credit, compared on the things that decide whether you get your dollar back. Live data, updated continuously.
30-day peg gap and CFG/NEST CREDIT spread
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Centrifuge Protocol issues dollar-denominated tokenized real-world assets across 9 chains. Value shown is on-chain assets under management.
Verdict band: Adequate
Nest Credit issues dollar-denominated tokenized real-world assets across 3 chains. Value shown is on-chain assets under management.
Verdict band: Adequate
| Safety scoreComposite of collateral, peg, liquidity, issuer and track record. | ●●●●●5 of 5 | 65 | 62 | CFG |
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| Collateral qualityWhat actually backs the token, and how liquid that backing is. | ●●●●●5 of 5 | 55 | 55 | Tie |
| Exit liquidityWhether you can leave at size without moving the price. | ●●●●●5 of 5 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Tie |
| Issuer & legal standingRegulatory perimeter, disclosure quality and redemption rights. | ●●●●4 of 5 | 48 | 48 | Tie |
| Peg tightness (live)Absolute distance from $1.00 right now — smaller is better. | ●●●●4 of 5 | 0.000% | 0.000% | Tie |
| Worst recorded depegHow badly the token has broken before, as a stress precedent. | ●●●●4 of 5 | None recorded | None recorded | Tie |
| Track recordYears live and behaviour through past stress events. | ●●●●4 of 5 | 53 | 53 | Tie |
| Scale / market capBigger float usually means broader venue support and tighter spreads. | ●●●3 of 5 | $1.64B | $115.02M | CFG |
| Chain reachNumber of networks where the token is natively deployed. | ●●●3 of 5 | 9 chains | 3 chains | CFG |
| Best available yieldUpside — but every extra point above T-bills is paid for with risk. | ●●2 of 5 | None | None | Tie |
"Matters" is our weighting of how much each dimension typically drives a real allocation decision. Sort any column to re-rank the tradeoffs by what matters to you.
The short answer
CFG scores higher on safety (65 vs 62), driven mainly by collateral quality and disclosure. CFG has deeper tracked liquidity ($0.00), which is what determines whether you can exit at size.
If both are fiat-reserve tokens, note that holding both is not diversification: they share the same short-dated Treasury and banking exposure. Genuine diversification means mixing collateral structures.
Which one fits your goal: CFG or NEST CREDIT?
Capital preservation over everything else.
For park cash safely, CFG edges out NEST CREDIT — but it is close enough that either works.
- Safety score 65 vs 62, with collateral rated 55/100.
- Current peg deviation 0.000% against 0.000% for NEST CREDIT.
- No material depeg recorded for CFG in our incident log.
Concentrating in one issuer is a single point of failure regardless of score. Split across collateral structures.
Key risks, side by side
CFG
- Issuer and banking risk: reserves sit with Centrifuge Protocol under Not documented rules.
- No depeg recorded in our incident log — absence of history is not a guarantee.
- Attestation cadence: monthly.
- Chain concentration: 78% of supply sits on Ethereum.
NEST CREDIT
- Issuer and banking risk: reserves sit with Nest Credit under Not documented rules.
- No depeg recorded in our incident log — absence of history is not a guarantee.
- Attestation cadence: monthly.
| Metric | CFG | NEST CREDIT |
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| Category | Tokenized Treasury | Tokenized Treasury |
| Issuer | Centrifuge Protocol | Nest Credit |
| Jurisdiction | Not documented | Not documented |
| Collateral | treasuries | treasuries |
| Peg mechanism | asset-backed | asset-backed |
| Attestation | monthly | monthly |
| Redemption | gated | gated |
| Price | $1.0000 | $1.0000 |
| Peg deviation | 0.000% | 0.000% |
| Market cap | $1.64B | $115.02M |
| 7d supply change | +0.45% | −1.48% |
| Liquidity | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Best yield | None | None |
| Chains | 9 | 3 |
| Launched | — | — |
| Worst recorded depeg | None recorded | None recorded |
Spread, peg gap and switching cost
- Price spread (CFG vs NEST CREDIT)
- +0.0 bps
- $1.0000 vs $1.0000
- Peg deviation gap
- 0.000 pp
- CFG 0.000% · NEST CREDIT 0.000%
- Yield spread
- +0.00%
- CFG — · NEST CREDIT —
- Liquidity ratio
- —
- $0.00 vs $0.00
A round trip between CFG and NEST CREDIT costs roughly the market spread plus venue fees. At 0.0 bps of price gap, swapping $1M implies about $0.00 of price impact before fees — usually only worth it if the peg gap or yield spread is durable, not intraday noise.
Chain coverage
CFG is live on 9 chains, NEST CREDIT on 3. 2 chains carry both, so bridging is only unavoidable for the 8 networks where just one of them is deployed.
| Chain | CFG | NEST CREDIT | Both available |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1.27B | $27.22M | Yes | |
| $261.32M | — | CFG only | |
| $21.29M | $65.33M | Yes | |
| $59.18M | — | CFG only | |
| — | $22.47M | NEST CREDIT only | |
| $15.09M | — | CFG only | |
| $4.36M | — | CFG only | |
| $1.03M | — | CFG only | |
| $200.2K | — | CFG only | |
| $48.9K | — | CFG only |
CFG vs NEST CREDIT: frequently asked questions
Is CFG or NEST CREDIT safer?
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On our composite safety score CFG rates 65/100 versus 62/100 for NEST CREDIT. The score weighs collateral quality (treasuries vs treasuries), redemption rights, attestation quality, peg history and liquidity depth. A higher score is not a guarantee: both remain issuer-credit and smart-contract exposures, not insured bank deposits.
What is the difference between CFG and NEST CREDIT?
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Centrifuge Protocol is issued by Centrifuge Protocol (Not documented), backed by treasuries, with redemption terms: gated. Nest Credit is issued by Nest Credit (Not documented), backed by treasuries, with redemption terms: gated. Attestation coverage is "monthly" for CFG and "monthly" for NEST CREDIT.
Which has the bigger market cap, CFG or NEST CREDIT?
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CFG is larger at $1.64B in circulating supply, against $115.02M for the other. Over the last 7 days supply moved +0.45% for CFG and −1.48% for NEST CREDIT.
Are CFG and NEST CREDIT trading at $1.00 right now?
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CFG trades at $1.0000 (0.000% off peg) and NEST CREDIT at $1.0000 (0.000% off peg). The gap between the two is about 0.0 basis points, which is the cost you pay when rotating size between them before fees.
Has CFG or NEST CREDIT ever depegged?
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CFG: no material depeg recorded in our incident set. NEST CREDIT: no material depeg recorded in our incident set. Past peg behaviour under stress is the single best available proxy for how a token trades in the next crisis.
Which is better for large institutional size, CFG or NEST CREDIT?
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For block size the constraint is exit liquidity and primary redemption, not headline supply. CFG shows deeper on-chain liquidity at $0.00 versus $0.00. Combine that with the redemption channel — CFG: gated; NEST CREDIT: gated — and size trades against the primary window rather than the order book where possible.
Can I earn yield on CFG or NEST CREDIT?
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Neither CFG nor NEST CREDIT currently has a tracked yield venue in our dataset. Holding either in a wallet pays nothing; any advertised rate comes from lending or liquidity provision on top, with its own risk.
Which chains support both CFG and NEST CREDIT?
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Both are deployed on 2 shared networks, including Ethereum, Plume Mainnet. CFG spans 9 chains in total and NEST CREDIT spans 3. Bridged supply on a chain is not the same as natively issued supply, and it usually carries the bridge's risk rather than the issuer's.
What does it cost to switch from CFG to NEST CREDIT?
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Budget three components: the current price spread of roughly 0.0 bps, swap or venue fees, and slippage against available depth ($0.00 for CFG, $0.00 for NEST CREDIT). For meaningful size, redeeming with the issuer and minting the other side is often cheaper than a secondary-market swap.
Is CFG or NEST CREDIT regulated?
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CFG is issued from Not documented with monthly; NEST CREDIT is issued from Not documented with monthly. Regulatory status varies by your own jurisdiction and by whether the token is offered under a specific stablecoin regime, so treat this as a starting point for diligence, not legal advice.