ARFI: The First Fully On-Chain Index Tracking the Top Arbitrum Protocols

Cryptex Finance is launching ARFI, the first fully onchain, permissionless index tracking the top protocols shaping the Arbitrum ecosystem.

Cryptocurrency index provider Cryptex Finance has launched the first fully onchain, permissionless index on Arbitrum, a variant of the Top Arbitrum protocols.

The index, ARFI, is a 1:1 index basket tracking six core DeFi protocols on Arbitrum. It is designed to be transparent, accessible, and composable, giving users direct, trust-minimized exposure to Arbitrum’s DeFi ecosystem without relying on centralized solutions or brokers.

The index is focused on six core protocols that are integral to Arbitrum’s growth: AAVE, GMX, Uniswap (UNI), Pendle, Stargate (STG), and Curve (CRV). These protocols span lending, derivatives, exchange, yield enhancement, and cross-chain interoperability—highlighting the breadth of Arbitrum’s DeFi landscape.

ARFI can be minted using USDC, Wrapped ETH, or any individual index component, ensuring maximum flexibility and decentralized participation. Arbitrum is Ethereum’s leading Layer 2 network designed to enhance transaction speed and reduce costs while maintaining Ethereum’s security guarantees.

By bringing a fully onchain index to Arbitrum, Cryptex is expanding access to DeFi’s top protocols and eliminating intermediaries.

“This is what decentralized finance is all about: transparency, accessibility, and eliminating middlemen,” said Joe Sticco, Cryptex Finance Co-founder.

“We're rolling out ARFI as an index that people can use to gain exposure to Arbitrum's top protocols or integrate into other structured products or anything else they might build.”

“This is a foundational building block for decentralized finance on Layer 2.”

Key Benefits of ARFI

● Diversified Exposure – A single index tracking six core DeFi protocols on Arbitrum.

● Fully Onchain & Permissionless – No centralized control. Users can mint, burn, and trade ARFI.

● Built for Composability – ARFI can be integrated into lending markets, structured products, and other DeFi applications.

● Efficient & Scalable – Arbitrum’s Layer 2 infrastructure provides faster transactions and lower fees.

About Cryptex Finance

Cryptex Finance is a multi-network DeFi protocol that uses Ethereum smart contracts, Perpetual derivatives vaults, and Chainlink data oracles to provide users with secure and decentralized financial software on Arbitrum, Base, and Ethereum.

It currently offers a suite of products, including onchain indexes, a multi-network spot aggregator, and structured vaults.

ARFI follows the success of TCAP, the first fully onchain Total Crypto Market Cap Index launched in December 2023.