# NFT as Collateral Starfish Finance is a multi-chain peer-to-pool NFT financing protocol. Lenders provide liquidity in forms of stablecoins, ETH, and ASTR to the Reserve Vault to earn interest, while NFT holders are able to receive loans through staking NFT as collateral. The Starfish protocol enables NFT assets from Astar network and EVM compatible chains to be locked in NFT collections based escrow contracts, with a maximum of three months to realize NFT loans. * Initiate an instant NFT loan contract to borrow stablecoins, ETH and ASTR on Astar network * Maintain NFT collateral ratio by repaying borrowed asset anytime * Retrieve the NFT when paying off the NFT loan and its relevant interest ![](/files/qFb2lvrzmyKTlFwXoUYx) ### Cross-chain NFT as Collateral Other than Astar native-chain NFT collections and IP brands, Starfish also supports bluechip NFTs from major EVM networks as collateral to achieve NFT financing. ### So...Do I need to bridge Ethereum NFT to Astar network? No, you do not need to bridge from your NFT native network to Astar network. We make use of [Celer's IM framework](https://im-docs.celer.network/developer/celer-im-overview) to update cross-chain price feed data, while your NFT can be safely locked on native chain. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.starfish.finance/defi-x-nft-fi/nft-fi/nft-as-collateral.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.