CENTRAL is an Ethereum Layer 2 protocol built for multi-currency stablecoins, programmable foreign exchange, and cross-border payments, co-founded by Ian Estrada and Herbie Fu. CENTRAL's Twitter Score is 16 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #60,888 among 483,944 tracked accounts.
CENTRAL was previously known as XLD Finance and X Network before rebranding to its current name. Under the XLD Finance identity, the project raised a $13 million pre-Series A round led by Dragonfly and Infinity Ventures Crypto. The protocol is designed to enable programmable foreign exchange between USDC and sovereign-currency stablecoins, with nation-based deployment and regulated fiat rails connecting to local financial institutions.
CENTRAL's technical foundation is an Ethereum Layer 2 built using Arbitrum Orbit, with a shared sequencer network intended to be co-operated by financial institutions. Backers include Circle, Digital Currency Group, UOB Bank, and Cebuana Bank, alongside strategic partners JPYC, Consenso Bank, and MAITRIX. CENTRAL has published 309 posts and has been mentioned by 5 accounts across 5 total mentions.
Who follows CENTRAL on X?
CENTRAL draws a focused audience from across the crypto and fintech space. The accounts that follow CENTRAL include 52 founders, 24 angel investors, 44 influencers and 9 VCs, among them Andrew Kang, Matthew Graham, Dragonfly, Andrew Steinwold, Gabby Dizon and Calvin.