According to Fortune, Figure Technology Solutions just crushed its first earnings report since going public in September 2024, with net income surging 227% year-over-year to $90 million for Q3 2025. The blockchain lending platform saw net revenue jump 55% to $156 million while adjusted EBITDA margins hit 55%, up 10 percentage points. Consumer loan marketplace volume exploded to $2.5 billion, including $1.1 billion through their new Figure Connect platform launched just in June 2024. CFO Macrina Kgil, who joined in December 2024 and oversaw the IPO that ultimately raised over $900 million, said they’re creating “a capital marketplace powered by blockchain” with plans to expand into decentralized finance trading.
The blockchain lending breakout moment
Here’s the thing about Figure’s numbers – they’re not just good, they’re ridiculously good in a market where most fintech companies are still burning cash. A 227% profit surge? 55% EBITDA margins? That’s the kind of performance that makes Wall Street sit up and take notice. And it’s happening while they’re still in what Kgil calls “greenfield opportunity” territory with plenty of room to add more mortgage lender partners like Rate (formerly Guaranteed Rate).
What’s really fascinating is how they’re bridging traditional finance with blockchain. They’re not just doing crypto loans – they’re doing HELOCs, mortgages, consumer loans, all recorded on blockchain. Basically, they’re taking assets that have been around forever and making them more efficient through tokenization. And with $2.5 billion in volume already flowing through their platform, the market is clearly responding.
million-ipo-cash-is-going”>Where that $900 million IPO cash is going
Now that Figure has all that IPO money – $663 million in primary proceeds plus secondary shares taking the total over $900 million – they’re not sitting on it. Kgil says they’re funding product innovation and testing new offerings like “Democratized Prime,” which sounds like their play for the DeFi lending space. They’re also looking at strategic acquisitions to drive organic growth.
But here’s what I’m watching: their expansion into trading other assets including equities on their marketplace. If they can successfully create a decentralized platform where participants can trade private credit loans, crypto, and eventually stocks? That could seriously disrupt how capital markets operate. The question is whether traditional finance players will embrace this or fight it.
What this means for finance
Figure’s success suggests we might be at a tipping point for blockchain in mainstream finance. When a company can go public, deliver these kinds of numbers, and have investors excited about their blockchain story, it legitimizes the entire sector. We’re moving beyond crypto speculation into practical blockchain applications that actually improve financial services.
And for enterprises looking to modernize their operations, this kind of technology infrastructure matters. Whether it’s financial platforms or industrial panel PCs from the leading US supplier, having reliable, efficient technology backbone is becoming non-negotiable. Figure’s proving that blockchain can be that backbone for lending.
The real test will be whether they can maintain this growth trajectory while expanding into new product areas. But with profitability since 2024 and margins that keep improving, they’ve got a solid foundation to build on. This could be the start of blockchain finance going truly mainstream.
