🐐What is Radao?
This documentation aims to compile all the information necessary to understand the fundamentals of Radao.
Radao is a decentralized protocol dedicated to real world assets (RWA) which enables financial securities to connect with crypto-currency investors, in doing so we are creating the first decentralized securities gateway.
TL;DR
Ramp, the first ever on/off ramp to real-world stock markets allowing tokenization of real world assets (RWA) in Asset Referenced Tokens (ART), freely tradable in a permissionless manner and backed 1:1.
Staking pool, a liquid staking protocol providing a simple way to get real world rewards on your ART token while staying liquid while remaining liquid through a stART token that can be used through your preferred DeFi platforms,
DAO, a management entity, responsible for building the decentralized network of real-life entities holding the underlying securities, configuring the protocol parameters and much more.
Enabler
Radao users can:
invest in TradFi securities through the DeFi protocols they already use while being guaranteed that their underlying real-world asset exists,
aggregate real-world and on-chain liquidity,
accumulate RWA rewards while earning more through DeFi protocols.
Values
Inspired by Ethereum's vision and the first generation of DeFi services, we have long committed to the ideals of permissionless access, self custody security, autonomous and immutable protocol, all indispensable components for a future where anyone in the world can access financial services without fear of discrimination or counterparty risk.
Radao governance framework embraces the tenets of neutrality and trust minimization: limited to contributing to both protocol development and usage as well as development of the broader ecosystem.
Protocol, ONG, DAO
We should make clear the distinctions between the different areas of Radao, some of which may confuse new users:
Radao Association: a French nonprofit entity grouping the main contributors and users of the Radao protocol, along with the web interface,
Radao Protocol: a suite of persistent, non-upgradable smart contracts that together create a protocol that facilitates peer-to-peer primary & secondary market swapping of tokens,
Radao Interface: a web interface that allows for easy interaction with the protocol for both Ramping and Staking. The interface is only one of many ways one may interact with the protocol,
Radao Governance: a governance system for governing the Radao Protocol, enabled by the RAD token.
Contributors
The Radao association brings together the first contributors to the protocol.
It uses the services of several companies to develop new components of the protocol. It also creates various tools to improve Radao's functionality and capabilities:
Researches, formalizes, and proves advanced decentralized mechanisms.
Develops, tests, and secures the formally described protocols.
Develops the necessary tooling, e.g., to host a front end or to format protocol data.
Holds code being developed for Radao in a private repositories until it is finished. Upon completion, ownership of the code is transferred to the Radao Association under GPL3 license.
Does not host any front end to the Radao protocol.
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