# Indigo Documentation

## Indigo Documentation

- [Indigo Basics](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme.md): Indigo Protocol is a decentralized synthetic assets protocol on Cardano. Mint and trade iAssets such as iUSD, iBTC and iETH, backed by overcollateralized loans, without a centralized custodian.
- [🌟Indigo Protocol Brief Overview](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/about-indigo.md): An overview of Indigo Protocol: why it is built on Cardano, how iAssets such as iUSD, iBTC and iETH work, and how to start interacting with the protocol.
- [Indigo Protocol V2](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/indigo-protocol-v2.md): Indigo Protocol V2 introduced the Maintenance Ratio, the Redemption Margin Ratio, an interest mechanism on CDPs, and a restructured protocol fee model.
- [Indigo Protocol V3](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/indigo-protocol-v3.md): Indigo Protocol V3 adds CNT-backed loans, the Peg Stabilization Module, the bi-directional Indigo OrderBook, Pyth oracles and a move toward zero INDY emissions.
- [Using Indigo](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/using-indigo.md): How to use Indigo Protocol: connect a wallet, mint iAssets by opening a CDP, swap through the PSM, deposit into Stability Pools and trade on the Indigo OrderBook.
- [Collateralized Debt Positions (CDPs)](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/collateral-debt-position-cdp.md): How Collateralized Debt Positions work on Indigo: opening a loan against ADA or CNT collateral, managing your collateral ratio, and closing the position.
- [🏦󠀥 Interest](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/interest.md): How interest accrues on Indigo loans, how the algorithmic rate is set for each collateral and iAsset pair, and how interest revenue is distributed.
- [💧CDP Liquid Staking](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/cdp-liquid-staking.md): CDP Liquid Staking lets ADA locked as loan collateral keep earning Cardano staking rewards, by attaching your own staking key to the collateral.
- [Stability Pools](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/stability-pools-and-liquidations.md): Stability Pools absorb the debt of liquidated loans to keep iAssets solvent. How to deposit iAssets, earn liquidated collateral, and share in interest revenue.
- [Redemptions](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/redemptions.md): Redemptions let users exchange iAssets for loan collateral, providing the arbitrage that keeps iAsset prices pegged to the assets they track.
- [Liquidations](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/liquidations.md): How Indigo liquidates undercollateralized loans: the freeze and liquidate steps, how Stability Pool depositors are paid out, and the fees involved.
- [iAssets](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/iassets.md): iAssets are Cardano-native synthetic tokens that track the price of external assets such as USD, BTC and ETH, priced by oracles rather than bridged or wrapped.
- [Governance & INDY Staking](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/governance-and-indy-staking.md): INDY is Indigo's governance token. How staking INDY grants voting power over DAO proposals and earns multi-yield rewards and a share of protocol fees.
- [AQB & Minimum Quorum](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/governance-and-indy-staking/aqb-and-minimum-quorum.md): Adaptive Quorum Biasing sets a dynamic approval threshold for Indigo DAO proposals, adjusting the required majority to the level of voter turnout.
- [How To Vote](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/governance.md): How to vote on Indigo DAO proposals on-chain: the INDY policy ID, staking INDY for voting power, and how voting locks your stake until the period ends.
- [Tokenomics](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/tokenomics.md): The INDY token distribution across DAO rewards, treasury, governance participation and protocol owned liquidity, and the schedule it follows.
- [Public Testnet](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/public-testnet.md): Indigo is deployed on Cardano's Preview Network. How to connect Nami or Eternl to the testnet and explore the protocol without risking real funds.
- [Wallets](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/readme/wallets.md): Which Cardano wallets work with Indigo Protocol, including hardware wallet support, plus what wallet fragmentation is and how to avoid failed transactions.
- [Guides](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/guides.md): Step-by-step walkthroughs for using Indigo Protocol's features, including opening a Collateralized Debt Position and depositing into a Stability Pool.
- [CDP](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/guides/cdp.md): A step-by-step walkthrough of opening, managing and closing a Collateralized Debt Position in the Indigo web app, with screenshots for each step.
- [Stability Pools](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/guides/stability-pools.md): A step-by-step walkthrough of using Stability Pools in the Indigo web app: opening an account, depositing iAssets, and withdrawing them.
- [Resources](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/resources.md): Reference material for Indigo Protocol: the whitepaper, security audits, protocol statistics, the governance forum and community interviews.
- [Audit](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/resources/audit.md): Independent third-party security audits of the Indigo Protocol smart contracts.
- [Socials, Interviews & Others](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/resources/socials-interviews-and-others.md): Indigo Protocol's official social channels, alongside a collection of recorded interviews and community discussions about the protocol.
- [Protocol Statistics](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/resources/protocol-statistics.md): Protocol statistics for Indigo, including month-in-review performance reports and the formulas behind APR and APY calculations.
- [Month in Review](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/resources/protocol-statistics/month-in-review.md): Past performance and key metrics for Indigo Protocol, published as a monthly review of protocol activity.
- [APR / APY calculations](https://docs.indigoprotocol.io/resources/protocol-statistics/apr-apy-calculations.md): The formulas Indigo uses to calculate APR and APY for Stability Pool staking, Liquidity Pool token staking and INDY staking rewards.