# What is Curve?

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Curve is a decentralized exchange (DEX) powered by automated market makers (AMMs) designed for efficient trading of stablecoins and volatile assets. Built on Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains, Curve delivers deep liquidity for traders and peace of mind for liquidity providers through passive and fully automated concentrated liquidity.

Additionally, Curve developed crvUSD, a decentralized CDP USD stablecoin, and Llamalend, a fully permissionless lending protocol, both powered by an innovative liquidation mechanism (LLAMMA) that carefully protects collateral in liquidation and provides more peace of mind for borrowers.

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      title: "DEX",
      description: "The core liquidity engine of DeFi — delivering deep, decentralized markets for stable and correlated assets with unmatched efficiency.",
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      title: "Llamalend",
      logo: {
        light: "/img/logos/llamalend-light.svg",
        dark: "/img/logos/llamalend-dark.svg"
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      description: "Advanced onchain lending with built-in liquidation protection — enabling safer leverage and borrowing powered by Curve.",
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Check out the other sections of the documentation for technical and protocol information:

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      title: "Build On Curve",
      description: "Learn everything about how to build on Curve: From deploying pools or lending markets to establishing, growing and maintaining deep on-chain liquidity for assets through the core mechanics of Curve.",
      href: "/protocol/why-curve"
    },
    {
      title: "Developer Documentation",
      description: "Comprehensive documentation of all smart contracts — learn how they work, what they do, and how to integrate them into your applications.",
      href: "/developer/documentation-overview"
    },
  ]}
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