# Welcome to Astera

Astera is DeFi-native Credit Facility that issues asUSD both over- and under-collateralized. Astera is a new financial primative leveraging the trust of Ethereum as infrastructure.

**This document is subject to change without notice.**

#### **Quick Entry Points:**

* **New to Stablecoins?** → Start with [what-is-asusd](https://docs.astera.fi/asusd/what-is-asusd "mention")
* **Experienced DeFi User?** → Jump to [core-architecture](https://docs.astera.fi/core-architecture "mention")
* **Institution/Developer?** → Review [technical](https://docs.astera.fi/technical "mention")
* **Risk Assessment?** → See dedicated [security-and-compliance](https://docs.astera.fi/security-and-compliance "mention") 

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-coins">:coins:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Earn on your crypto</strong></td><td>Supply USD, ETH, BTC and other cryptocurrencies and earn yields from borrowers. </td><td><a href="https://astera.fi/lend">https://astera.fi/lend</a></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="broken-reference">Broken link</a></td><td><a href="https://astera.fi/lend">https://astera.fi/lend</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-hand-holding-circle-dollar">:hand-holding-circle-dollar:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Access asUSD</strong></td><td>You can access asUSD either by borrowing on your favorite asset on Lend or swapping to asUSD on Etherex.</td><td><a href="https://astera.fi/lend">https://astera.fi/lend</a></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="asusd">asusd</a></td><td><a href="https://astera.fi/lend">https://astera.fi/lend</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-money-check-dollar-pen">:money-check-dollar-pen:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Staked asUSD</strong></td><td>Our credit solutions earn a yield absorbed by stakers. The result is a vault earning uncorrelated yield from Ethereum credit.</td><td><em>[coming soon]</em></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="broken-reference">Broken link</a></td><td><a href="https://astera.fi/earn">https://astera.fi/earn</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-scale-balanced">:scale-balanced:</i></td><td><strong>Our Facilitators</strong></td><td>Liquidity for asUSD can be found on Etherex, home of Ethereum liquidity on Linea.</td><td><a data-mention href="core-architecture/facilitators">facilitators</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="https://etherex.finance/">https://etherex.finance/</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-bridge">:bridge:</i></td><td><strong>Moving funds to Linea</strong></td><td>Astera has integrated Li.Fi to provide convenient bridging from all major blockchains directly into asUSD.</td><td><a href="https://astera.fi/bridge">https://astera.fi/bridge</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="https://astera.fi/swap">https://astera.fi/swap</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-helicopter">:helicopter:</i></td><td><strong>Guided Onboarding</strong></td><td>Astera is a unique protocol so if you are wanting to allocate in size you can contact us for an introductary call or onboarding session.</td><td><em>Contact @bitSAMSoN on Telegram</em></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="https://astera.fi/onboard">https://astera.fi/onboard</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-waveform">:waveform:</i></td><td><strong>Our Ethernomics</strong></td><td>Astera is built to make Ethereum irreplaceable. Understand how Astera fits in the Ethereum economy.</td><td><a data-mention href="core-architecture/how-asusd-generates-yield-that-stays-on-ethereum">how-asusd-generates-yield-that-stays-on-ethereum</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="core-architecture/how-asusd-generates-yield-that-stays-on-ethereum">how-asusd-generates-yield-that-stays-on-ethereum</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-percent">:percent:</i></td><td><strong>What controls the Interest Rates?</strong></td><td>Astera implements autonomous control systems that adjust interest rates in real-time based on actual market conditions.</td><td><a data-mention href="astera-lend/interest-rate-system">interest-rate-system</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

**Astera is a work-in-progress.**&#x20;


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