# User documentation > Official Curve user documentation. Read individual Markdown pages for focused retrieval. Source links identify the canonical documentation. ## User documentation - [Bridging Tokens](https://docs.curve.finance/user/cross-chain/bridging-tokens.md): Curve uses LayerZero to enable cross-chain transfers of CRV, crvUSD, and scrvUSD to other L1 blockchains such as BinanceSmartChain, Avalanche, and Fantom. This guide focuses on... - [Corss-Chain DAO Operations](https://docs.curve.finance/user/cross-chain/dao-on-l2.md): All Curve governance and voting takes place on Ethereum mainnet. Once a vote concludes and passes, the proposal is automatically executed across all supported chains, including... - [Supported Chains & Assets](https://docs.curve.finance/user/cross-chain/supported-chains.md): While Ethereum remains Curve's primary network, Curve products and assets are available across multiple blockchains. Each network offers unique advantages in terms of... - [Using Curve on L2s](https://docs.curve.finance/user/cross-chain/using-on-l2s.md): Using Curve products on L1s and L2s works exactly the same way as on Ethereum. However, some products might not be supported on every chain (such as Llamalend). To see which... - [CRV](https://docs.curve.finance/user/curve-tokens/crv.md): CRV is the native token of the Curve ecosystem. It was launched in August 2020 on Ethereum and has a fixed maximum supply of approximately 3.03 billion tokens. CRV is mainly... - [crvUSD](https://docs.curve.finance/user/curve-tokens/crvusd.md): crvUSD is a fully decentralized, censorship-resistant, and un-freezable USD stablecoin created by Curve. Unlike centralized stablecoins like USDC or USDT, which are mostly... - [Guide: Claiming Pre-CRV Airdrop](https://docs.curve.finance/user/curve-tokens/guides/claim-crv-airdrop.md): Before the CRV token launched in August 2020, early liquidity providers were already supplying assets to Curve pools. To reward these early supporters, a vesting contract was... - [scrvUSD](https://docs.curve.finance/user/curve-tokens/scrvusd.md): scrvUSD is short for savings-crvUSD, and it functions like a bank savings account for crvUSD. It is similar to other staked versions of USD stablecoins like sDAI, sUSDS, sUSDe,... - [veCRV](https://docs.curve.finance/user/curve-tokens/vecrv.md): veCRV stands for vote-escrowed CRV (locked CRV). You receive veCRV by locking your CRV tokens for a period between 1 week and 4 years. The longer the lock, the more veCRV you... - [Community Fund & Treasury](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dao/community-fund-treasury.md): Curve initially distributed around 151M CRV to a Community Fund fully controlled by the DAO, intended for use in emergencies or as rewards for community-led initiatives such as... - [Emergency DAO](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dao/emergency-dao.md): The EmergencyDAO is a 5-of-9 multisig authorized for emergency interventions. To keep crvUSD safe from any unknowns and ensure strong checks and balances, the Emergency DAO's... - [Gauge Weights](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dao/gauge-weights.md): Each week on Curve, a fixed amount of CRV is emitted and distributed to liquidity providers. Where that CRV flows is decided by the gauge weight system. veCRV holders vote to... - [Voting](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dao/how-to-vote.md): All voting, whether it is voting for a proposal or voting for gauge weights, is done on Ethereum and every veCRV holder can take part. Just because all votes happen on Ethereum... - [Overview](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dao/overview.md): The Curve DAO is the decentralized governance system that controls all aspects of Curve Finance. All contracts and decisions on Curve are in the hands of the DAO, governed... - [Governance Proposals](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dao/proposals.md): Governance proposals are the primary mechanism for making changes to the Curve protocol. veCRV holders can create and vote on proposals that affect protocol parameters, add new... - [Contract Deployments](https://docs.curve.finance/user/deployments.md): This page provides a searchable directory of all Curve contract deployments across all supported chains. Use the filters below to find specific contract addresses by chain,... - [Guide: Claiming LP Rewards](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dex/guides/claim-rewards.md): Connect your wallet and find the pool in Your Positions on the Pools page for the relevant network. This list shows your LP positions and claimable rewards. - [Guide: Depositing to a Pool](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dex/guides/deposit.md): The UI makes depositing to a pool easy. Follow along below. - [Guide: How to Swap Assets](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dex/guides/swap.md): Swapping on Curve is easy thanks to the Curve Swap Router, follow along below. - [Guide: How to Unstake & Withdraw](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dex/guides/withdraw.md): To withdraw from a pool, you may have to first Unstake your tokens if you have staked them. These are two separate actions, and unfortunately cannot be done together like... - [Providing Liquidity in Pools](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dex/liquidity.md): Providing liquidity in pools is a great way to earn interest (yield) on your assets, and help Curve and DeFi at the same time. - [Overview](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dex/overview.md): A Decentralized Exchange (DEX) is a trading platform that operates without a central company or authority, instead it runs on smart contracts with clear rules and behaviour.... - [Curve's DEX Philosophy](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dex/philosophy.md): Curve has a simple design principle and philosophy: - [Stableswap and Cryptoswap Pools](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dex/stableswap-vs-cryptoswap.md): Curve utilizes two specialized algorithms for its liquidity pools: Stableswap and Cryptoswap. Each is engineered to provide the best possible trading experience and returns for... - [Swapping on Curve](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dex/swap.md): Swapping on Curve is simple, secure, and as the main liquidity hub for many tokens, Curve gives you excellent swap rates. - [Understanding Rewards](https://docs.curve.finance/user/dex/understanding-rewards.md): One of the primary ways to earn yield on Curve is by providing liquidity to a pool. When you deposit your assets, you become a liquidity provider (LP) and receive LP tokens in... - [What is Curve?](https://docs.curve.finance/user/introduction.md): 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... - [Bad Debt & Market Solvency](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/bad-debt.md): This article explains what bad debt is in Llamalend, how it can occur, and what it means for lenders and borrowers in an affected market. - [Borrowing](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/borrowing.md): Borrowing on Llamalend allows users to access liquidity while maintaining exposure to their crypto assets. Instead of selling their holdings, users can use them as collateral... - [FAQ](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/faq.md): Before diving into the details, here are the essential concepts you need to understand: - [Opening a Loan with Custom Bands](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/guides/borrow/custom-bands.md): To follow this guide, make sure "Advanced Mode" is enabled in your user settings. - [Using Leverage](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/guides/borrow/leveraged-loans.md): The Curve UI generally supports one-click leverage for loans. This means users can directly "loop" their positions with a single click, without manually repeating the borrowing... - [What to Do During Liquidation](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/guides/borrow/liquidation.md): If your loan enters liquidation protection, LLAMMA's gradual conversions can give you more time to act than liquidation at one specific price. The conversions also reduce... - [Managing a Loan](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/guides/borrow/loan-management.md): Prerequisite for this page is that you already have an existing loan: Open and Close Loan - [Open and Close Loan](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/guides/borrow/open-and-close.md): The UI provides various filtering methods to find the most suitable market. - [Claiming Rewards](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/guides/supply/claim-rewards.md): Rewards can only be claimed if the lending market offers additional rewards like CRV emissions or other external rewards. The base rate for lending assets is automatically... - [Depositing Assets](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/guides/supply/deposit.md): The UI provides a granular filter system to help you find the right lending market for your assets. Lending markets labled with the "Mint" can't be supplied to. - [Withdrawing Assets](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/guides/supply/withdraw.md): If you have staked your vault shares to earn additional rewards, you need to unstake them before you can withdraw your underlying assets. Staked shares are deposited into an... - [Liquidation Protection & Loan Health](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/liquidation-protection/how-it-works.md): Volatile markets are one of the biggest risks when taking out onchain loans. Prices can collapse in seconds, and on many lending platforms, a single sharp move can liquidate a... - [How to properly use Liquidation Protection](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/liquidation-protection/how-to-use.md): Liquidation protection replaces liquidation at one specific price with gradual conversions that can give borrowers more time to act. It does not make a position safe:... - [Llamalend](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/overview.md): This user guide currently describes LlamaLend v1 markets. V1 markets are being phased out and no new v1 markets will be deployed. V1 markets require crvUSD as either the borrow... - [Supplying](https://docs.curve.finance/user/llamalend/supplying.md): Supplying assets to Llamalend allows users to earn yield by lending their crypto assets to borrowers. Users supply assets to lending market vaults, where they become available... - [Glossary](https://docs.curve.finance/user/reference/glossary.md): A comprehensive glossary of terms used throughout Curve Finance documentation. - [Useful Links](https://docs.curve.finance/user/reference/links.md) - [Whitepapers](https://docs.curve.finance/user/reference/whitepapers.md): Curve Finance whitepapers covering core protocol, governance, and stablecoin mechanisms. Hover over the information icon to view detailed descriptions of each whitepaper. - [Security Audits](https://docs.curve.finance/user/security/audits.md) - [Bug Bounty Program](https://docs.curve.finance/user/security/bug-bounty.md): For security-related inquiries and vulnerability reports, please contact us at security@curve.finance. - [Security Practices](https://docs.curve.finance/user/security/practices.md): Curve Finance prioritizes the security of its protocols and user funds above all else. - [crvUSD Risk Disclaimer](https://docs.curve.finance/user/security/risks/crvusd.md): Curve stablecoin infrastructure enables users to mint crvUSD using a selection of crypto-tokenized collaterals (adding new ones is subject to DAO approval). Interacting with... - [Lending Risk Disclaimer](https://docs.curve.finance/user/security/risks/lending.md): Curve Lending enables users to permissionlessly create and interact with isolated lending pairs composed of crvUSD, a decentralized stablecoin native to the Curve ecosystem,... - [Liquidity Pools Risk Disclaimer](https://docs.curve.finance/user/security/risks/pools.md): Providing liquidity on Curve doesn't come without risks. Before making a deposit, it is best to research and understand the risks involved. - [scrvUSD Risk Disclaimer](https://docs.curve.finance/user/security/risks/scrvusd.md): Curve stablecoin infrastructure enables users to mint crvUSD using a selection of crypto-tokenized collaterals (adding new ones is subject to DAO approval). Interacting with... - [Boosting CRV Rewards](https://docs.curve.finance/user/vecrv/boosting.md): This guide assumes you have already provided liquidity and are currently staking LP tokens on the DAO gauge. If you haven't done this yet, see our DEX liquidity provision guide... - [FAQ](https://docs.curve.finance/user/vecrv/faq.md): The minimum lock time is 1 week. - [Locking CRV & Managing Locks](https://docs.curve.finance/user/vecrv/how-to-lock.md): Locking your CRV tokens is the first step to participating in Curve governance and unlocking veCRV benefits. When you lock CRV, you receive veCRV based on the amount and... - [Claiming veCRV Revenue Share](https://docs.curve.finance/user/vecrv/revenue.md): Holding veCRV not only gives you voting power in Curve governance, but also entitles you to a share of protocol revenue. - [What is veCRV?](https://docs.curve.finance/user/vecrv/what-is-vecrv.md): veCRV stands for vote-escrowed CRV. It is a token users receive when they lock their CRV tokens for a period of time, which can range from a minimum of 1 week up to a maximum... - [Boosting CRV Rewards](https://docs.curve.finance/user/yield/boosting.md): While providing liquidity to Curve pools and lending to Llamalend markets already earns you trading fees and CRV rewards (if available), there's a powerful way to maximize your... - [Guide: Checking Earned Interest](https://docs.curve.finance/user/yield/guides/check-earnings.md): This guide shows how to check your earned interest while holding scrvUSD tokens on Ethereum mainnet. - [Guide: How to Deposit into scrvUSD](https://docs.curve.finance/user/yield/guides/deposit-scrvusd.md): Before you can start earning interest by depositing into the scrvUSD savings vault, you'll need to have crvUSD tokens on the Ethereum mainnet. - [Guide: How to Withdraw from scrvUSD](https://docs.curve.finance/user/yield/guides/withdraw-scrvusd.md): This guide shows how to withdraw directly through the vault to receive crvUSD, however, you can also swap from scrvUSD directly into crvUSD or any other asset using Curve Swap.... - [Earning Yield on Llamalend](https://docs.curve.finance/user/yield/lending.md): Llamalend (Curve's lending infrastructure) lets you earn yield by supplying assets to lending markets. Doing so, other users can borrow your lent out assets and you'll earn... - [Providing Liquidity in Pools](https://docs.curve.finance/user/yield/lp.md): One of the primary ways to earn yield on Curve is by providing liquidity to liquidity pools. When you deposit assets, you become a liquidity provider (LP) and, in return,... - [Earning Yield on Curve](https://docs.curve.finance/user/yield/overview.md): Curve offers many different ways to earn and grow using your assets, including: - [veCRV Revenue Share](https://docs.curve.finance/user/yield/revenue.md): Users who lock their CRV for veCRV will earn a portion of the revenue generated on Curve. Every week within 24hrs after Thursday 00:00 UTC, the previous week's revenue is being... - [Savings Vault (scrvUSD)](https://docs.curve.finance/user/yield/scrvusd.md): scrvUSD stands for “savings-crvUSD,” and works like a bank savings account for crvUSD. It is similar to other staked versions of USD stablecoins, such as sDAI, sUSDS, sUSDe,...