# Equilibrium Docs

## Equilibrium 

Equilibrium is a DeFi 2.0 cross-chain money market protocol with high leverage. With Equilibrium users can:

* **Lend:** lend out assets and earn interest fees. 
* **Borrow:** borrow assets for trading, leveraging, and hedging using portfolios of collateral.
* **Trade:** exchange crypto assets and trade spot markets on margin
* **Insure:** provide liquidity to cover potential borrower losses, and earn a yield on it
* **Earn:** passive income via market maker liquidity pools and liquidity farming incentives

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