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# FAQ

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<summary>What is Cushion?</summary>

Cushion is a decentralized platform that gives anyone access to advanced strategies designed to capture crypto market performance with transparent and controlled risk management.&#x20;

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<summary>Who builds Cushion strategies?</summary>

All strategies available on Cushion.trade are developed by the Cushion team, combining experts from traditional finance and DeFi specialists. These strategies are fully autonomous and accessible to everyone, either through the platform or directly on-chain.

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<summary>How do I use cushion strategies?</summary>

Cushion is a decentralized, non-custodial strategy platform, meaning anyone can access it. Users can interact with Cushion vaults directly through our website, via the Drift platform (where our vaults are built on top of), or directly with Cushion’s smart contracts.

To use a strategy, simply connect your crypto wallet and deposit the required token. Once deposited, your tokens are allocated to the strategy and begin performing. You can add more tokens or exit a strategy at any time.

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<summary>What are the risks of using Cushion?</summary>

* Risk management is a core focus for Cushion, both at the strategy level and the protocol level. However, decentralized applications can’t be considered entirely risk-free. That’s why multiple measures have been taken to reduce potential risks.
* Our vaults are built on top of Drift’s infrastructure, which has been fully audited to minimize smart contract risk. However, Cushion strategies may still carry some risk of capital loss depending on market conditions or the underlying tokens used.
* Users are encouraged to fully understand each strategy before depositing funds into a vault.

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<summary>How can the funds allocated to a vault be used?</summary>

When a user deposits tokens into a Cushion vault, the funds are automatically allocated across assets based on the strategy’s target exposure. These funds can only be used within the Drift protocol to perform swaps, and the Cushion team cannot access or use them for personal gain.

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<summary>How are the APY and performance calculated?</summary>

The APY shown on the Cushion protocol represents the strategy’s performance since is beginning on a yearly basis.

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<summary>How does the Protected Floor work? (Capital protected)</summary>

* The Protected Floor is a unique concept available on the Cushion protocol. Each strategy has a predefined protection level, called the floor, set at launch. It represents the minimum value below which the user’s capital cannot fall.
* If the strategy’s value approaches this floor, all assets are automatically reallocated into stablecoins to lock in protection and generate a base yield.
* As the strategy performs, the Protected Floor increase, securing gains and offering users a dynamic and growing safety net.

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<summary>When my funds are deposited, can I withdraw them?</summary>

* When you deposit funds into a Cushion vault they are allocated to the strategy and may be swapped into the underlying tokens. You can withdraw at any time, with a short delay of a few hours.
* This delay allows the strategy to execute withdrawals gradually, helping avoid negative market impact in the case of large exits.

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<summary>Where can I find more technical information?</summary>

* You can find more technical information in the Cushion documentation and the  Cushion Github repository.
* If any questions, jump in the Cushion Telegram and we will be happy to support!

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