# Colend Protocol - Gitbook

## Colend Protocol - Gitbook

- [Understanding Colend](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/readme.md): Learn what Colend is all about, its mission, and how it’s reshaping the world of DeFi.
- [Manifesto](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/readme/manifesto.md)
- [Earn & Borrow](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/ecosystem/earn-and-borrow.md)
- [Loop](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/ecosystem/loop.md)
- [Audits](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/resources/audits.md): As part of our commitment to transparency and security, we have conducted thorough audits of our protocol. These audits are crucial to ensuring the safety and reliability of our ecosystem.
- [Smart Contracts](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/resources/smart-contracts.md): The following tables provide a detailed overview of the smart contracts deployed as part of our protocol..
- [Oracles](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/resources/oracles.md)
- [Best Practices](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/best-practices.md): By understanding lending, borrowing, and the following metrics, you will have a solid foundation to navigate decentralized finance confidently.
- [The Pool Mechanism](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/best-practices/the-pool-mechanism.md)
- [What is lending ?](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/best-practices/the-pool-mechanism/what-is-lending.md): Lending in Colend is the process of depositing your digital assets into the pool, where they generate yield as borrowers access funds. This allows you to earn passive income while retaining ownership
- [What is borrowing ?](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/best-practices/the-pool-mechanism/what-is-borrowing.md): Borrowing allows you to access liquidity from the pool without selling your digital assets. By depositing collateral, you can secure a loan and keep ownership of your holdings.
- [Setup Core](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/setup-core.md)
- [Wallets and RPCs](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/setup-core/wallets-and-rpcs.md): By following these recommendations, you will be able to set up your wallets on desktop and smartphone smoothly and efficiently.
- [Bridge assets](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/setup-core/bridge-assets.md): By following these steps, you will be able to transfer your tokens from the BNB Chain to Core Chain. The process for bridging any assets is similar from other chains.
- [Use Colend](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/use-colend.md)
- [Connect and Supply](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/use-colend/connect-and-supply.md): In this step-by-step guide, we will demonstrate how to deposit $CORE. The process for supplying assets on any of our supported markets is similar.
- [Borrow](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/use-colend/borrow.md): In this step-by-step guide, we will demonstrate how to borrow $BTC using $CORE as collateral. The process for borrowing assets on any of our supported markets is similar.
- [Repay](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/use-colend/repay.md): In this step-by-step guide, we will demonstrate how to repay $BTC. The process for repaying assets on any of our supported markets is similar.
- [Liquidate](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/use-colend/liquidate.md): Liquidation is an activity open to everyone and fully decentralized. In the guide below, you will learn how to liquidate a position whose health factor is below 1.
- [Legal Disclaimer](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/about/legal-disclaimer.md)
- [Brand Kit](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/about/brand-kit.md)
- [PoolAddressesProviderRegistry](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/pooladdressesproviderregistry.md): Registry of addresses providers for markets.
- [PoolAddressesProvider](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/pooladdressesprovider.md): Registry that returns addresses of core components
- [PoolDataProvider](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/pooldataprovider.md): This contract is a read-only data provider. It gives access to all the parameters and user positions without modifying state (view/pure functions).
- [Pool Proxy](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/pool-proxy.md): This contract is an upgradeable proxy. It doesn’t contain the business logic itself, but delegates calls to another contract (the implementation). The admin has special permissions to change which imp
- [Pool Implementation](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/pool-implementation.md): This contract is called by Pool-proxy. Users interact with it to supply, borrow, repay, withdraw, flash loan, and configure collateral usag. Admins use it to initialize reserves and update parameters.
- [PoolConfigurator Proxy](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/poolconfigurator-proxy.md)
- [PoolConfigurator Implementation](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/poolconfigurator-implementation.md): The PoolConfigurator is a critical governance/admin contract. It manages reserves, risk parameters, caps, fees, and upgrades. Users don’t interact directly with it.
- [ACLManager](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/aclmanager.md): It is the registry of all system roles and permissions: who can list assets, manage risk, act as pool admin, bridge, etc.
- [Emission Manager](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/emission-manager.md)
- [IncentivesV2 Implementation](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/incentivesv2-implementation.md)
- [Incentives Proxy](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/incentives-proxy.md)
- [WrappedTokenGatewayV3](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/wrappedtokengatewayv3.md)
- [ReservesSetupHelper](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/reservessetuphelper.md)
- [WalletBalanceProvider](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/walletbalanceprovider.md)
- [UiIncentiveDataProviderV3](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/uiincentivedataproviderv3.md)
- [UiPoolDataProviderV3](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/uipooldataproviderv3.md)
- [SupplyLogic](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/supplylogic.md)
- [BorrowLogic](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/borrowlogic.md)
- [FlashloanLogic](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/flashloanlogic.md)
- [EModeLogic](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/emodelogic.md)
- [BridgeLogic](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/bridgelogic.md)
- [ConfiguratorLogic](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/configuratorlogic.md)
- [PoolLogic](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/poollogic.md)
- [RateStrategyVolatile](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/ratestrategyvolatile.md)
- [Subscription Pool](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/subscription-pool.md)
- [VirtualRewardTracking](https://colend.gitbook.io/home/abi/virtualrewardtracking.md)