# What is Noderr?

Noderr is a DeFi protocol that aims to earn yield from automated trading strategies. Community nodes are designed to run it, not a central company's servers.

> **Testnet.** Noderr runs on Base Sepolia. Audits are planned for Q1 2027 and mainnet for Q3 2027. See [Testnet Status](./testnet-status.md), or join the [Odyssey](../odyssey/README.md) campaign to take part now.

## The short version

1. **You deposit** stablecoins such as USDC into a vault. On testnet you use test USDC (tUSDC) from a faucet.
2. **The vault splits your capital** between the Floor, which is principal protected and runs conservative strategies, and the Autonomous Trading Engine (ATE) for higher variance alpha. Each vault has its own split.
3. **Yield comes back to the vault.** The Floor Engine and the ATE are designed to run these strategies across integrated DeFi protocols and return the yield to depositors.

There are six vaults, from Conservative (target 5–8% APY) to Aggressive (target 8–15%). See every vault's split and target band in [Core Concepts](./core-concepts.md#vaults). These are targets, not guaranteed. On testnet no venue is bound, no capital has been deployed to strategies and no yield has been earned.

## What is different

**Yield comes from trading and fees, not token emissions.** Sources are market neutral strategies such as arbitrage and liquidity provision, ATE performance, and protocol fees. A portion of fees will go to $NODR stakers.

**Nodes, not central providers.** Many protocols depend on services like Infura or Alchemy. Noderr is built to run on a global, permissionless node network so no single company can shut it down. The target is 99.9% uptime or better. The network is being decentralized step by step during testnet.

**Fixed supply.** There are 100 million $NODR. No new tokens are minted.

**Influence is earned.** Voting power will depend on node tier and TrustFingerprint reputation, not on token balance alone. This limits flash loan vote attacks. See [Core Concepts](./core-concepts.md) for the numbers.

**Security comes first.** The contracts are internally audited and tested on testnet. An independent third-party audit is planned for Q1 2027, before mainnet. A bug bounty and a security council of elected Guardian nodes are planned. The ATE is designed to use risk models that adjust market exposure as conditions change.

## Who runs it

Four tiers of community nodes: Micro, Validator, Guardian and Oracle. See [How Noderr Works](./how-noderr-works.md).

Today a 2-of-3 multisig behind a 7-day timelock controls contract upgrades and administration. Two-chamber DAO voting on node and oracle elections and protocol parameters is planned. Full DAO governance is targeted for Q4 2027.

## The pieces

- **Noderr Protocol:** the smart contracts and offchain systems that run the vaults.
- **Noderr DAO:** the governance layer described above.
- **Noderr Interface:** the web app at [dapp.noderr.xyz](https://dapp.noderr.xyz).

## Next

- [How Noderr Works](./how-noderr-works.md)
- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts.md)
- [Quick Start](./quick-start.md)