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# Use cases

### Use case as a lender

* Allows any protocol to tap into its treasury and turn it into a lending & borrowing platform, on their own terms. **A lender can lend assets out of their treasury or wallet, which would allow them to earn interest on their otherwise idle funds**
* Borrowing power is unlocked for the protocol’s native token.
* Can act as a buyback mechanism. **During a default period, the protocol simply get’s their own tokens back at a predetermined price which reduces circulating supply or can be given to token holders**
* Can be used as a funding/raising tool in the future (roadmap item)

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**Example of lending:** A protocol has $10,000,000 in USDC. The protocol can then lend out those funds at an interest rate of 1% due at the end of the month. The lender knows exactly how much interest they will make and the exact date to expect the income. 
{% endhint %}

### Use case as a borrower

* Deposit collateral instead of selling your token for funds
* Borrow without worry of liquidations
* Do anything you want with your loan including farming at a higher APR than your loan
* Use it as a hedge against your deposited collateral. If you loan becomes greater in value than your collateral by the repayment due date, keep you loan and default on your collateral. 
* Borrowing power is unlocked for the native token holder

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Example: A lender is accepting wETH as collateral with a lent token of USDC. You deposit your 1 wETH to receive $1,000 USDC at a fixed interest rate of 1% due at the end of the month. You can borrow the $1,000 USDC and farm at a higher interest rate of 10%.
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