# Introduction {% hint style="warning" %} This documentation reflects the current state of the 0Fx ecosystem. Future components may be introduced progressively and will be clearly marked as such. {% endhint %} {% hint style="info" %} 💡 Need help understanding 0Fx? Ask our [0Fx Help Assistant](https://chatgpt.com/g/g-683b6413a0c481918186df6c8875b8f3-0fx-help-assistant) — powered by AI to answer your questions instantly. {% endhint %} ### Overview **0Fx is a financial protocol and ecosystem designed to become a reference for hybrid investment products** — products combining the advantages of decentralized finance with the structure and usability expected from modern financial applications. 0Fx focuses on building investment-grade financial systems that can operate across: * decentralized on-chain mechanisms (DeFi), * and structured financial use-cases commonly associated with traditional finance. The goal is not to rely on hype or unrealistic narratives, but to deliver robust, verifiable systems where long-term value comes from architecture: transparency, incentives, and execution constraints. *** ### Mission **Make structured long-term investment exposure accessible**, by transforming complex on-chain opportunities into products that users can understand and use without requiring expert-level crypto knowledge. *** ### Positioning 0Fx positions itself as a **hybrid investment protocol**, meaning: * the underlying mechanics are powered by on-chain infrastructure, * while product design prioritizes usability, clarity, and structured exposure. 0Fx aims to become a standard ecosystem for: * structured market exposure, * long-term aligned capital deployment, * and modular investment products. *** ### Core Principles #### 1) Public-first, transparency-by-design 0Fx is built with a public-first approach: open ecosystem design and verifiable on-chain execution. #### 2) Structure beats promises 0Fx does not promise miracles. Its value proposition comes from system design: clear rules, alignment, and robust execution mechanisms. #### 3) Accessibility without hiding complexity 0Fx aims to make investment products accessible without hiding risks or oversimplifying market realities. *** ### What 0Fx builds (high level) The 0Fx ecosystem is structured as modular layers: * protocol mechanisms powering structured products, * applications enabling user access, * ecosystem components designed to align builders, users, and capital. For any questions or support, feel free to reach us at: --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://0fx-protocol-1.gitbook.io/0fx-protocol-docs/getting-started/introduction.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.