# THORChain

[**THORSwap**](https://thorswap.finance/) uses [**THORChain**](https://thorchain.com/)'s cross-chain liquidity protocol to access liquidity across major layer 1 blockchains such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Avalanche, Cosmos Hub (ATOM), BNB Smart Chain, Polkadot Dogecoin, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash. 

THORChain itself is a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol based on [Tendermint](https://tendermint.com/) & [Cosmos-SDK](https://cosmos.network/) utilizing [Threshold Signature Schemes](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/114.pdf) (TSS). It does not peg or wrap assets - simply determines how to move them in response to user-actions.

THORChain observes incoming user deposits to vaults, executes business logic (swap, add/remove liquidity), and processes outbound transactions. THORChain is primarily a leaderless vault manager, ensuring that every stage of the process is byzantine-fault-tolerant.

THORChain's key objective is to be resistant to centralization and capture whilst facilitating cross-chain liquidity. THORChain only secures the assets in its vaults, with economic guarantees that those assets are safe.

### More information

If you wish to learn more about THORChain itself, please visit <https://docs.thorchain.org/>

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