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# Legal

DeFi is an entirely new industry that entails numerous risks associated with investments in it. We strongly advise everyone to exercise caution and vigilance, as well as exercise the necessary level of curiosity when interacting with any DeFi services or protocols.

Since Uroboros is a middleware, users’ funds are only available for access while the transaction is being processed. Uroboros never stores users’ assets, allowing them to remain in control of their funds at all times.

Uroboros acts as a gateway between numerous DeFi services. When using Uroboros, users assume the technical risk of all intermediate transactions involved in the main transaction in question. To minimize exposure to risk, Uroboros only integrates with services after verifying that the security policies applied therein have been carefully adhered to.

We strongly advise all investors and potential DeFi market participants to conduct their own research prior to engaging in the decentralized finance industry or the cryptocurrency industry as such.


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