# What is Crescent? Crescent is to provide a connected DeFi functionality for Cosmos Ecosystem to enhance capital efficiency and manage risk effectively. It focuses on the three main functionalities; * Crescent DEX * Crescent Derivatives Crescent Network will commit to, and evolve toward embodiment of the following objectives: * Providing a marketplace for multi-chain assets with capital-efficient liquidity incentivization * Securing a cross-chain collateralization protocol for users to effectively manage risks of their portfolio An array of utilities will be built by the team and perfected by the community through governance, each embracing the core fundamentals of the network. --- # 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://docs.crescent.network/introduction/what-is-crescent.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.