# Cargo Finance

- [Real-World Assets, Receipted and On-Chain](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/index.md): Cargo Finance turns physical goods into vault shares: one share is one unit of a real asset, held by an independent collateral manager and priced daily at NAV.
- [Quickstart: How to Take Part in a Cargo Vault](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/quickstart.md): Check eligibility, complete KYC or KYB, whitelist your wallet and place your first bid for vault shares, starting with the Genesis Vault (cvCOCOA).
- [Introduction to Cargo Finance](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/ecosystem/introduction.md): Who is behind Cargo Finance, who takes part in a Cargo vault, and where a receipted real-world asset fits between DeFi and the physical trade.
- [Cargo Protocol Overview and Revenue Flow](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/ecosystem/protocol.md): How a Cargo vault is structured, how money and goods move between holders, originators and buyers, and the full fee schedule.
- [RWA Vault Mechanism: From the Warehouse to Your Wallet](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/ecosystem/rwa-vault-mechanism.md): How a Cargo vault links each share to a receipted unit of a real-world asset: title, pledge, proof of reserve, NAV, price guards and redemption, with the Genesis Vault (West African Grade 1 cocoa) as the worked example.
- [Cargo Finance Updates and Changelog](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/ecosystem/updates.md): Releases, document versions and launch milestones for Cargo Finance, Cargo Vault One and the Genesis Vault.
- [Cargo Vaults and Vault Shares](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/products/vaults.md): How Cargo vaults and their shares work: one asset, one location, one share class, 1 share = 1 unit of the asset. The Genesis Vault (cvCOCOA), the vault lines, supported networks and what to check before you bid.
- [Ways to Hold Vault Shares: Hold, Rotate, Provide Liquidity](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/products/strategies.md): The ways to use a Cargo vault: hold shares bought below NAV, rotate the batch-auction discount every batch, make markets, bridge exits or lend against the shares.
- [Real-World Assets Behind Cargo Vaults](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/products/real-world-assets.md): Which real-world assets Cargo vaults can hold, how they are held and verified, the legal structure, the eight tests every asset must pass, and the Genesis Vault's West African Grade 1 cocoa.
- [Buying and Exiting Vault Shares](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/products/deposits-and-withdrawals.md): How to buy Cargo vault shares in a Genesis curve and the batch auctions, and every way out: redemption at NAV, the Liquidity Bridge, RFQ and physical delivery. With the Genesis Vault (cvCOCOA) terms.
- [Where Vault Returns Come From](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/products/yield-distribution.md): How holders of Cargo vault shares earn: the discount to NAV at purchase, NAV moves, Genesis lock bonus shares and the Rotate cycle. Plus how to track your position.
- [Cargo Goals](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/governance/team-and-goals.md): The Cargo Finance mission and the roadmap from the Genesis Vault to a multi-asset platform.
- [Cargo Governance Process](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/governance/governance.md): How decisions are made across Cargo vaults: the risk committee, rule changes and notice periods, conflicts of interest, reporting and complaints. Holders have no voting instrument.
- [Cargo Treasury Overview](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/governance/treasury.md): How Cargo earns venue fees, how holder money is kept separate from operating money, and how treasury movements are controlled and reported.
- [Cargo Partnerships](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/governance/partnerships.md): The operating counterparties, infrastructure and partner programmes behind Cargo vaults, and how to work with Cargo as a market maker, LP, originator, offtaker or venue.
- [Cargo Community](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/governance/community.md): Official Cargo Finance channels, research, contacts, and how to stay safe from impersonators.
- [Security Standards at Cargo Finance](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/safety/security-standards.md): The layers that protect every Cargo vault share: physical custody, legal title, on-chain permissions, key management, AML controls and incident response.
- [Risk Checklist for Cargo Vaults](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/safety/risk-checklist.md): The risks of holding Cargo vault shares, from asset price and basis to custody, legal, liquidity, oracle and smart-contract risk, and what absorbs each one. With Genesis Vault (cvCOCOA) specifics.
- [Contracts and Timelocks at Cargo Finance](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/safety/contracts-and-timelocks.md): Who controls the Cargo vault contracts, how the Safe multisig and timelock work, how changes are rolled out and when the protocol can pause.
- [Audits and Bug Bounty at Cargo Finance](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/safety/audits-and-bug-bounty.md): Audit status of the Cargo vault contracts, operational audits of the stock, and how to report a vulnerability responsibly.
- [Insurance and Loss Absorption for Vault Shares](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/safety/insurance.md): What insurance covers the goods behind every Cargo vault share, what it does not cover, and the other layers that absorb losses before a holder does.
- [Cargo Finance General FAQ](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/faq/general.md): Answers to common questions about Cargo Finance and its vaults: which real-world assets, the Genesis Vault (cvCOCOA), the Genesis Auction, eligibility, minimums, backing, fees, audits, scams and support.
- [Returns, NAV and Pricing FAQ](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/faq/vault-apy.md): Why Cargo vaults show NAV and discounts instead of an APY, how NAV is calculated and updated, what moves it, and how to read the figures, with the Genesis Vault (cvCOCOA) as the worked example.
- [Cargo Finance How-To Guides](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/faq/how-to-guides.md): Step-by-step guides for Cargo vaults: KYC and wallets, the Genesis Auction, verifying a deposit address, bidding, redeeming, the bridge, data, security reports and delivery.
- [Vault Share Contract Reference](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/developers/vault-contract.md): How Cargo vault shares (starting with the Genesis Vault's cvCOCOA) work for integrators: ERC-3643 permissioned transfers, the identity registry, decimals, the backing rule and the events to index.
- [Auction and Redemption Contracts](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/developers/strategy-contract.md): How the Genesis curve, the sealed batch auction and the creation and redemption flows work on-chain in every Cargo vault, with the Genesis Vault's parameters.
- [Other Contract References](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/developers/other-contracts.md): Supporting contracts and components of every Cargo vault: identity registry, minting guard, NAV oracle, Safe administration and the planned pool and lending integrations.
- [Cargo Data API](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/developers/api.md): The Cargo data feeds for every vault: NAV, iNAV, lot registry, batch tape, redemption queue and RFQ access for market makers and integrators.
- [Research: How Real-World Assets Find Buyers, Exits and Prices](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/resources/research.md): Cargo's three public research notes on RFQ, auctions and distribution for real-world assets, and how each one shaped the design of Cargo vaults.
- [Glossary](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/resources/glossary.md): Plain definitions of the commodity, legal and on-chain terms used across the Cargo Finance docs, for DeFi readers and commodity desks alike, plus the terms specific to the Genesis Vault.
- [Cargo Finance Contract Addresses](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/resources/contract-addresses.md): The only official source for Cargo vault contract addresses. Always verify an address here before interacting with it.
- [Cargo Finance Code Repositories](https://docs.cargotrading.xyz/resources/code-repositories.md): Public Cargo Finance repositories: this documentation site, and the vault contracts and tooling as they are published.


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