# The kernel

On each blockchain, the 0x\_nodes protocol is powered by a kernel.
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The kernel is a set of smart contracts that are designed to facilitate
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easy hand off between the depositor and the yielding strategies.

From the user’s perspective, the kernel facilitates the deposit of assets from their
 wallet into the 0x\_nodes ecosystem, the selection of one or more investment
 options from a menu of yield-bearing investment strategies, and the harvest of
 yield back into the kernel where it can be deployed (compounded) or withdrawn.

Each 0x\_nodes strategy deploys funds into multiple high-performing liquidity pools
 on an automated market maker (AMM), such as Uniswap, Sushiswap, and others.
 0x\_nodes strategies are multiple-farm (often “3-farm”) strategies, meaning that
 users’ funds are split and deployed into multiple liquidity pools.

Every time 0x\_nodes develops an integration that connects its ecosystem to DEX
 or blockchain, it facilitates cross-pollination of communities, co-marking
 opportunities, and allows the 0x\_nodes community itself to grow while providing
 liquidity to DEX.