# Ithaca Overview

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## Mission

Ithaca's mission is to build permissionless cross-chain infrastructure enabling optimal risk sharing across time and event horizons.&#x20;

Our infrastructure allows for instant deployment of ‘liquidity self-enhancing' complete, composable option, option strategy, structured product, and lending markets, on any underlying.

We are building more liquid, transparent, and efficient financial markets.&#x20;

## Architecture

* [**Off-chain Pre-match Processing** ](https://docs.ithacaprotocol.io/docs/architecture/pre-match-processing)- An auction-based verifiable off-chain Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible multi-product matching engine with provably optimal liquidity and execution.
* [**Post-match Settlement** ](https://docs.ithacaprotocol.io/docs/architecture/post-match-processing)- Smart contracts that enforce logic for post-trade settlement and collateral custody supported by a Collateral Optimization Engine
* [**Axelar** ](https://axelar.network/)Bridging - Cross-Chain gateway protocol allows bridging between multiple blockchains into Arbitrum. &#x20;
* [**Ithaca App**](https://docs.ithacaprotocol.io/docs/ithaca-app) - A front-end interface that allows placement of orders for trading strategies ranging from simple payoffs to complex structured products.

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