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# The Ike Protocol

- [How It Works](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/how-it-works.md): Protocol Architecture & Functionality
- [Staking and Unstaking with Ike](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/staking-and-unstaking-with-ike.md): How to Stake, Un-stake, and earn yield with Ike
- [Earning Yield](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/earning-yield.md): How Ike facilitates yield back to stakers.
- [Definitions](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/definitions.md): Terminology for the Ike Protocol
- [Architecture](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/architecture.md): Technical architecture, core pieces, and system processes of Ike on Aleph Zero
- [Core Smart Contracts](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/architecture/core-smart-contracts.md): These are the core contracts that make up the protocol along with their uses and functions.
- [Smart Contract Functions](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/architecture/smart-contract-functions.md)
- [Staking and Un-staking Mechanisms](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/architecture/staking-and-un-staking-mechanisms.md): What happens behind the scenes when a user stakes or unstakes with Ike
- [Community Actions](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/architecture/community-actions.md)
- [DAO & Governance](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/dao-and-governance.md)
- [Ike DAO](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/dao-and-governance/ike-dao.md)
- [Protocol Management Fees](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/dao-and-governance/protocol-management-fees.md)
- [Official Contract Addresses](https://docs.ike.xyz/the-ike-protocol/official-contract-addresses.md)