# What is YapTrade? YapTrade is a decentralized OTC marketplace designed for trading **influence-based assets that are traditionally illiquid**. It provides a **secure, private, and structured market** for assets such as **Kaito voting rights, Smart Follower trades, and Kaito airdrop rights**. Unlike traditional crypto exchanges that focus on fungible tokens, YapTrade specializes in **assets that directly impact governance, influence, and rewards**. Through **escrow-backed transactions, collateralized agreements, and manual verification**, YapTrade ensures that buyers and sellers can trade with **confidence and security**. All deals are currently handled manually via **Discord**, ensuring precision and fraud prevention while the full platform is under development. --- # 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://yaptrade.gitbook.io/yaptrade/introduction/what-is-yaptrade.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.