# Mechanism

- [User Deposit Process](https://docs.falcon.finance/mechanism/user-deposit-process.md): Overview of how user deposits are stored and used in Falcon Finance: custodians, routing into CEXs, liquidity pools, and staking venues & more.
- [USDf (Synthetic Dollar)](https://docs.falcon.finance/mechanism/usdf-synthetic-dollar.md): A quick description of the USDf token: why this synthetic dollar is overcollateralized & what utility it has in Falcon Finance.
- [USDf Minting Mechanisms](https://docs.falcon.finance/mechanism/usdf-synthetic-dollar/usdf-minting-mechanisms.md): A quick guide into minting mechanisms in Falcon Finance: getting USDf tokens with Classic Mint vs. Innovative Mint.
- [Classic Mint](https://docs.falcon.finance/mechanism/usdf-synthetic-dollar/usdf-minting-mechanisms/classic-mint.md): Description of the Classic Mint process in Falcon Finance for minting USDf with stablecoin or non-stablecoin collateral.
- [Innovative Mint](https://docs.falcon.finance/mechanism/usdf-synthetic-dollar/usdf-minting-mechanisms/innovative-mint.md): Innovative Mint mechanism Falcon Finance: how it enables users to profit from price appreciation & what happens at the end of the tenure.
- [Overcollateralization Ratio](https://docs.falcon.finance/mechanism/usdf-synthetic-dollar/overcollateralization-ratio.md): Read how Overcollateralization Ratio is implemented for non-stablecoin crypto collateral when minting USDf in Falcon Finance.
- [USDf Peg Stability](https://docs.falcon.finance/mechanism/usdf-synthetic-dollar/usdf-peg-stability.md): The explanation of how USDf synthetic dollar’s peg is kept using delta-neutral hedging, overcollateralization, and cross-market arbitrage.
- [Redemptions](https://docs.falcon.finance/mechanism/redemptions.md): Redemptions in Falcon Finance: how it works & differs from unstaking. Classic redemptions for stablecoin collateral & claims for non-stablecoins.
- [Collateral Acceptance & Risk Framework](https://docs.falcon.finance/mechanism/collateral-acceptance-and-risk-framework.md): Read how Falcon Finance considers new crypto as collateral for minting USDf, evaluating its liquidity, market depth & risk factors.
- [Risk Management](https://docs.falcon.finance/mechanism/risk-management.md)
- [Extreme Events & Market-Stress Management](https://docs.falcon.finance/mechanism/risk-management/extreme-events-and-market-stress-management.md)


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