# About Us Aftermath is a fully on-chain exchange built on the Sui blockchain. Trades, liquidations, and settlement are executed by smart contracts and finalized on-chain, so the results can be independently verified. ### Why this matters Centralized exchanges custody your assets. When they fail, you may end up an unsecured creditor. Many "on-chain" venues improve custody, but still rely on off-chain matching, a black box that users can’t fully audit. We believe trust alone is insufficient. On Aftermath, the blockchain is the exchange: core execution logic is on-chain, fills and liquidations are auditable, and any permissions or parameters are visible on-chain. Don’t trust. Verify. --- # 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://docs.aftermath.finance/aftermath-finance/readme.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.