Portal, gETH and Withdrawal Contracts work together to ensure a global standard.
## An Open Market Built on Top of a Permissionless Global Standard.
1. Geode's Staking Library utilizes an immutable token that is called gETH. It is the internal **database of our Trustless Staking Derivatives.**
* The **risk** associated with different staking derivatives are **isolated**.
2. These derivatives are maintained by **Configurable Staking Pools**.
* These pools are **permissionless.** They can be created by **any centralized or decentralized entities, and even solo users**.
3. Staking Pools can easily work with any subset of Permissioned and Permissionless Node Operators, via the **Operator Marketplace**.
* These Pools and Marketplace are hosted within a smart contract called **Geode Portal**.
4. Operators and Pools are unique, they are not pooled.
* The marketplace **regulates itself** with healthy competition.
5. Portal utilizes a **Modular approach** on Maintainers, Interfaces, Whitelists, Liquidity, etc.
* Nothing is decided. Things are customizable. **Everything is possible**.
6. Portal defines the interactions between *users and pools*, and *pools and operators*.
* An **improved user experience** for everyone, without sacrificing any possible features.
7. Validators are **unique and immutable** after creation.
* Changing associated parameters, such as fees, doesn't affect the previously created validators.
8. Fees are charged after a validator's withdrawal.
* **Protecting the stakers** until the previously agreed deal is over.
9. When a validator is created, Portal no longer holds any ownership on the pooled funds.
* The Portal is upgradable, but guarded with a **Dual Governance**.
10. **Withdrawal Contracts** are the "owners" of the validators.
* Every staking pool has a unique Withdrawal Contract that is guarded by the Pool Owner.
11. Trustlessness and Scalability are secured for future implementations, ensuring future staking innovations can be implemented.
* To make things like Synthetic Minting, Dynamic Withdrawals, etc. possible, Geode provides a bound liquidity pool as well.
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