# Security ## Decentralized Validators The protocol does not choose nor preference any validators in the network. Instead, an auto-rebalancing mechanism ensures that the protocol delegates to the best validators. This provides a simple way for large token holders to delegate and forget without worrying about whether or not their allocations are going to the right validators. ## No DAO The protocol will accumulate fee revenue that will back a new token to reward participants in the ecosystem for integrating with the protocol and incentivizing liquidity. There is no voting. Pondo takes the Uniswap approach of introducing a stand-alone protocol and plan upgrades as entirely new versions. ## Future-proof Core to the protocol is a boosting mechanism that enables validators to “boost” their perceived APY. As MEV or other sources of validator revenue become available in the coming years, validators will be able to contribute their revenue back to the protocol, boost their perceived APY, and thus potentially receive a larger delegation. ## Security Audits Pondo smart contracts went through multiple security audits from established auditers as [ZK security](https://www.zksecurity.xyz/). --- # 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.pondo.xyz/how-it-works/security.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.