# About Ritsu

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## What is Ritsu?

Ritsu is a based decentralized exchange (DEX) on the[ Taiko](https://taiko.xyz) network

Powered by zero-knowledge technology, Ritsu brings more people easy-to-use and low-cost DeFi with complete Ethereum security.

## Future Vision

The vision for Ritsu would be to build a one-stop-shop DeFi hub that is totally seamless and easy to use with innovative features.

Bring user-friendly and accessible DeFi products to more people that even never heard about Ethereum - on the scaled Ethereum.

## The Ritsu Protocol

The protocol is designed to be the exchange layer and a solution to liquidity on the Taiko network at the protocol level.

The protocol is fully open source and composable, removing the barrier to integrating and embracing the Taiko ecosystem.


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