> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cvnnt.gitbook.io/documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cvnnt.gitbook.io/documentation/introduction/overview.md).

# Overview

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To prevent any strange ambiguity we explicitly state that Covenant project doesn't have (and never had) as a member of any form and is not related to any person named Alex or Andrei, or Sergey. Feel free to use Covenant project' official channels to get in touch with the Covenant team or to verify whether a particular representative is affiliated with the Covenant project.

*Praemonitus Praemunitus.* Covenant project is driven by idea and being built by enthusiasts. Covenant never received or raised any funds so far. Beware of scammers and verify your contacts. Covenant project and Covenant team are not responsible for any possible scams and / or money loss. DYOR
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Covenant system is a non-custodial decentralized system for stateful BitcoinDeFi with ZK privacy settings.

Covenant is an open system and operates statefully, without intermediaries or off-chain parts. 

Covenant is natively compatible with the Bitcoin blockchain and its operations, and, via the Ethereum-based EVM embedding, is natively compatible also with the Ethereum blockchain and its operations, as well as with EVM -\*VM-based blockchains in general.

### Main features

Covenant system is: 

* onchain, 
* deterministic,
* smart contract-based,
* fully stateful, 
* noncustodial, 
* omnicompatible, 
* distributed,
* open.

### Core benefits

* Decentralized smart contract-based cross-chain transaction and data verification without trusted or off-chain intermediaries ⇒ programmable Bitcoin transfers without delays.
* Natively improved ZK proof-based privacy without operators and trusted entities ⇒ scalable user-controlled privacy level settings / shielding options.
* Native compatibility with Bitcoin and EVM (\*VM) blockchains and stateful channel technology - cross-chain stateful transfer of BTC without wrapping.
* Double spending on Covenant is impossible.

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### Resources

Covenant system GitHub – [<mark style="color:blue;">https://github.com/Covenant-BTC</mark>](https://github.com/Covenant-BTC)

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### Contacts

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Covenant project email –  [<mark style="color:blue;">info@cvnnt.io</mark>](mailto:info@cvnnt.io)