# Technical Overview Goat Trading is based on Uniswap V2 but includes functionality specific to the protocol. The main extra functionality is: * MEV protection * Bootstrapping liquidity (starting pools with virtual Ether and raising it as the token is traded) * Vesting protection * All fees taken in Ether and separate from liquidity (lps can collect lp fees without burning lp token) * Liquidity locks for initial liquidity provider (Not just initial lp but minimum for others as well inorder to restrict bad lps from fees sandwiching) * A “takeover” function that allows teams to reset a pool that a griefer made * Pairs are created against eth(weth) We have also removed: * TWAP Other than these, algorithmic functionality should be the same as Uniswap. The x \* y = k equation should always be used, although k will be adjusted once a pool goes from bootstrapping period to the main period. This will result in a loss of liquidity. --- # 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://goattrading.gitbook.io/goat/technical/technical-overview.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.