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# What is Midas?

Midas is a consumer trading app that joins AI analysis, live market intelligence, embedded wallets, spot swaps, cross-chain routes, and Hyperliquid perps.

* **AI-native terminal** — AI is not a side panel. It is connected to the portfolio, page context, market data, and execution flow.
* **Global markets layer** — Midas focuses on crypto assets and supported perpetual markets across crypto, equity, index, commodity, and forex references.
* **Human-confirmed trading** — Midas can prepare trades and wallet actions, but the user reviews and confirms before anything executes.

## The core loop

Midas is organized around a simple loop: discover what matters, understand why it matters, decide what to do, and execute with clear confirmations.

* Discover: headlines, sectors, The Wire, trending assets, watchlists, and search.
* Understand: AI summaries, analysis pages, market signals, historical context, and portfolio-aware explanations.
* Act: swaps, limit orders, bridges, perps, deposits, withdrawals, and confirmed AI actions.

## What it is not

Midas is not an exchange custody account, not a black-box trading bot, and not a promise of profit. It is a user-controlled trading interface built on wallets and third-party execution venues.

## Why account context matters

The product becomes more useful when it can see the same account state the user sees: cash, open positions, recent transactions, watchlist, and active page context. This lets Midas answer specific questions instead of generic market prompts.


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