# Dual Delegation

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YODL’s dual-delegation architecture cleanly separates execution liquidity from delegated $YODL (protocol-held collateral).\
Restaked vaults supply the capital Operators deploy in strategies, while delegated $YODL assigned to Operators determines their execution-credit capacity and serves as part of the protocol’s bounded deficit-restoration buffer.

#### 1. Asset Delegation (Restaked Vaults)

Restaked vaults contribute single-asset capital (e.g., ETH, WBTC, USDC) as execution liquidity, which Operators use to fill trades under protocol-governed constraints.

Execution liquidity is mobilized in two modes:

* Pre-Slashing Mode — Vaults are pre-slashed to make inventory instantly available for low-latency venues such as 1inch.
* Instant Slashing Mode — Vaults are slashed and trades are settled atomically within the same transaction whenever an opportunity is executed.

All vault capital remains non-custodial, revocable, and fully governed by protocol-level safeguards.

#### 2. Delegated $YODL (Restoration Stake & Credit Sizing)

Participants may delegate $YODL to an Operator. The delegated amount helps determine how much vault liquidity the Operator can access safely. A[ Stability Fee](/capital-access-and-protection/stability-fee.md), applied each epoch on the delegated amount, strengthens system solvency and provides continuous protection against unrealized or residual deficits. &#x20;


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