# System Overview Axiom operates as two symbiotic smart contract systems deployed on the **XRPL EVM Sidechain**: * **Axiom Prime** — manages staking, yield, and percentile-based governance eligibility. * **Axiom Theorem** — creates, trades, and resolves event markets, using staker-based voting and penalties for enforcement.

Figure 1: Axiom's dual-protocol architecture, showing the symbiotic relationship between Axiom Prime (DeFi) and Axiom Theorem (Markets)

### **Core Design Goals** 1. **Unified Liquidity:** all protocol operations are powered by XRP at launch, with stablecoin support (USDC, USDT, RLUSD, or others) added as ecosystem liquidity develops. 2. **Economic Truth:** outcomes are verified by stakers with the highest financial exposure. 3. **Sustainability:** yield flows from organic market activity, not inflation. 4. **Accountability:** misaligned behavior is punished via proportional stake penalties. The protocols reinforce each other: Axiom Theorem generates yield for Axiom Prime, while Axiom Prime stakers guarantee Axiom Theorem's integrity. --- # 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://docs.axiomprotocol.io/protocol-design/system-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.