# Risks Caution should be exercised when interacting with any smart contract or blockchain application. While risks are attempted to be mitigated through testing, audits and bug bounties, there is always a risk of vulnerabilities in smart contract code.\ \ For details of contract operation please read the [Contracts](/general-resources/contracts.md) section.\ \ A non-exhaustive list of some risks:\ \ \- Smart contract risks\ \- Counterparty risks: The MLP pool is the counterparty to traders, if traders make a profit that comes from the value of the MLP pool\ \- Token risks: Bridged tokens may depend on the security of the bridge, pegged tokens have risks of depegging --- # 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.minerva.money/general-resources/risks.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.