# Quasar

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## Introduction

The [**Quasar Network**](https://quasar.fi/) is a decentralized, application-specific blockchain within the Cosmos ecosystem, designed to facilitate interchain asset management through customizable, self-governed investment vehicles known as **vaults**. By leveraging the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol, Quasar enables seamless and secure cross-chain transactions, allowing users to deploy assets across multiple blockchains efficiently.

#### Key Features of the Quasar Network:

* **Interchain Asset Management**: Quasar's vaults are optimized for cross-chain strategies, enabling users to manage and deploy assets across various IBC-compatible blockchains within the Cosmos ecosystem.
* **Customizable Vaults**: Users can create and manage vaults tailored to specific investment strategies, ranging from yield generation to liquidity provision, enhancing flexibility in decentralized finance (DeFi) engagements.
* **IBC Integration**: Utilizing the IBC protocol, Quasar ensures interoperability across different blockchains, facilitating seamless asset transfers and communication without relying on traditional cross-chain bridges.
* **Decentralized Governance**: The network employs a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, with its native token, **QSR**, empowering holders to participate in governance decisions and protocol upgrades, thereby decentralizing control and fostering community involvement.
* **Enhanced Security**: By operating as a dedicated Layer 1 blockchain, Quasar provides a secure environment for asset management, mitigating risks associated with cross-chain vulnerabilities.

Launched on its mainnet in March 2023, Quasar aims to become the premier platform for decentralized asset management, offering users the tools to efficiently crowdsource and deploy capital across the expanding multi-chain DeFi landscape.

## How to Interact

1. Get your API Key from [Forbole's RPC](https://rpc.forbole.com/).

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1. Test the query as follow:

```bash
curl https://rpc-mainnet-quasar-fullnode.forbole.com/abci_info \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "apikey: {apiKey}" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"abci_info"}'
```

**Response Example**

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": -1,
    "result": {
        "response": {
            "data": "quasar",
            "version": "3.0.0",
            "last_block_height": "9389269",
            "last_block_app_hash": "+E6VOJ/1nM63Ubwh7Z291OxU9k4Ktn/XHs+kqtVF8hM="
        }
    }
}
```


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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.rpc.forbole.com/rpc-api-documentation/guide-to-rpc/endpoints/rpc/quasar.md?ask=<question>
```

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