# Arbiter Roots 1. **Extractable Value** exists within various DeFi protocols due to the liquidity deposited within them. 2. This liquidity is provided by **Liquidity Providers (LPs)**, who are essential to the protocol's operation. 3. **Most of the Protocol Extractable Value** is currently captured by external actors, not by the protocol or its LPs. 4. Despite the fact that **Extractable Value** arises because of the liquidity provided by LPs, they do not directly benefit from it. 5. If a protocol could **redirect Extractable Value** back to its Liquidity Providers, it would offer higher yields and outperform other protocols in terms of liquidity provision. --- # 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://arbiter-1.gitbook.io/arbiter/arbiter-roots.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.