# INTRODUCTION

- [Overview](/defishards-whitepaper/introduction/overview.md)
- [What problems are we solving and how?](/defishards-whitepaper/introduction/what-problems-are-we-solving-and-how.md)
- [Mission and Vision](/defishards-whitepaper/introduction/mission-and-vision.md)
- [Why build on NEAR?](/defishards-whitepaper/introduction/why-build-on-near.md): Empowering True Ownership with DeFiShards on NEAR