What is Inertia?
Inertia is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on the Initia blockchain, serving as the network’s first modular Liquid Restaking Token (LRT) and lending platform. Users can restake assets like $INIT—Initia’s native token—and receive liquid tokens in return: $nINIT for use in liquidity provision and farming, $sINIT for continued staking rewards. This structure enables users to actively participate in DeFi while still earning from their staked positions. As a foundational layer of Initia’s rollup stack, Inertia integrates liquid restaking with a robust lending protocol, allowing users to lend assets for yield or borrow against them. This dual functionality enhances capital efficiency, drives ecosystem liquidity, and supports sustainable on-chain activity across the Initia network.