# How can you use XI.Finance

Users can currently interact with the XI.Finance protocol and XI.Finance assets in the following ways:

* **Acquire USDi** – Swap, trade, buy or sell USDi on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) or permissionlessly mint USDi using blue-chip stablecoins .
* **Earn XI.Finance yield and rewards** – Stake USDi to receive sUSDi and earn yield from the protocol or deposit USDi into the farming contract to farm XIXP.
* **Use in DeFi** – USDi and sUSDi can be used in integrated DeFi protocols such as Uniswap or Curve.
