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# Admin Access

**How Decentralized is BetterBank?**

**BetterBank** and its team balances the need for **Security through Decentralization** and **Security through Adaptability.** On the one hand, we make sure that even **admin access to protocol contracts does not mean access to investor funds.** On the other hand we make sure that **we can keep innovating and respond to the market.** Also, we're the **first protocol of its kind**, so we must leave margin for error in our design, and **keep** the access to update **security and efficiency**.

Consequently, **we keep** full **access to** all of **our own code.** However, since **part** of the used code **is Aave v3**, not all of the protocol is our own code. The Aave v3 code has **settings** that the **admin** can **access**, though. **This chapter clarifies** what we can and can't do, and **how safe we are** in case of malevolent access.