Tokens
Definitions & Concepts
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Definitions & Concepts
Last updated
$BW
— BEP-20 utility token of the protocol$BW
emissions currently have two key objectives:
Reach and maintain adequate liquidity to facilitate optimal trading conditions — $BW
are emitted as farming rewards to incentivize deep liquidity
Encourage decentralized governance — $BW
can be used to take part in the governance for continuous development of the platform. The long term goal is to achieve true decentralization.
veBW
— ERC-721 governance token in the form of an NFT (non-fungible token)veBW
is the vote-escrowed version of $BW
. Users can lock their $BW
tokens for up to 2 years to get veBW
. The longer the lock, the higher the amount of veBW
voting power received.
To encourage continuous locking and sustained participation from stakeholders, the veBW
balance of users declines over time until it reaches zero at the conclusion of the initial locking period. veBW
positions can be increased, split up and resold on a secondary market.
bwNFT
— ERC-721 founders' token in the form of an NFT (non-fungible token)bwNFT
can be staked for revenue sharing. The staking pool receives a share of trading fees from Blockwise, as well as royalties from secondary sales ofbwNFT
.
$BW