# Staking

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### veVIRTUAL:

**veVIRTUAL is the vote-escrowed version of $VIRTUAL, earned by locking tokens to unlock deeper utility in the Virtuals Protocol.**

It’s designed to align long-term incentives and reduce token churn, giving holders more influence, more rewards, and a stronger stake in the future of the ecosystem.

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### Holding veVIRTUAL gives you:

* **Daily Virgen Points, proportional to your veVIRTUAL balance**
* **Eligibility for Genesis Airdrops, based on veVIRTUAL holdings**
* **Governance Power (Coming Soon) — shape the future of Virtuals onchain**

### Getting veVIRTUAL:

Stake $VIRTUAL to receive veVIRTUAL. The amount depends on how much you lock, and for how long (up to 2 years). veVIRTUAL decays linearly over time and reaches zero at unlock.

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### Auto Max-Lock Mode:

Enable Auto Max-Lock to always stake with the maximum lock period (2 years).\
This gives 1:1 voting power and the highest possible veVIRTUAL multiplier, until you disable it.

### veVIRTUAL Voted Agent Points (VVAP)

veVIRTUAL holders (i.e. $VIRTUAL stakers) can now vote to determine how 10% of the total daily point supply is distributed across all active projects on Virtuals Protocol. This voting-driven allocation is categorized as veVIRTUAL Voted Agent Points (VVAP).

**How it works:**

* 10% of the total daily point supply is allocated based on veVIRTUAL voting outcomes.

  <sub>*<mark style="color:purple;">Note: The 10% allocation for veVIRTUAL voting outcomes may be adjusted in the future</mark>*</sub>
* Projects receive a share of this allocation proportional to their vote percentage.
* VVAP is distributed on daily basis to the stakers of voted project, pro-rata to their staking amount

**Epoch System (**&#x56;oting follows a continuous 7-day rolling cycle):

* Each session lasts 7 days, during which veVIRTUAL holders can vote.
* Once the voting period ends, results are locked and used to determine VVAP distribution for the next 7 days.
* A new voting session begins immediately after the previous one concludes.

**Why this matters**

* Empowers veVIRTUAL holders to actively shape ecosystem growth
* Aligns point emissions with long-term conviction, not short-term behavior
* Reinforces value-driven participation and filters passive farming

This mechanism ensures that point flow reflects community conviction, not just activity.