Governance token

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Related terms
DAO, Token, Airdrop

What it means

A token that gives its holders a vote on how a protocol is run.

Holders vote on fees, new markets and treasury spending. Its price can swing a lot.

Governance token at a glance

How it works

Defied has no token.

Related terms

TermWhat it means
DAO

Decentralised autonomous organisation: a group that runs a protocol by token holders' votes rather than a company's management.

Token

A unit of value recorded on a blockchain, which can stand for money, a vote, a share of a pool or anything else.

Airdrop

Tokens sent to many wallets for free, often to reward early users of a protocol.

This glossary explains terms in general. It isn't investment, tax or legal advice.