# veAST ### veAST **Utility** * Protocol revenue access: veAST holders can vote for gauges on a weekly basis, and access 80% of the trading fees (later 90%) and 100% of the bribes for the associated pool. * Governance participation: veAST holders can partake in governance and cast votes for the protocol improvement proposals. veAST voters receive: * Trading fees generated by the pool(s) they vote for * Bribes deposited for the pools they vote for * Weekly veAST distribution (rebase) ### veAST **Specifications** The ve(3,3) Mechanics have evolved with their own unique characteristics based on Olympus DAO's rebase model and Curve's vote-escrowed model. Bribes are custom token payments made by third parties on a gauge to veAST holders in exchange for their votes. The maximum lock period for veAST positions is 2 years. Finally, veAST positions can be merged, split, and sold on the secondary market for added flexibility. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://asterisk-1.gitbook.io/docs/ast-tokenomics/veast.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.