# Bribes In the Bribing Marketplace, third parties can freely add bribes on gauges in order to influence veAST holders votes and increase the amount of AST incentives emitted on the corresponding pool. ### Bribing Specifications * Bribes claim: veAST holders receive rewards at the end of the epoch in the form of a claimable lump sum * Epoch duration: 1 week * Tokens: Any whitelisted tokens can be deposited on a gauge * Bribes deposits: Any time during the epoch --- # 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/bribes.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.