# veDOP veDOP is used for Drops governance and voting. In order to obtain veDOP, DOP must be locked up for a period between 6 months and 4 years. The longer the time-lock, the greater the quantity of veDOP issued per DOP. User determines own lock-up length, the maximum being up to 4 years. \ 1 DOP locked for 4 years provides 1 veDOP. Over time veDOP balance is decreasing as locked DOP gets closer to the unlock date. For example, when a user locks 1,000 DOP for 4 years, veDOP balance will be 1000. After 2 years pass, veDOP balance will become 500 veDOP and 0 veDOP after 4 years. --- # 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://docs.drops.co/tokens/vedop.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.