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# $VPN Utility

**$VPN** is the native token of the **0xVPN network**.

## VPN

**$VPN** is used to pay for the first iteration of our network (centralized VPN services) and later to also reward the nodes that lend their bandwidth to the network. Anyone will be able to become a node and lending your bandwidth to the network, while earning **$VPN** tokens

## Staking

Clients will be able to stake their **$VPN** tokens and be able to opt-in for bandwidth upgrades, premium location options, and more.

## Proof of Stake

Once the P2P Network is live, node operators will be required to stake **$VPN** in order to participate in the network so that they can lend their resources and earn rewards. The tokens will be locked for a predefined period of time in order to ensure proper behavior of the network participants.

## Revenue Share

Potentially, we will explore the possibility to share revenue of the platform with token holders, although this will depend on several factors that we will study at its due time.


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