# Understanding CVX

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### **CVX** is the native platform token for Convex Finance. 

* **CVX** can be staked on Convex Finance to earn a share of Curve and Frax LP's **CRV and FXS** earnings.
* Platform fees (**CRV, FXS)** that would be returned to **CVX** stakers are first locked as **veCRV and veFXS,** respectively, and tokenized as **cvxCRV** and **cvxFXS** before being given to **CVX** stakers.
* Vote-locked **CVX** tokens receive additional fees from Frax Finance LPs.

### Vote Locking CVX

* Vote-locked **CVX** is used for voting on how Convex Finance allocates it's **veCRV** and **veFXS** towards gauge weight votes and other proposals. Users must vote-lock their **CVX** tokens in order to participate. Vote locking requires users to time-lock their **CVX** tokens for 16+ weeks. Full details on the vote locking mechanism can be found on the the [Vote Locking](/convexfinance/general-information/understanding-cvx/vote-locking.md) page.

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### Obtaining CVX tokens

* **You can** [**buy CVX** ](https://swap.defillama.com/?chain=ethereum\&from=0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000\&to=0x4e3fbd56cd56c3e72c1403e103b45db9da5b9d2b)**from various dex'es across the ecosystem.** 
* **CVX** is rewarded to **CRV** stakers and Curve.fi liquidity pools pro-rata to **CRV** generated by the platform. If you are in a high **CRV** rewards liquidity pool you will receive more **CVX** for your efforts.
* **CVX** tokens were airdropped at launch to some curve users. See [Claiming your Airdrop](/convexfinance/guides/claiming-your-airdrop.md) to see if you have claimable tokens from launch.


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