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Managing Locks and Collecting Rewards

Once you’ve locked BTC and received your veBTC NFT, you can manage your position, extend your lock, and claim rewards.

Viewing Position Details

Navigate to the Lock page to see:

  • BTC locked — Amount in your position
  • Current veBTC — Your voting power right now
  • Lock expiration — When you can withdraw
  • Earnings — Accumulated rewards

Extending Your Lock

Maintain voting power by extending the lock duration before its expiration.

  1. Go to the Lock page
  2. Select your veBTC position
  3. Click Extend Lock
  4. Select your new duration (1–28 days)
  5. Confirm the extension

Extending resets your voting weight based on the new lock duration.

Claiming Rewards

Voting rewards accrue throughout each epoch and become claimable once the epoch ends.

  1. Navigate to your veBTC position
  2. Click Claim Rewards
  3. Receive your earned fees and incentives

Rewards are paid out in the tokens generated by the pools you voted on.

Note: Rewards don’t compound automatically. You must claim and redeploy them manually.

Claim Window

You can claim chain fees accumulated over the epoch when the following epoch starts. Unclaimed earnings will continue to accumulate, but are only available for claim for 50 epochs. Any unclaimed fees after this period are lost.

After Lock Expiration

Once your lock expires, your voting power reaches zero and you can withdraw your BTC. You have three options:

  • Create a new lock — Lock again to regain voting power
  • Wait — Your BTC remains safe; you can decide later
  • Withdraw — Return your BTC to your wallet

To withdraw:

  1. Navigate to your expired position
  2. Click Withdraw
  3. Your original BTC is returned to your wallet and the veBTC NFT is burned

Next Steps