# USDFI/veUSDFI ## USDFI * USDFI is the soft-pegged stablecoin of the USDFI protocol * USDFI has a novel stablecoin design focussing on max decentralization, unrestricted scalability & stability as a function of time * USDFI is a truly decentralised DeFI currency: It does not rely on any USD-linked assets * USDFI is backed by all revenues, cash flows and the undepletable protocol-owned liquidity (POL) of the entire USDFI cryptoeconomic system * USDFI does not rely on overcollateralization and offers max capital efficiency * USDFI is, by design, unstable first but stable at last: It resolves the stablecoin trilemma over time. It MUST depeg to work. Users frontrun or trade the depeg in line with time preference * USDFI is a low vs high time preference marketplace: The long-term expected return is always positive as all depegs are transitory * USDFI is the only stablecoin in crypto with a fully automated, protocol-based contingency plan in case of a depeg * USDFI holders can get bribes & protocol fees if they lock USDFI ## veUSDFI * Users can lock USDFI up to 4 years and get veUSDFI * A 4-year lock max boosts all fees, bribes and rewards earned - and max boosts voting power, too * veUSDFI allows users to vote on pool gauges * USDFI is ALWAYS worth USD $1 of voting weight in the protocol, offering a) an immediate arbitrage opportunity and b) a return-on-investment (ROI) boost on all fees, bribes and rewards earned * USDFI is one half of the revolutionary dual-ve design, crypto's first anti-fragile ve-Tokenomics * Dual-ve features a governance token with high price volatility (STABLE) and a stablecoin with low price volatility (USDFI), enabling users to trade volatility and time preference --- # 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.usdfi.com/usdfi-explained-in-120-seconds/usdfi-veusdfi.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.