> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kittenswap.finance/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# KITTEN Token

> Comprehensive guide to the KITTEN token, its utilities, and mechanics

# KITTEN Token

The KITTEN token is the core asset of the Kittenswap ecosystem, designed to align incentives between liquidity providers, traders, and governance participants.

## Token Overview

* **Name**: KITTEN Token
* **Symbol**: KITTEN
* **Decimals**: 18
* **Chain**: HyperEVM
* **Contract**: `0x618275F8EFE54c2afa87bfB9F210A52F0fF89364`
* **Token Standard**: ERC-20

## Core Functions

### Governance Rights

KITTEN tokens can be locked to create veKITTEN, which grants:

* Voting power in protocol governance
* Gauge weight allocation

### veKITTEN Voting Rewards

* 100% of protocol trading fees
* Boosted rewards based on lock duration (as voting power)
* Weekly distributions of fees over time
* Gauge voting incentives and bribes
* Weekly rebase rewards

## Token Mechanics

### Locking Mechanism

KITTEN can be locked to create veKITTEN:

```mermaid theme={null}
graph LR
    A[KITTEN Token] -->|Lock| B[veKITTEN]
    B -->|Time Lock| C[Lock Duration]
    C -->|Determines| D[Voting Power]
    C -->|Affects| E[Gauge Emissions]
    D -->|Affects| E[Gauge Emissions]
```

### Lock Parameters

* **Minimum Lock**: 1 week
* **Maximum Lock**: 2 years
* **Lock Increments**: 1 week
* **Decay**: Linear

## xKITTEN

More information coming soon.