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# What is Dot Dot?

Dot Dot is a protocol to optimize yield, voting power, and liquidity provisioning on [Ellipsis](https://ellipsis.finance). Ellipsis is a decentralized exchange (AMM) where tokens may be swapped using liquidity provided by other users. Those users earn EPX emissions. Those who lock EPX receive vlEPX and earn a higher share of EPX rewards. vlEPX or vote locked EPX aims to reward long term users of a protocol. Those who hold vlEPX earn trading rewards from the protocol as well as voting power to direct EPX emissions.

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Dot Dot has no deposit or withdrawal fees for Ellipsis Liquidity Providers, only a minimal performance fee that is distributed in its entirety to EPX and DDD lockers. 
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**If you wish to lock EPX,** Dot Dot allows you to earn a larger share of trading fees and rewards, as well as a share of the boosted EPX emissions that is earned by liquidity providers in exchange for you providing boost to the protocol.

**If you wish to be a liquidity provider,** Dot Dot enables you to earn boosted EPX rewards without having to lock EPX, as well as additional DDD rewards.

**If you wish to maximize voting power and influence over EPX emissions,** Dot Dot ensures vlEPX is always max locked to maximize voting power. This influence is then controlled through the DDD token which can be locked for up to 16 weeks and earn additional rewards.

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Dot Dot has no VCs, no investors, advisors, backers, or other affiliations.\
The protocol is bootstrapped by its own team of builders.
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## Getting Started

### Guides: Jump right in

Follow our handy guides to get started as quickly as possible:

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[Getting Started](/guides/getting-started.md)
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[Staking Ellipsis LP tokens](/guides/staking-ellipsis-lp-tokens.md)
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[Staking dEPX](/guides/staking-depx.md)
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### About Dot Dot: Dive a little deeper

Learn the fundamentals of Dot Dot to get a deeper understanding of the main functionality:

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[Tokenomics](/about/tokenomics.md)
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[Fees](/about/fees.md)
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[DDD Token](/about/ddd-token.md)
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[dEPX Token](/about/depx-token.md)
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