# Governance of the FinCypher Ecosystem The FinCypher token has 2 main functions in the system: * it is applied as a base currency in the Fincypher ecosystem for the trade of Fincypher Crypto CDOs, * token drives the governance process in Fincypher ecosystem allowing stakeholders to securely execute Fincypher protocol upgrades. FinCypher token will be the system’s governance token, empowering token holders to vote on updates to the platform. Combining governance mechanisms and incentivizing holders, it will serve as a means to align the different stakeholders in the system. Overall, decentralized, automated governance, that incentivizes participants and aims for security, sustainability, and participant welfare is key to a DeFi protocol’s success. . --- # 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://fincypher.gitbook.io/fincypher/governance-of-the-fincypher-ecosystem.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.