# How To Use veBAL ## Acquiring veBAL {% hint style="warning" %} **One account cannot hold distinct chunks of locked veBAL with different expiration dates**. If you lock additional BPT to increase an existing veBAL balance, you must also choose a new expiration date for your total veBAL balance. The earliest option is the original expiration date. {% endhint %} To acquire veBAL, you'll need to do the following: * Provide liquidity to the the 80/20 BAL/WETH pool on Ethereum {% embed url="" %} * Stake the 80/20 BAL/WETH BPT to get veBAL * In doing so, you'll need to choose your lock period. The longer you lock, the more veBAL voting power/weighting you get, but the longer you must wait to unlock your BPT {% embed url="" %} ## Extending veBAL Lock Period * To extend your lock time, go to the veBAL page and follow the same process as locking your 80/20 BAL/WETH BPT; this time, however, you do not need provide additional 80/20 BAL/WETH BPT; instead, enter a later date in the calendar selector to extend your lock period and acquire more veBAL. {% embed url="" %} ## Reclaiming Your BAL/WETH BPT On the veBAL page, click the (-) icon in the "My locked 80BAL-20WETH" box to start unlocking your BPT from expired veBAL. {% embed url="" %} --- # 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://balancer.gitbook.io/balancer-v2/ecosystem/vebal-and-gauges/vebal/how-to-use-vebal.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.