# What is variable locking?

In the core pools, you can lock your tokens for a period between 1 and 12 months. This changes your token weight. By increasing the duration of your lock, you will increase the token weight of the locked tokens. The maximum weight of a locked token is 2 , which occurs when you lock for a period of 12 months.


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