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# Voting Power

The voting power is calculated as:

$$
V=Q^{1/p}
$$

Where:

V = voting power

Q = the user's SQL token quantity

p = power factor set at 2 or above

The power factor penalizes whales. SquaredLabs will maintain this factor at or above 2 to prevent whales from dominating the voting process.<br>

SquaredLabs develops the protocol and maintains governance control such as activating and deactivating protocol contracts and setting base protocol fees.