# Participation & Eligibility Overview The only prerequisite to participate in VPND Liquid Mining is that you must hold VPND in your wallet, connect said wallet to VaporDEX and authorize its use, and be willing to temporarily deposit it into the liquid mining pool. You do not need to own a node, and you do not need to be a member of Stratosphere. For anything over 5,000 a mining pass is required to be purchased to add more to the pool. Liquid mining occurs on VaporDEX, with its own unique UI/UX. *** --- # 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://docs.vapordex.io/vapordex/liquid-mining/vpnd-liquid-mining/participation-and-eligibility-overview.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.