# The Expanded Role of VPND The **expanded role of VPND** With the deployment of VAPE, the exciting transformation of VPND from a node token to a mining token will officially be complete. As we continue to grow the services, solutions, and products offered in the VaporFi ecosystem, VPND plays a new and critical role. It functions as both a governance token for VaporNodes as well as now also functioning as a mining token. What is a mining token? VPND as a mining token means that it will be taking on a specialized role as a token that can be used to mint, mine, and earn other tokens from and native to the VaporFi ecosystem. VPND’s value over time will evolve and adapt relative to what tokens it can help you unlock, and what the transitive value experience is for you through the acquisition of those tokens you mine using VPND. Above and beyond this huge new role, VPND will continue to be emitted as rewards to VaporNodes — ensuring that node owners reap the benefits of our expanding ecosystem for years to come. Success for VAPE means success for VPND, creating a symbiotic relationship between their respective token economies (and the adjacent node economy). --- # 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/vape-token/introduction-to-vape/the-expanded-role-of-vpnd.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.