# Utility ## **How is $GP used?** * **Payment**: Clients pay for GPU resource usage with $GP or stablecoins. Using $GP as a payment method allows clients to access more GPU resources at a lower cost. GP Station provides an instant swap feature to convert stablecoins like USDT to $GP. * **Governance**: $GP is required to participate in the key decision-making and management bodies of GPGPU. Holders of $GP can participate in or propose major decisions, such as protocol changes and reward policies. * **Node Staking**: Nodes must stake a certain amount of $GP to receive rewards for verification and reputation management activities. This process serves as an economic mechanism to ensure that governance entities, including Nodes, act correctly. If a Node attempts any misconduct, the staked $GP can be burned, incentivizing proper behavior. All Nodes act as independent watchdogs to maintain the protocol's trustworthiness. --- # 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://gpgpu.gitbook.io/gpgpu/usdgp-token/utility.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.