# Factor Bribes

## Overview

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Factor Bribes enables anyone to influence the distribution of [Factor Scale](https://docs.factor.fi/governance/factor-scale) rewards through bribing [veFCTR](https://docs.factor.fi/fctr-token#vefctr) holders to vote for a specified vault. By bribing Factor Scale voters, **bribers achieve greater capital efficiency as the value of the protocol rewards can potentially outweigh their initial bribe amount**. Being permissionless, Factor Bribe creates a competitive governance bribing market therefore ensuring the best rewards for Factor voters.

Factor Bribes' rewards are accumulated in a separate pool with the protocol automatically tracking the distribution of [Factor Scale votes](https://docs.factor.fi/factor-scale#voting-process) to calculate the bribe rewards accumulated to a [veFCTR](https://docs.factor.fi/fctr-token#vefctr) voter. Bribe rewards are distributed proportionally based on the amount of vote weight each voter allocated to a bribed vault during a specific epoch. Bribe rewards can be claimed upon the completion of the relevant Factor Scale epoch.

Through native integrations, Factor Bribes encourage further governance participation via [Factor Scale](https://docs.factor.fi/governance/factor-scale) through permissionless rewards. This not only further spurs decentralization but also strengthens the economic security of the Factor ecosystem by aligning the goals of [FCTR](https://docs.factor.fi/governance/fctr-token) voters and bribers. Factor Bribes is publicly accessible via the [Factor dapp](https://app.factor.fi/incentives/bribes).

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**Bribe Refund**

Do note that in the case that a bribed vault does not receive any votes within the same epoch, the briber is able to withdraw their deposited bribe amount.
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