# Introduction ## What is DVOTE? **DVOTE** is a voting platform that helps groups like DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations), DeFi (Decentralized Finance) projects, and NFT (Non-Fungible Token) communities in Bitcoin and EVM compatible chains to vote on important decisions without paying gas fees. Gas fees are the costs associated with blockchain transactions, and DVOTE eliminates these costs, making voting more accessible and affordable.\ \ In a nutshell, DVOTE is a gasless, off-chain voting platform that is designed to be flexible and easy to use. It helps DAOs, DeFi projects, and NFT communities conduct voting without the typical costs, allowing more people to participate. Because it's off-chain, it's faster and easier to verify results, making it a reliable choice for governance. --- # 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://dvote.gitbook.io/docs/welcome-to-dvote/introduction.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.