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# Entering the DAO

LP tokens represent shares in the DAO. They are able to be minted during a private or public sale and burned in order to exit the DAO. LP tokens are how you invest and claim your share of the assets.

**Initial Sale:** At the initial sale of the DAO LP tokens, members will be able to purchase shares of the DAO using USDC or through indirect investments (Zahk receives funds and disperses LP). These LP tokens will represent fractional ownership of the DAO's assets. \
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**Allocation** **Example:** Member A buys 1 LP token for 1 USDC. Member B buys 3 LP tokens for 1 USDC each for a total of 3 USDC. Member A has 1/4 or 25% of the LP tokens and thus 25% of the DAO Treasury while Member B has 75%.\
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Members will be able to *burn their LP tokens* in order to exit the DAO. *See more in* [*Exiting DAO/Burning LP.*](/whitepaper-v3/how-to-invest/exiting-dao-burning-lp.md)