# Balancer (BAL)
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**Publisher:** Decentralized Finance Publication
**Type:** Governance · **Chain:** Multi-chain
## Summary
Balancer (BAL) is a governance token on Multi-chain. Governance token for Balancer weighted pools.

**Tags:** BAL, Balancer, Governance, DeFi, Multi-chain

## Related research

- https://decentralized-finance.io/article/balancer/

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