The Bumper protocol will be governed by holders of the Bumper Governance Token, BUMP, an ERC-20 token. BUMP can be acquired in several ways. The primary method of receiving Bumper will be as a reward for acting as a Maker or Taker in using the protocol. BUMP can also be acquired through pre-existing token allocations, token rewards for protocol research and design tasks, decentralized "Yield Farming" in protocol bootstrap phase ahead of v1.0 launch, decentralized swaps / purchases in protocol bootstrap phase ahead of v1.0 launch, and payment to service providers.