# Is BLOCKS a Cryptocurrency? Partly. BLOCKS is a digital asset that has a multitude of utilities. The primary utility of the token is to govern the DAO. Token holders will have the right to submit improvement proposals and vote on corporate actions. Through some of our partnerships, BLOCKS maybe be used as a currency on third party platforms for goods and services. Additionally, BLOCKS may be used across government agencies as a case study for distributed ledger and cryptographic asset case studies. --- # 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://blocks-1.gitbook.io/blocks/faq/is-blocks-a-cryptocurrency.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.