# How Rewards Work Every time you spend using your BCard, a small percentage of the transaction amount goes to your favorite community, and you receive a reward from the community. These rewards are distributed on a monthly basis (see [How Rewards are Calculated](/informational-articles/how-rewards-work/how-rewards-are-calculated.md)). Before they are distributed, these rewards are shown as "Pending". Under the hood, many rewards are implemented as blockchain tokens, which means you can export them at any time. See [How to Export Rewards](/how-to-guides/how-to-export-rewards.md) to learn how to export them, or [Community Reward Tokens](/legal-and-compliance/community-reward-tokens.md), to see which tokens are exportable. **So, what can you do with rewards?** * Over time, rewards show how much each member has contributed to the community. By earning rewards you are showing your commitment to your community. * Some communities allow members to vote for certain initiatives using their rewards. The more rewards you have earned, the more voting power you have. * In the future, we will be adding more ways to use your rewards. For instance, trading rewards for community merchandise. BCard aims to encourage people to support purpose-driven communities, so if you have any ideas on for rewards, feel free to [reach out to us](mailto:support@getbcard.io)! --- # 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://support.getbcard.io/informational-articles/how-rewards-work.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.