The vote locking boost on provided liquidity will kick off from the 27th of August at 10:17pm UTC).
You can find out an estimate of how much CRV you will need to lock to reach your boost of 2.5x using this calculator: https://dao.curve.fi/minter/calc
It’s important to note that the total veCRV figure (total voting power) is likely to grow heavily as liquidity providers start to lock their CRV.
As a reminder, the number of veCRV received will depend on how long you lock your CRV. You can find out more about the vote locking boost by reading this guide: https://guides.curve.fi/how-to-boost-your-crv-rewards-by-vote-locking/