Bribes
Payments made to governance token holders to influence their votes toward specific proposals or gauge allocations.
In-Depth Explanation
In protocols like Curve, projects 'bribe' veCRV holders to vote for their liquidity gauges, directing token emissions to their pools. Bribes create a market for governance power and can be highly profitable for voters. Platforms like Votium facilitate bribe markets.
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Related Terms
Vote-Escrowed Token
veA token locking mechanism where users lock tokens for a period to receive boosted voting power and rewards.
Governance Token
A token that grants voting rights over protocol decisions, parameters, and treasury allocation.
Emissions
New tokens distributed by a protocol as incentives, typically to liquidity providers or users.
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New tokens distributed by a protocol as incentives, typically to liquidity providers or users.
Liquidity Mining
Earning token rewards by providing liquidity to a DeFi protocol.
Token Buyback
When a protocol uses revenue to purchase its own token from the open market, reducing circulating supply.
Dividend
Direct distribution of protocol revenue to tokenholders, typically in ETH, stablecoins, or the protocol's native token.