Vote incentives have been one of the hottest DeFi trends of 2022, owing to the growth of vote-escrow models seen in the space. In 2020, Curve Finance launched its highly successful ve-model whereby holders could lock their CRV in exchange for veCRV, and take part in voting on gauge weights. Gauge weights are weights designated to liquidity pools for emissions distribution. I.e., if veCRV holders vote on a certain pool to have a 40% gauge weight, it will receive 40% of the weekly emissions. Th...

Vote incentives have been one of the hottest DeFi trends of 2022, owing to the growth of vote-escrow models seen in the space. In 2020, Curve Finance launched its highly successful ve-model whereby holders could lock their CRV in exchange for veCRV, and take part in voting on gauge weights. Gauge weights are weights designated to liquidity pools for emissions distribution. I.e., if veCRV holders vote on a certain pool to have a 40% gauge weight, it will receive 40% of the weekly emissions. Th...