# New Stargate Proposal on Snapshot 

By [M.D](https://paragraph.com/@m-d) · 2023-10-25

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**Optimism** dropped a massive airdrop to 31,000 wallets. To qualify, all you needed was to participate actively in governance. Could LayerZero reward you for this simple, gasless transaction too?  
Let's find out:

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While you can’t participate in LayerZero’s governance yet, you can get involved with Stargate. This is done by: ❍ Staking [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click) for a period of time ❍ Voting on proposals when they come out [https://snapshot.org/#/stgdao.eth/](https://t.co/tAT2t6U3ZX) But, how do you get [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click)? There are two methods:

**Method 1:** Swap tokens on a DEX to [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click) (e.g. USDC to [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click)) Polygon has the cheapest gas fees, so my [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click) is on this network. I'd recommend swapping on Matcha as it may have a future airdrop

**Method 2:** Earn [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click) by adding liquidity This is done by: ❍ Adding liquidity to a pool (USDC, USDT, etc.) [https://stargate.finance/pool](https://t.co/ZMtu7ixJ1j) ❍ Staking liquidity into a farm [https://stargate.finance/farm](https://t.co/tQxhqHs3rp) You will earn [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click) based on the pool's APY. Once you've added liquidity for a while:

You can claim [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click) tokens from the 'Pending Rewards' tab. [https://stargate.finance/farm](https://t.co/tQxhqHs3rp) Now that we have [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click), let's stake it to participate in governance

We will stake [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click) for [$veSTG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24veSTG&src=cashtag_click) [https://stargate.finance/stake](https://t.co/hSWfwSchOk) The more [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click) you stake and the longer you stake it, the more [$veSTG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24veSTG&src=cashtag_click) you earn. However, this locks up your [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click) for a certain period of time. If you're worried about staking a small amount of [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click)

I only have 10.8 veSTG which equates to 0.00002128% of the entire voting power. What's more important is your governance participation. I speculate that the more proposals you vote on, the greater your [$ZRO](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ZRO&src=cashtag_click) tokens allocation. Now all that's left is to vote on a proposal

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b103347f4943f57f5c0dbb75528ca8566748711df6fb203499732d19a4d32725.png)

We can select the active proposals on Stargate's Snapshot: [https://snapshot.org/#/stgdao.eth/](https://t.co/tAT2t6U3ZX) It doesn't matter whether you vote yes/no/abstain. Your participation is more important. Good news: This is a gasless transaction. But, if you just staked [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click), you may not be able to vote:

This is because you may have missed the proposal's snapshot. E.g. this proposal's snapshot is at block 18,374,995, or Oct-18-2023 04:55:35 UTC. If you staked any [$STG](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24STG&src=cashtag_click) after this snapshot, it will not count as voting power. In that case, here's what you can do:

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0ee4b1585e2c4f48bbe780bfbcba98a2f40c61e89a1ca91e637786db36627454.png)

More proposals will be launched in the future. Keep an eye out and vote when those proposals are live. Want to stay updated when the latest proposals drop?

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*Originally published on [M.D](https://paragraph.com/@m-d/new-stargate-proposal-on-snapshot)*