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Reward Vault Governance ​

While creating a Reward Vault is permissionless, they must be whitelisted through governance proposals to receive $BGT emissions from validators. This process ensures community oversight and alignment over projects joining the Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) ecosystem.

Request for Reward Vault ​

Submission Process

The Reward Vault whitelisting process involves 1) submitting a Request for Reward Vault (RFRV) form AND 2) posting on the Governance Forum.

There are two types of RFRVs - ensure you complete the appropriate form based on your use case: BEX Pool RFRVs (For token pairs trading on BEX) and General (non-BEX) RFRVs (For other protocol integrations).

1. BEX Pool RFRVs (Form) ​

Requirements:

  • Pool must be live on BEX
  • Incentive tokens must be active on BEX pool
  • Recommended to pair with major tokens (BERA, HONEY, BYUSD, USDC, wETH, wBTC)
  • Demonstrate economic value through TVL or trading volume
  • Meet security and decentralization criteria
  • Full requirements here

2. General (non-BEX) RFRVs (Form) ​

Requirements:

  • Contract must be deployed and live
  • Incentive tokens must be live
  • Demonstrate economic value and ecosystem synergy
  • Meet security and decentralization criteria
  • Full requirements here

Proposals are reviewed weekly (deadline Thursday 00:00 UTC) by the BGT Foundation and Guardians.

For technical implementation details of Reward Vaults, please see the developer documentation.