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Vote Locked yCRV

Overview

vl-yCRV is a segment of the yCRV system that allows users to vote using Yearn's veCRV, where 1 vote locked yCRV is worth 1 veCRV.

We expect this system to be especially useful protocols that seek to boost emissions to their pool's Curve gauges without committing to a 4-year veCRV lock or repeatedly submitting large bribes.

Voting on vl-yCRV

  • Voting periods last 14 days.
  • Users can vote on a single gauge or split their votes across multiple gauges.
  • Users must vote every period. Votes cannot carry over automatically from one period to the next.
  • Voting is all on-chain and therefore is not cost-free. Consider voting when the network is not particularly congested.
  • Votes can be added throughout the week as long as user's balance permits.
  • Once voted on a gauge in a period, those votes cannot be removed or substituted until the next period.

Vote Delegation

  • Each vl-yCRV user can assign up to one delegate who becomes eligible to cast votes on behalf of the user
  • The purpose of delegation is to allow for multisigs to automate their voting activities each period, reducing missed votes due to slow signers or forgetfulness.

Locks

  • A vote lock lasts a minimum of 1 voting period (14 days) and no more than 28 days depending on when the vote was cast.
  • Each vote re-ups a user's lock for the remainder of the current period plus the full duration of the next period.
  • After unlock time has expired, users can withdraw from vl-yCRV and move freely within the yCRV system.

Bribes and Incentives

  • While in vl-yCRV, users forego yield from other parts of the yCRV system
  • vl-yCRV users will not collect bribes on the gauges they vote for