Balancer Introduces StableSurge Hook for Peg Protection
Balancer Introduces StableSurge Hook for Peg Protection
🛡️ Peg protection unveiled
Balancer is set to launch the StableSurge Hook, a new feature designed to protect asset pegs in liquidity pools. Here's how it works:
- Pools can set an imbalance threshold (e.g., 10%)
- If exceeded, a surge fee activates for sellers hurting the peg
- Buyers helping the peg only pay the regular base fee
This mechanism:
- Aligns incentives between liquidity providers and projects
- Increases fees for LPs during imbalances
- Supports projects in maintaining asset pegs
Balancer positions itself as a base layer for AMM innovation, encouraging developers to build on their platform and amplify liquidity on Aura.
Balancer will offer Peg Protection via its StableSurge Hook ⚡ How does it work? Let’s say there’s an LRT-ETH pool. This pool is meant to be 50% LRT and 50% ETH. Then one day, the wind blows, CT gets nervous about LRT, and people start selling their LRT for ETH, increasing the
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