esEXA Rewards Program Launches with 95,000 Token Distribution

A significant development occurred in the Exactly Protocol ecosystem today. 122,000 EXA tokens, previously sitting in the Velo AutoCompounder vault from earlier incentive distributions, were swapped through a permissionless function during recent MEV activity. The Exactly Treasury is now preparing a governance proposal to buy back these EXA incentives from the Velodrome pool. This follows the protocol's history of distributing EXA weekly to voters for VELO emissions, which ended in February. Transaction details: [View on Optimistic Etherscan](https://optimistic.etherscan.io/tx/0x6bf2751332156606cff4481daa6732df12c221364f5eee18a9005639281374c5)

Exactly Protocol launches its latest esEXA rewards program today. The protocol will distribute **35,500 esEXA tokens** to USDC and ETH depositors over a four-week period. This represents a reduction from the previous distribution of 65,000 tokens in February 2025, indicating an adjusted rewards strategy. - Distribution Period: 4 weeks - Eligible Assets: USDC and ETH deposits - Total Rewards: 35,500 esEXA Participate now by depositing ETH or USDC in the protocol.

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The Exactly Protocol community can now vote on EXAIP-22, a crucial proposal focused on funding Exa Labs' development initiatives for 2025. The proposal aims to: - Support continued Exa App development - Drive growth of Exactly Protocol - Enhance protocol functionality and user experience This follows February's EXAIP-21, which focused on Uphold's strategic investment and liquidity provision. **Voting Details:** - Proposal ID: 0xc0c32bcf7e6ed84a6e6b05471180a4b61fa4bfd432d5576f45776884e7f107fa - Platform: [Exactly Governance Portal](https://gov.exact.ly) Community members are encouraged to review and cast their votes.

The Exactly Protocol DAO has executed a significant token transfer as part of EXAIP-21: - 500,000 EXA tokens transferred to Uphold's market-making wallet - Additional 500,000 EXA tokens allocated through a 3-year linear stream This transfer follows Uphold's strategic investment proposal from February, which included: - 2M USDC investment into Exactly DAO Treasury - Integration of Exa App and Exa Card with Uphold App - Focus on expanding institutional adoption [View transaction details](https://optimistic.etherscan.io/tx/0x250591d7a380baf4c2d6ece549be8b9f5385391ec8f434f550de58e52ba11a30)