New Voting Incentives Platform
StakeDAO has launched a new voting incentives marketplace at votemarket.stakedao.org. This platform allows users to participate in governance voting incentive programs.
Action Items
- Claim any unclaimed incentives at Hidden Hand
- Explore the new StakeDAO voting market for potential opportunities
The voting incentives market enables protocols to offer rewards to governance token holders who vote in favor of specific proposals, creating a more efficient governance participation system.
Claim unclaimed incentives: hiddenhand.finance New voting incentives market: -> StakeDAO: votemarket.stakedao.org
Token Distribution: The Foundation That Shapes Everything After Launch

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8-Token Tokenized Stock Pool Demonstrates Balancer V3's Multi-Asset Flexibility

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Balancer Deploys Enhanced Security Pool Factories Across V3 Networks

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