Tour de OP Yellow Jersey Update: September 27, 2024

🚴 Podium Shake-up!

By Velodrome
Oct 10, 2024, 2:06 PM
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The latest Tour de OP Yellow Jersey update reveals a shift in the leaderboard:

  • 🥇 @ExactlyProtocol
  • 🥈 @LidoFinance
  • 🥉 @MetronomeDAO

Tour participants shared $23.​55k in $OP voting incentive boosts, rewarding their contributions to:

  • Volume
  • Ecosystem pairs
  • Voting incentives

This marks an increase from the previous week's $21.​41k distribution.​ @ExactlyProtocol reclaimed the top spot after briefly ceding it to @LidoFinance last week.​

Key Observation: The top three contenders have remained consistent over the past several weeks, with only their rankings changing.​

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Tour de OP Yellow Jersey Update Top racers last epoch: 🥇 @ExactlyProtocol 🥈 @LidoFinance 🥉 @MetronomeDAO Tour participants shared in $17.6k in $OP voting incentive boosts for their contributions to volume, ecosystem pairs, and voting incentives.

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Velodrome
Velodrome
@VelodromeFi

See the below graphic for the updated Tour de OP details, outlining all the ways to get involved and how to get the coveted $OP boost incentives. New LST and LRT projects, bring your tokens to @optimism and receive significant voting incentives boosts.

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Tour de OP Yellow Jersey Update Top racers last epoch: 🥇 @ExactlyProtocol 🥈 @LidoFinance 🥉 @MetronomeDAO Tour participants shared in $22.2k in $OP voting incentive boosts for their contributions to volume, ecosystem pairs, and voting incentives.

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Velodrome
Velodrome
@VelodromeFi

See the below graphic for the updated Tour de OP details, outlining all the ways to get involved and how to get the coveted $OP boost incentives. New LST and LRT projects, bring your tokens to @optimism and receive significant voting incentives boosts.

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Tour de OP Yellow Jersey Update 🚴‍♂️ Top racers last epoch: 🥇 @ExactlyProtocol 🥈 @MetronomeDAO 🥉 @LidoFinance Tour participants shared in $18.5k in $OP voting incentive boosts for their contributions to volume, ecosystem pairs, and voting incentives.

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Velodrome
Velodrome
@VelodromeFi

See the below graphic for the updated Tour de OP details, outlining all the ways to get involved and how to get the coveted $OP boost incentives. New LST and LRT projects, bring your tokens to @optimism and receive significant voting incentives boosts.

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Tour de OP Yellow Jersey Update 🚴‍♂️ Top racers last epoch: 🥇 @ExactlyProtocol 🥈 @LidoFinance 🥉 @MetronomeDAO Tour participants shared in $20.5k in $OP voting incentive boosts for their contributions to volume, ecosystem pairs, and voting incentives.

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Velodrome
Velodrome
@VelodromeFi

See the below graphic for the updated Tour de OP details, outlining all the ways to get involved and how to get the coveted $OP boost incentives. New LST and LRT projects, bring your tokens to @optimism and receive significant voting incentives boosts.

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Tour de OP Yellow Jersey Update Top racers last epoch: 🥇 @ExactlyProtocol 🥈 @LidoFinance 🥉 @MetronomeDAO Tour participants shared $19.5k in $OP voting incentive boosts for their contributions to volume, ecosystem pairs, and voting incentives.

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Velodrome
Velodrome
@VelodromeFi

See the below graphic for the updated Tour de OP details, outlining all the ways to get involved and how to get the coveted $OP boost incentives. New LST and LRT projects, bring your tokens to @optimism and receive significant voting incentives boosts.

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Tour de OP Yellow Jersey Update Top racers last epoch: 🥇 @LidoFinance 🥈 @ExactlyProtocol 🥉 @MetronomeDAO Tour participants shared in $21.41k in $OP voting incentive boosts for their contributions to volume, ecosystem pairs, and voting incentives.

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Velodrome
Velodrome
@VelodromeFi

See the below graphic for the updated Tour de OP details, outlining all the ways to get involved and how to get the coveted $OP boost incentives. New LST and LRT projects, bring your tokens to @optimism and receive significant voting incentives boosts.

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Tour de OP Yellow Jersey Update Top racers last epoch: 🥇 @ExactlyProtocol 🥈 @LidoFinance 🥉 @MetronomeDAO Tour participants shared in $23.55k in $OP voting incentive boosts for their contributions to volume, ecosystem pairs, and voting incentives.

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Velodrome
Velodrome
@VelodromeFi

See the below graphic for the updated Tour de OP details, outlining all the ways to get involved and how to get the coveted $OP boost incentives. New LST and LRT projects, bring your tokens to @optimism and receive significant voting incentives boosts.

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Tour de OP Yellow Jersey Update Top racers last epoch: 🥇 @ExactlyProtocol 🥈 @LidoFinance 🥉 @MetronomeDAO Tour participants shared in $18k in $OP voting incentive boosts for their contributions to volume, ecosystem pairs, and voting incentives.

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Velodrome
Velodrome
@VelodromeFi

See the below graphic for the updated Tour de OP details, outlining all the ways to get involved and how to get the coveted $OP boost incentives. New LST and LRT projects, bring your tokens to @optimism and receive significant voting incentives boosts.

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