๐Ÿ”’ Velodrome Pays Out

๐Ÿ”’ Weekly Revenue Split

By Velodrome
Oct 6, 2025, 2:34 PM
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Velodrome redistributes 100% of protocol revenue weekly to veVELO voters as incentives.​

  • $12M distributed to voters across the Superchain this year
  • Over 53% of VELO supply locked with average 3.​62-year duration
  • 14,000+ veVELO holders earning from the protocol
  • $75M+ total distributed to voters to date

The DeFi protocol operates as a reward generation engine where all fees and incentives flow back to token lockers each week.​

Lock VELO tokens to start earning from protocol revenue.​

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