Post #2185

Some community members and projects have raised concerns about weekly rewards not always reflecting the growth in trading volume on Algebra-powered DEXes. The reason for this is simple: 1️⃣ Trading volume does not directly determine rewards. A pool with 0.01% fees and $100M in volume generates significantly lower rewards than a pool with 0.3% fees and the same volume. 2️⃣ ve(3,3) DEXes frequently adjust fees, sometimes lowering them, which impacts staking reward calculations. 3️⃣ Most staking rewards come from Integral and V3-powered DEXes. ve(3,3) DEXes, where fees fluctuate, may contribute less consistently. As a result, staking rewards cannot be determined solely by fee statistics, as different DEXes have varying fee structures—sometimes leading to near-zero fees on certain swaps. For example, here’s last week's fee distribution from DEXes: 🔧 V3 DEXes: $11,472 🧩 Integral DEXes: $4,298 🪙 Total fees collected: $15,770 🫂 30% allocated to staking rewards: $4,731 Of this amount, $1,000 was deducted, as on January 1 & 8, we distributed $7,500 in rewards per week, exceeding the actual fees collected. That means last week’s distributed staking rewards totaled $3,731. Currently, the staking rewards shortfall is $2,500. In two weeks, staking rewards will be distributed in full, without any further adjustments. As previously stated, Integral rewards are fully included in the distribution. Additionally, we’ve now distributed over $100,000 in USDC to stakers, and we continue expanding partnerships with more DEXes across EVM chains to grow this number even further.