# Proposal: Extension of Liquidity Mining Rewards on the USDT pool ahead of Bancor 3

**URL:** <https://gov.bancor.network/t/proposal-extension-of-liquidity-mining-rewards-on-the-usdt-pool-ahead-of-bancor-3/3510>\
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**Created:** [March 30, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://gov.bancor.network/t/proposal-extension-of-liquidity-mining-rewards-on-the-usdt-pool-ahead-of-bancor-3/3510 "2022-03-30T15:32:15Z")\
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# Proposal: Extension of Liquidity Mining Rewards on the USDT pool ahead of Bancor 3

### This proposal is expected to appear on Snapshot for voting on 2022-04-02T23:00:00Z. Make sure to stake your vBNT for voting before this date and time to participate in the DAO decision.

# TL;DR

- This proposal is part of a series of proposals to extend LM in the wBTC, LINK, ETH, USDC, USDT and DAI pools.
- The LM rewards schedule for USDT is due to end in less than 3 weeks.
- To maintain USDT liquidity until the launch of Bancor 3, this proposal seeks to extend the LM rewards program on the USDT pool for a further 8 weeks or until Bancor 3 is released.
- USDT would continue to receive emissions of 25-50k BNT per week, for an additional 8 weeks or until Bancor 3 is launched.

# Discussion

1. USDT is the 6th deepest pool on Bancor, representing roughly 2.2% of Bancor v2.1’s TVL.
2. Sustaining liquidity in the USDT pool is essential to maintain the position of the Bancor protocol on the market.
3. The USDT pool brings a significant share of the volume of the ecosystem.
4. USDT pool’s weekly volume and fees are shown below in Figures 1 and 2.

 ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bancordao/original/2X/7/796a84f5d2377c003d526a8ef5efa927c74cb298.png)  
Figure 1 - Weekly USDT fees, since the beginning of July.

 ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bancordao/original/2X/f/fd169cc044e2641998458b376f2697314aea0e01.png)  
Figure 2 - Weekly USDT volume, since the beginning of July.

# Summary

1. At this stage, current protocol growth requires LM to maintain the liquidity on Bancor v2.1 ahead of Bancor 3 launch.
2. After the Bancor 3 release, the LM rewards in the USDT pool will end until the DAO votes on a proposal to activate them again.
3. A large majority of the LM rewards are re-staked to the protocol, increasing the TVL and the space available for TKN deposits with single sided exposure.
4. Extension of LM rewards on USDT for 8 weeks will provide 200,000 - 400,000 BNT as rewards, depending on the multiplier.

FOR

Continue BNT LM rewards on the USDT pool, at 25-50k BNT/week, until the launch of Bancor 3.

AGAINST

Do not extend the BNT rewards in the USDT pool.