For more information about veCAKE and gauges from a project's perspective, please view this PDF:
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To summarize, there are two ways to incentivize liquidity on PancakeSwap as a project:
- Lock CAKE as veCAKE on BNB Chain, vote for your desired gauges
- Bribe on one of our veCAKE Managers to influence others to vote for your desired gauges
Both methods will result in your desired gauges / liquidity pairs receiving CAKE incentives via our Farms. The gauges first need to be whitelisted on PancakeSwap.
Step 1: Refer to the application template on our governance forum
Step 2: Start a new topic on the forum in the ‘Gauges’ Category with the above-mentioned format
Step 3: Discuss with PancakeSwap community members on the details of your proposal
Step 4: The Kitchen will review and add the gauge if it is appropriate
Step 5: If a gauge is malicious or detrimental to the PancakeSwap ecosystem, the PancakeSwap Core Team can reject / remove the gauge
Step 6: Once the gauge is added, veCAKE holders can start voting for the gauge in the same epoch
Step 7: Once the current epoch ends, and assuming the gauge receives some veCAKE votes, CAKE rewards will begin streaming to the underlying liquidity pool / position manager vault starting in the next epoch