Curve DAO
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What is Curve DAO?
Protocol and launch
Curve grew from Michael Egorov's StableSwap research in 2019 and began operating in 2020. Its original market-maker design reduces slippage for closely priced assets. The protocol later expanded into additional pool types, lending and crvUSD infrastructure. CRV launched on Ethereum in August 2020. It rewards liquidity providers through approved pool and lending-market gauges.
Voting escrow
Users lock CRV for periods from one week to four years to obtain veCRV. Longer remaining lock periods produce more voting power. That voting power declines as the position approaches expiry. veCRV holders vote on governance proposals and the allocation of gauge emissions. They can also earn protocol revenue and boost eligible liquidity-provider rewards.
Supply and emissions
CRV's emission schedule approaches a maximum supply of approximately 3.03 billion tokens. The initial allocation included 1.273 billion tokens released through vesting. Further issuance rewards liquidity according to gauge weights. The token contract reduces the emission rate by approximately 15.9% each annual mining epoch. Gauge voting determines where that scheduled issuance goes rather than creating additional discretionary supply.
Where to trade CRV
111 exchanges · top 10
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CRV funding rates
Live perpetual funding on every connected exchange. Positive = longs pay shorts.
Contracts & chains
Exact contract or mint per network — the identity layer used for DEX routing.
On-chain routes
Networks with a connected DEX routing adapter.